Media

“Trump’s vanishing act: a metaphor for the US in Asia?” – An Op-Ed by Tang Siew Mun in South China Morning Post

 

This article was published by South China Morning Post on 19 November 2017.

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

 

 

Mustafa Izzuddin quoted in The Straits Times: “Tax increase ‘must be handled with caution'”

 

This article was published in The Straits Times on 21 November 2017.

Dr Mustafa Izzuddin is Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.

 

 

Tang Siew Mun interviewed by Mediacorp FOCUS: “特朗普首访东南亚” Trump’s first visit to Southeast Asia

 

This interview was first broadcasted by Mediacorp Channel 8 on 16 November 2017.

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

 

 

ISEAS mentioned in The Straits Times: “Good relations with Asean central to China, say visiting Chinese scholars”

 

This article was published by The Straits Times on 17 November 2017.

The Chinese Scholars, Dr Zhu Feng and Dr Xue Li were speaking at a seminar organised by ISEAS on 17 November, titled “ASEAN and Southeast Asia relations with China”.

 

 

ISEAS’ Johor survey in the news

 

The study, a follow-up of a study in 2013, was commissioned by the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute and conducted by the Merdeka Center between May and June 2017. Respondents consisted of Malaysian citizens aged 18 and above who resided in Johor. They were selected through random stratified sampling across district of residence, controlled by quota for ethnicity, age and gender.  For more information on the survey, click here

More details on the results of the survey can be found in ISEAS publications: –

  1. Trends in Southeast Asia 2017/20: The 2017 Johor Survey: Selected Findings
  2. 2017/84 Johor Survey 2017: Views on Identity, Education and the Johor Royal Family
  3. 2017/83 Johor Survey 2017: Attitudes Towards Islam, Governance And The Sultan
  4. 2017/82 Johor Survey 2017: Johorean Views on Iskandar Malaysia and Investments in Johor

 

 

Malcolm Cook quoted in TODAY: “Asean shuns mention of China’s new islands, arbitration loss”

 

This Associated Press article was published by TODAY on 16 November 2017.  

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

 

 

Malcolm Cook quoted in Asia Sentinel: “Duterte’s Year as ASEAN Leader”

 

This article was published by Asia Sentinel on 16 November 2017.

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

 

 

Ha Hoang Hop quoted in Bloomberg: “Xi’s Globalist Vision Encounters Suspicion in His Own Backyard”

 

This article was published by Bloomberg on 16 November 2017.

Dr Ha Hoang Hop is Visiting Senior Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.

 

 

“The ASEAN “Consensus” on Migrant Workers: not Ideal but a Basis to Continue Working” by Moe Thuzar

 

2017/68, 16 November 2017

Ten years after the adoption of the Declaration on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers in ASEAN in February 2007 under the Philippines’ chairmanship of ASEAN, the ASEAN heads of state/government have signed the ASEAN Consensus on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers – a document aimed at giving effect to the commitments of the Declaration.

 

 

Vannarith Chheang quoted in ABS-CBN News: “Cambodia PM Hun Sen maneuvers to win next year’s general election”

 

This article was published by ABS-CBN News on 15 November 2017.

Dr Vannarith Chheang is Associate Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.