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“What does Jokowi’s new cabinet say about where Indonesian politics is headed?” – Op-Ed by Max Lane in TODAY

 

This article was published by TODAY on 31 October 2019. 

Dr Max Lane is Visiting Senior Fellow with ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. 

 

 

Malcolm Cook quoted by Business Times: “The double edges of growing exports to China”

 

This article was published by Business Times on 31 October 2019.

Dr Malcolm Cook is Senior Fellow with ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. 

 

 

“From Voting by Party to Voting for Candidates in Myanmar in 2020?” by Nyi Nyi Kyaw

 

2019/90, 31 October 2019

Myanmar’s ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party announced in late September that it would consider taking advice from ‘parents of towns’ (myomi myopha), or influential people in electoral constituencies, in selecting candidates for the national and regional polls due in November 2020. This decision has significant political implications and raises questions about the trajectory of electoral politics in the country, nine years into its political transition.

 

 

“Plastic Fantastic – Solving the Problem We Created for Ourselves” – Op-Ed by Serina Abdul Rahman in Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung

 

This article was published by Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung on 31 October 2019. 

Dr Serina Abdul Rahman is Visiting Fellow with ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. 

 

 

“As Myanmar embraces China, can it reap the rewards?” – Op-Ed by U Myint in SCMP

 

This article was first published as ISEAS Perspective 2019/90 “Thinking, Fast and Slow” on the Belt and Road: Myanmar’s Experience with China” by U Myint and extracted for publication by South China Morning Post on 31 October 2019. 

Guest writer, U Myint is a Director at the Tun Commercial Bank and Economic Advisor to the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

 

 

Made Supriatma quoted by CNA: “The stumbling blocks in Jokowi’s plans to take Indonesia forward”

 

This article was published by Channel Newsasia on 31 October 2019.

Mr Made Supriatma is Visiting Fellow with ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. 

 

 

Tang Siew Mun quoted by Reuters: “US-China tensions give new impetus to giant Asia trade pact”

 

This article was published by Reuters on 29 October 2019 and carried by Business Times and other news channels. 

Dr Tang Siew Mun is Head, ASEAN Studies Centre at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. 

 

 

ISEAS in the News: “Myanmar needs strong governmental role in taking on China’s BRI projects”

 

This article was published by Business Times on 29 October 2019 and quoted from ISEAS Perspective 2019/90 “Thinking, Fast and Slow” on the Belt and Road: Myanmar’s Experience with China” by U Myint.

Guest writer, U Myint, is a Director at the Tun Commercial Bank and Economic Advisor to the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

 

 

Media Release: “Professor Wang Gungwu stepping down as ISEAS Chair; to be succeeded by Ambassador Chan Heng Chee”

 

MEDIA RELEASE

Professor Wang Gungwu stepping down as ISEAS Chair; to be succeeded by Ambassador Chan Heng Chee

 

 

Ian Storey quoted by SCMP: “Chinese survey ship involved in South China Sea stand-off with Vietnam back home, tracker says”

 

This article was published by South China Morning Post on 25 October 2019. 

Dr Ian Storey is Senior Fellow with ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.