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Dr Aref Ali Nayed, one of ISEAS’ invited speakers, featured in an article by Channel NewsAsia: “Southeast Asian Muslims should appreciate own culture: Islamic studies scholar”

 

Channel NewsAsia (CNA) published an article online which featured one of ISEAS’ invited speakers, Dr Aref Ali Nayed. 

The article with the headline “Southeast Asian Muslims should appreciate own culture: Islamic studies scholar””, which first appeared online on 1 April 2016 can be viewed here. 

CNA also featured Dr Nayed on its programme “Conversation With” which aired on 28 March 2016. The video can be viewed here.

ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute mentioned in an article by The Middle Ground

 

The Middle Ground featured an online article which mentioned ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. 

The article with the headline “6 things called ISIS that are unrelated to the terrorist group” which first appeared online on 1 April 2016 can be viewed here. 

 

Dr Le Hong Hiep, ISEAS Visiting Fellow, quoted in Reuters: “Vietnam parliament swears in top policeman as president”

 

The article which was first published online by Reuters on April 1, 2016 can be viewed here.

ISEAS Perspective by Dr Francis E. Hutchinson, ISEAS Senior Fellow, featured in TODAY: “Challenges ahead for the KL-S’pore high-speed rail”

 

The article which first appeared in the online edition of TODAY on April 01, 2016 can be viewed here. 

This piece is adapted from a longer piece in ISEAS Perspective.

To access the full article, click here.

Ms Moe Thuzar, ISEAS Fellow, featured on CNBC: “Academic: Don’t expect overnight changes in Myanmar”

 

With a smooth transition, the new NLD government now has to tackle a long list of priorities amidst high expectations from domestic and external audiences.

The main objective to change the current Constitution and reducing the military’s influence will require more closed-door diplomacy and patience on both sides.

Ms Moe Thuzar, ISEAS Fellow, opined that constitutional changes granting Suu Kyi the right to be Myanmar’s president won’t be immediate.

Click here to view the video. 

The news segment was first broadcasted on CNBC on 31 March 2016.

Dr Ian Storey, ISEAS Senior Fellow, quoted in Khmer Times: “Between an Island, a Rock and a Hard Place”

 

The article which first appeared in the online edition of Khmer Times on March 30, 2016 can be viewed here.

Dr Hélène Njoto, ISEAS Visiting Fellow, analysed the features of lions on five mausolea in NSC Lecture

 

As part of the Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre (NSC), ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute organised a seminar on “Javanese Mouse Deer and Chinese Lions: Early Islamic Sinicised Imprints in Java’s North Coast Sculpture (15th – early 17th century)” on Tuesday, 29 March 2016.

The lecture was delivered by Dr Hélène Njoto, Visiting Fellow, Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre, ISEAS. 
Dr Njoto analysed the features of the lions on five mausolea and related some of them to the Chinese lion and qilin and other correlated motifs (baizi, etc.) from Vietnamese art.
She also provided a comparative analysis of the carved lion forms in other contexts (royal and cult regalia) to show the spread of sinicised motifs outside the funerary complexes during the 1.5-hour lecture, attended by close to 40 participants. 
For event highlights, click here.

Dr Malcolm Cook, ISEAS Senior Fellow, contributed an Op-Ed to Lowy Interpreter: “Mugabe in Tokyo: The warping of Japanese foreign policy”

 

The Op-Ed which was published online by Lowy Interpreter on March 30, 2016 can be viewed here.

Lecture on Javanese Mouse Deer and Chinese Lions: Early Islamic Sinicised Imprints in Java’s North Coast Sculpture (15th – early 17th century)

 

This lecture examined the iconography of the lion in Javanese Islamic funerary art from the 15th to 17th century as little is known about the early Islamic period in Java. This is due to the scarcity of textual and material sources from the early Islamic phase in Javanese history.

 

Dr Ooi Kee Beng, Deputy Director, ISEAS, quoted in Bloomberg: “Najib critics roll out ‘Save Malaysia’ campaign against him”

 

The article which was first published online by Bloomberg and appeared in the print edition of The Business Times on March 29, 2016 can be viewed here.