In the second webinar of the ISEAS Philippines Project, Professor Ronald U. Mendoza addresses how the Philippines can build a better post-pandemic ‘normal’ and enhance the policy reform agenda of the government.
This article was published by South China Morning Post on 26 June 2020.
This article was published by Nikkei Asian Review on 25 June 2020.
25 June 2020, Singapore – Contemporary Southeast Asia (CSEA), The Journal of Southeast Asian Economies (JSEAE) and Sojourn, the three key academic journals published by the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, were ranked highly in terms of influence in their respective categories in the SCImago Journal and Country Rank (SJR) journal rankings for 2019.
This programme was broadcast by Astro Awani on 22 June 2020 and referred to the ISEAS Perspective 2020/65 “Unemployment among Malaysia’s Youth: Structural Trends and Current Challenges” by Lee Hwok Aun
This article was published by Lianhe Zaobao on 24 June 2020.
This podcast was published by BFM on 23 June 2020.
A new report by the White House has cast China as an ideological threat to cherished liberties and the American way of life. This is a bipartisan approach that will endure even if President Donald Trump loses his bid for a second term.
The Pakatan Harapan coalition has a plan for a political comeback, based on (another) pact between Mahathir Mohamed and his erstwhile nemesis, Anwar Ibrahim. While a bitter pill for Anwar and his party, this looks to be the only option before them. That this is the only visible pathway back to power does not make it any more likely to happen.
Thai Government: The Question of Legitimacy
Thailand’s tough lèse majesté laws do not appear to have stifled expressions of resistance against the monarchy. Perhaps a review and relook of the laws surrounding perceived offenses to the monarchy is in order.