Dr Malcolm Cook, ISEAS Senior Fellow, analyzes the South China Sea dispute that will soon be ruled on by UNCLOS. Read it here.
ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute organised the two-day forum – Thailand Forum 2015: Society in Transition from 27 to 28 July 2015.
“Islamic State cannot be contained, has to be defeated: Tony Abbott“, Channel NewsAsia, 29 June 2015
“ISIS death cult has to be defeated, Abbott warns” – TODAY, 29 June 2015
“Abbott urges countries to help in fight against IS group“, The Guardian, 29 June 2015
“Australia and Singapore: What’s in a New Strategic Partnership?” – The Diplomat, 30 June 2015
“PM returns home from Singapore trip” – 9news.com.au, 30 June 2015
Channel NewsAsia reported on the 35th Singapore Lecture organised by ISEAS on Monday, 29 June 2015.
Below is an excerpt of the article published on 29 June 2015.
Islamic State cannot be contained and has to be defeated, said Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Monday (Jun 29).
He was speaking about the threat posed by the militant group at the 35th Singapore Lecture held at the Shangri-La Hotel. Mr Abbott warned that more and worse atrocities from the group can be expected.
In Mr Abbott’s assessment of the threat posed by Islamic State, so long as even a small minority of people are drawn to its message, the atrocities are not going to end.
In a lecture titled “Our Common Challenges: Strengthening Security in the Region”, he said the militant group has tapped the online space to draw fighters from all over the world to join its cause in establishing a “caliphate”.
ISEAS organised the seminar titled, “Will the 11th Malaysia Plan Transform Malaysia into a Developed Country by 2020?” on Thursday, 23 July 2015.
The seminar featured two prominent Malaysian economists, Dr Yeah Kim Leng, Dean, School of Business, Malaysia University of Science and Technology and Dr Muhammed Abdul Khalid, Director of Research, Khazanah Research Institute, who provided critical analyses of the Eleventh Malaysian Plan.
ISEAS organized the 35th Singapore Lecture, delivered by The Hon Tony Abbott MP, Prime Minister of Australia at the Shangri-La Hotel Singapore on Monday, 29 June 2015.
The Lecture entitled “Our Common Challenges: Strengthening Security in the Region” was held under the distinguished Chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister, Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs, Mr Teo Chee Hean.
The Institute of Southeast Asian Studies and the University of Michigan co-organised the one-day forum – Indonesia Forum 2015: New Government, New Vision, New Opportunities on Friday, 15 May 2015 at the Mandarin Orchard Hotel Singapore. The Indonesia Forum marks the first time that two leading institutions with extensive research and networks in Southeast Asia are working together.
Professor Dr Ir Indroyono Soesilo, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs, Republic of Indonesia and University of Michigan alumnus, delivered the keynote address on “Maritime Development in Indonesia: New Opportunities and Challenges” where he outlined the maritime issues facing Indonesia, and the policies being put into place to address these challenges.
On Friday, 10 April 2015, ISEAS conferred its Distinguished Honorary Fellow Award on His Excellency Prof Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, 6th President of the Republic of Indonesia.
The award is in recognition of his outstanding and distinguished leadership as the 6th President of the Republic of Indonesia; significant contributions to regional and global leadership; and his role in strengthening ties between Indonesia, Singapore and ISEAS.