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Indonesia Forum 2018: “Evolving Political, Economic and Business Environment Going into 2019”

 

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.

 

 

Norshahril Saat quoted in The ASEAN Post: “White doves or another black campaign?”

 

This article was published by The ASEAN Post on 26 September 2018.

Dr Norshahril Saat is Fellow with ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.

 

 

Ian Storey quoted in Bloomberg: “China Denies U.S. Warship a Port Call, Pushing Back at Trump”

 

This article was published by Bloomberg on 26 September 2018.

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

 

 

Seminar on “Indonesia’s 2019 Presidential Elections: The Candidates and Their Coming Campaigns”

 

In Indonesia’s upcoming presidential elections, to be held in April 2019, incumbent President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo will again face Prabowo Subianto.

 

 

“The Sudden Passing of President Tran Dai Quang and Its Implications” by Le Hong Hiep

 

2018/89, 24 September 2018

The sudden passing of Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang on 21 September 2018 was a shock to many Vietnamese. Although Mr Quang was known to have been ill for some time, he was still seen receiving foreign leaders and engaging in various political and social activities until recently. Official reports, however, revealed that he was found to be infected with a “rare” and “incurable” virus in July 2017, and had since undergone six treatments in Japan.

 

 

“Umno’s courtship of PAS a risky move” – An Op-Ed by Norshahril Saat in The Straits Times

 

This article was published by The Straits Times on 22 September 2018.

Dr Norshahril Saat is Fellow with ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.

 

 

In the News: ISEAS 38th Singapore Lecture by Vietnam’s President, Tran Dai Quang

 

This article was published by Asia Times on 23 September 2018.

The 38th Singapore Lecture “Strengthening Partnership for Regional Sustainable Development” By H.E. Tran Dai Quang took place on 30 August 2016.  

 

 

Ian Storey quoted by The New York Times: “China’s Sea Control Is a Done Deal, ‘Short of War With the U.S.'”

 

This article was published by The New York Times on 20 September 2018.

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

 

 

Ian Storey quoted by Reuters: “U.S. sanctions China for buying Russian fighter jets, missiles”

 

This article was published by Reuters on 21 September 2018.

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

 

 

“China Criticizes Presence of Foreign Warships in South China Sea” by Ian Storey

 

2018/88, 21 September 2018

Operations by Japanese and British warships to assert freedom of navigation rights in the South China Sea have been criticized by Beijing as destabilizing and provocative.

On 13 September, three Japanese surface warships and a submarine took part in a training exercise in an undisclosed area of the South China Sea. It was the first time that a Japanese submarine had conducted such activities in the disputed waters. In response, China’s foreign ministry called on non-claimant countries to “refrain from doing anything that will undermine peace and stability” in the area. China’s jurisdictional claims within its expansive nine-dash line—including the right to regulate the passage of foreign military vessels—are not consistent with the United Nations Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and are therefore not recognized by the international community.