The handover ceremony of the private papers of Tan Sri (Dr) Tan Chin Tuan, which was held in ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, on Tuesday, 8 March, 2016 was featured by The Straits Times online.
The article “Private papers that give rare insight into ‘Mr OCBC’ to be showcased online for public soon”which first appeared in the online edition of The Straits Times on March 8, 2016 can be viewed here.
ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute held the Handover Ceremony of the Private Papers of Tan Chin Tuan at Seminar Room 2, ISEAS, on 8 March 2016.
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Dr Ian Storey, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute Senior Fellow, was mentioned in The Strait Times’ article titled “Thailand slips deeper into China’s embrace”.
The article which first appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on March 7, 2016 can be viewed here.
Fellow and Lead Researcher (Economics), ASEAN Studies Centre and Coordinator of the Singapore APEC Study Centre, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, Ms Sanchita Basu Das, opined that “Singapore has to take a deep look at what it is good at, as compared to regional neighbours, and reshape its economy to tap on that advantage”.
The article “Overseas push critical for growth” which first appeared in the print edition of The Business Times on March 7, 2016 can be viewed here.
ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute held the Outreach Programme for University Students (OPUS) Lecture Series with Niigata University, now in its 9th year, at Seminar Room 2, ISEAS, on 4 March 2016.
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Dr Tang Siew Mun, Head of ASEAN Studies Centre, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute was quoted in TODAY’ article titled “Turning the US-ASEAN strategic partnership into a lasting one”.
The article which first appeared in the print edition of TODAY on March 3, 2016 can be viewed here.
Dr Malcolm Cook, Senior Fellow, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute contributed an article: “Australia and U.S.-China Relations: Bandwagoned and Unbalancing” which was published by Korea Economic Institute of America.
The article which first appeared in the print edition of Joint U.S. Korea Academic Studies 2015 publication on February 29, 2016 can be viewed here.
Dr Huong Le Thu, Visiting Fellow, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute wrote an article titled “Vietnam’s Urban Middle Class: Rapidly Growing, Slowly Awakening” in Kyoto Review.
The article which first appeared in the print edition of Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia (Issue 19: March 2016) can be viewed here.
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ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute is saddened to learn news of the passing of Mr Lee Khoon Choy (1924 – 2016). He was 92. Mr Lee was a distinguished politician and diplomat. Mr Lee has been a Visiting Senior Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute (formerly Institute of Southeast Asian Studies) since May 2003, where he spent his time writing his memoirs and using the ISEAS Library. His completed works included “Pioneers of Modern China: Understanding the Inscrutable Chinese” and “Golden Dragon and Purple Phoenix: The Chinese and Their Multi-Ethnic in Southeast Asia” which were published in 2005 and 2013 respectively. |
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Dr Ooi Kee Beng, Deputy Director, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, opined that Mr Najib is winning in the internal power struggle, but warned that UMNO’s recent action showed that the party that espoused moderation was drifting further to the right, which may cost it dearly in the next election.
The article which first appeared in the print edition of TODAY on February 29, 2016 can be viewed here.