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The Straits Times: “Uncertainty as political transition looms”

 

Dr Michael Montesano, Visting Fellow, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute was quoted in The Straits Times article titled “Uncertainty as political transition looms”. 

The article which first appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on January 03, 2016 can be viewed here.

 

 

East Asia Forum: “Singapore’s shifting social landscape”

 

Dr Terence Chong, Senior Fellow & Co-ordinator, Regional Social and Cultural Studies Programme wrote an article titled “Singapore’s shifting social landscape” which is published online by East Asia Forum (EAF). The article is part of an EAF special feature series on 2015 in review and the year ahead.  

The article which first appeared in the online edition of East Asia Forum on January 02, 2016 can be viewed here.

 
 

 
 


 

TODAY: “ASEAN integration a work in progress — in more ways than one”

 

Three ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute staff quoted in the article on the formal establishment of ASEAN’s integrated community on December 31, where Laos is scheduled to take of the chair of the regional grouping.

Dr Tang Siew Mun, Head of the ASEAN Studies Centre (ASC), ISEAS, Ms Moe Thuzar, Lead Researcher for Socio-Cultural Affairs, ASC and Visiting Fellow, Dr Le Hong Hiep, are featured in the special World 2016: What Lies Ahead 2-page spread. 

The article which first appeared in the print edition of TODAY on December 28, 2015 can be viewed here.

 

The Straits Times: “But their hope that it will succeed is much stronger than the expectation they have that it will succeed, at least in the short term” – Dr Ooi Kee Beng, Deputy Director, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute

 

Dr Ooi Kee Beng, Deputy Director, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute opines that the poll results show that ASEAN businessmen are very supportive of regional integration.

Click here to access the article.

It was first published in the print edition of The Straits Times on December 21, 2015, with the headline ‘Asean to gain competitive edge as one community: ST survey’.

 

Dr Norshahril Saat, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute Fellow featured on Detik 2015, a special edition of Berita Suria Current Affairs Programme

 

Dr Norshahril Saat, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute Fellow, provided insights on the series of terrorist attacks globally, the worldwide refugees crisis, dynamics of Malaysian politics, Indonesian haze situation and many other issues in a Detik 2015 Part 1 interview, a special half-hour Current Affairs programme by Berita Suria, Mediacorp.  

Click here to view the video.

The programme was first broadcasted on Channel Suria at 8.30pm – 19 December 2015.

 

Dr Norshahril Saat, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute Fellow featured on Detik 2015, a special edition of Berita Suria Current Affairs Programme

 

Dr Norshahril Saat, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute and Fellow, provide insights on the series of terrorist attacks globally, the worldwide refugees crisis, dynamics of Malaysian politics, Indonesian haze situation and many other issues in a Detik 2015 Part 1 interview, a special half-hour Current Affairs programme by Berita Suria, Mediacorp.  

Click here to view the video.

The programme was first broadcasted on Channel Suria at 8.30pm – 19 December 2015.

 

Dr Ooi Kee Beng, Deputy Director, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute and Dr Norshahril Saat, Fellow featured on FOCUS, a Channel 8 Current Affairs Programme

 

Dr Ooi Kee Beng, Deputy Director, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute and Fellow, Dr Norshahril Saat, provide insights on Malaysian Politics such as the 1MDB saga, the recent UMNO General Assembly and the growing racial/religious divide in an interview with FOCUS, a half-hour Current Affairs programme by Channel 8, Mediacorp. 

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The programme was first broadcasted on Channel 8 at 10.30pm – 17 December 2015.

 

The Straits Times: “Thailand’s relations with America will remain stalled, while the kingdom’s cooperation with China enters a higher gear” – ISEAS Senior Fellow Ian Storey

 

The Straits Times cites ISEAS Senior Fellow Ian Storey’s recent Trends paper “Thailand’s Post-Coup Relations with China and America: More Beijing, Less Washington”.

Read the full article here.

 

The Sunday Times features the ISEAS Archaeology Team in its report “More history unearthed at Botanic Gardens”

 

The ISEAS Archaeology Team was featured in The Sunday Times regarding a secret World War II air-raid shelter that had gone undetected for decades. The team was commissioned by NParks last year to study the historical site.

Click here to access the article which was first published in The Sunday Times on December 13, 2015.

 

Viewpoint: “China military keeping tabs on US Poseidon deployment in Singapore” – ASC Head, Tang Siew Mun

 

Head of ASEAN Studies Centre, Tang Siew Mun, opines that Singapore-China ties are robust and multifaceted, and there is no reason for China to change this because of the P8 deployment.  

The article which first appeared in the print edition of TODAY on December 09, 2015 can be viewed here.