The seminar “Rights and reforms under Pakatan Harapan: Islam, Gender, Shariah in “New” Malaysia” was organised as part of the Malaysia in Transition Series, which looks at post GE-14 situation in the country. Two distinguished academics spoke at the seminar, moderated by ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute Fellow Dr Norshahril Saat. About 60 participants attended the seminar.
The results of Malaysia’s 14th General Elections held in May this year were unexpected and transformative. Against conventional wisdom, the newly-reconfigured opposition grouping Pakatan Harapan (PH) decisively defeated the incumbent Barisan Nasional (BN).
On the morning of Friday, 5 October 2018, Mr Meidyatama Suryodiningrat, the President Director of Antara National News Agency (LKBN Antara) spoke lucidly and candidly at a Regional Strategic and Political Studies (RSPS) Programme seminar.
The third and final public lecture to commemorate ISEAS’s 50th anniversary was delivered by Professor Wang Gungwu on 3 October 2018 at the Orchard Hotel.
Rice has been deeply intertwined with Malaysia’s political economy. The staple crop has typically been a mainstay in political discussions in the run-ups to general elections, whether in terms of farm livelihoods, food availability, or citizens’ living costs. Following the Malaysian 14th General Election (GE-14)’s unprecedented results, public policies surrounding rice are now under renewed scrutiny and negotiation.
Co-organised by the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute and the University of Michigan, the “Indonesia Forum 2018: Evolving Political, Economic and Business Environment Going into 2019” took place on Friday, 21 September 2018 at the Orchard Hotel.
In Indonesia’s upcoming presidential elections, to be held in April 2019, incumbent President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo will again face Prabowo Subianto.
Although oil palm is a single crop, the issues arising from this single crop have been multifaceted and complex, often requiring scientific, economic, political, historical, environmental and social lenses to examine, analyse, and understand. Three speakers spoke at a Regional Economics Studies seminar covered some of these issues.
Ms Đỗ Tường Linh spoke at a Politics of Arts in Southeast Asia seminar on the state of contemporary Vietnamese art after the implementation of Đổi Mới (renovation) policies in 1986.
The seminar on Alternative Voices in Muslim Southeast Asia: Discourse and Struggles was held on 4 September 2018.