Events

Special Discussion: An Update on ASEAN’s Efforts in Myanmar

The Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) Yusof Ishak Institute will organize a special discussion on ASEAN's efforts in Myanmar on 21 July 2022 from 10:00 am (Singapore/GMT+8) onwards. The rapidly changing global geopolitical environment post-Ukraine and domestic challenges of recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic have distracted the region from...

23rd #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar

The Southeast Asia Junction (SEA Junction) in collaboration with Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR) will hold the 23rd #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar Monthly Updates on 28 July 2022 from 7:00 to 8:00 pm (Bangkok Time). This update series was started soon after the coup d’état in Myanmar with the aim to contribute...

Between Advocacy And Resilience: How To Champion Human Rights in ASEAN ?

Universitas Slamet Riyadi Surakarta in Indonesia will organize a UNISRI’s Ambassador’s Talk titled 'Between Advocacy And Resilience: How To Champion Human Rights in ASEAN?' on 11 July 2022, from 9:00 am to 11:00 am (Jakarta/GMT+7). Her Excellency Yuyun Wahyuningrum, Indonesian Representative to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights...

US Indo-Pacific Strategy and Southeast Asia

ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute will organize a webinar on the US Indo-Pacific Strategy and Southeast Asia this 8 July 2022 from 9:00 am to 10:00 am (Singapore/GMT+7). As the United States and its major allies and partners organize to compete against an increasingly assertive China and belligerent Russia, can Southeast Asia...

HRC50 Side Event | Justice for the Rohingya and All People in Myanmar

This month marks 10 years since violence broke out in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, laying the groundwork for a decade of oppression, deprivation, and violence against the #Rohingya. The military, confident there would be no consequences for its crimes, went on to carry out more brutal and organized atrocities with...

Polarized and Mobilized? Examining 2022 Electoral Campaigns in the Philippines

The ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute will organize a webinar titled 'Polarized and Mobilized? Examining 2022 Electoral Campaigns in the Philippines' on 20 April 2022, from 10:00 am to 11:15 am (Manila/ GMT+8). From the selection of campaign slogans to the formulation of policy agenda, elections serve as a two-way communication platform...

Gwangju Democracy Forum

The global pandemic has continued for three years, and it seems that there is still no way out. The omicron variant has disrupted normalization and delayed the end of the coronavirus crisis. Each country’s countermeasures to prioritize its citizens and international pharmaceutical companies’ competitive attitude have caused difficulties in...

ASEAN-EU Relations in light of the War in Ukraine

On 17 June 2022, Asia Centre and Friedrich Naumann Foundation Southeast and East Asia will host an ASEAN-EU conference to unpack challenges and opportunities for the ASEAN-EU relations. This will take place from 8.30 AM to 5:45 PM at Radisson Blu Plaza Bangkok. ASEAN and the EU elevated their relationship...

A Double Whammy: Structural Challenges and Scarring Effects of the Pandemic on Indonesia’s Labor Market

The ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute will organize a webinar titled A Double Whammy: Structural Challenges and Scarring Effects of the Pandemic on Indonesia’s Labor Market. It will be held on 2 June 2022 at 10:00 AM (GMT+7/Jakarta). Indonesia has made good progress toward becoming a middle-class country. Yet, even before...

Post COVID-19 Economic Recovery and the Future of APEC

The ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute will organize a webinar titled 'Post COVID-19 Economic Recovery and the Future of APEC' on 10 June 2022 from 10:00 am to 11:30 am (Singapore/GMT+8). This year, Asia-Pacific Economies (APEC) have begun the reopening of their region and transition towards a post-pandemic era. Thailand...