In this webinar, Dr Ngeow Chow-Bing discussed the phenomenon of Xin Yimin (China’s new migrants), where citizens of the PRC have become temporary residents in Malaysia. Dr Ngeow (Director of the Institute of China Studies at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur) was joined by Professor Leo Suryadinata (Visiting Senior Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute) who acted as discussant for this webinar.  Dr Lee Hwok Aun (Senior Fellow with the Malaysia Studies Programme) was the moderator.

In this webinar, Dr Mohd Faizal Musa discusses the origins of sectarianism and how it has manifested in the Malaysian context. He specifically looks at how it has affected Shi’a Muslims in the country, and, conversely, what efforts have been put in place to de-escalate sectarianism.

In this webinar, Dr Aranya Siriphon sheds light on the new Chinese migrants known as the Xin yimin, who have been moving to Thailand since the 2000s, and the consequent issue of local embeddedness.

In this webinar, Dr A’an Suryana provides in-depth interviews with student activists, campus authorities and government officials during a one-month-long field trip to some major Indonesian campuses in Yogyakarta in regards to religious extremism among students in Indonesian universities.

In this webinar, Mr Lucio Pitlo examines the appeal of China’s vaccine diplomacy in the Philippines, the gains obtained by both sides, concerns, and the challenges to Beijing’s vaccine outreach to its neighbouring country. Dr Paul Busbarat discussed the complexity of China’s vaccine diplomacy in Thailand.

In this webinar, Dr Serina Rahman and Ms Zaharah Raishan Mohd Yassin examines the state of Malaysia’s battle with Covid-19 under political uncertainty through a well-being lens and will offer some insight into the harsh realities of the average Malaysian on the ground.

In this webinar, Dr Chheang Vannarith explored the interests and intentions of China and the responses of the Mekong countries with regard to China’s concept of building a Community with a Shared Future.

In this webinar, Ms Courtney T. Wittekind explored the high-stakes decision-making in Yangon, Myanmar, where an ambitious proposal to transform three agricultural townships into a sprawling “new city” has made planning for the future a pressing task.

In this webinar, Dr Peter T.C. Chang sought to throw some light on such problems and prospects of China’s vaccine diplomacy in Malaysia and how despite setbacks, China’s vaccine diplomacy may have two redeeming features.