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King Presents at Borneo Tourism Research Centre in Sabah

Professor Victor T. King presented two talks on 27 February 2020 at the Borneo Tourism Research Centre, Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu on “ASEAN Tourism Development: Borneo Case Studies” and “Writing for Academic Publication”.The visit was organised by Associate Professor Dr. Janice Nga Lay Hui and Professor Dr. Chan Kim Lian.Dr. King, Professor of Borneo Studies at the Institute of Asian Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, has published extensively on tourism in ASEAN and the anthropology of Borneo.For more on the Borneo Tourism Research Centre, please visit their website.

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February 28, 2020
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Kelley Co-Edits Journal Issue on Vietnam

Associate Professor Liam C. Kelley of the Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam has co-edited a special issue of the Journal of Vietnamese Studies.Entitled “The Collaboration Project between Engaging With Vietnam and the Journal of Vietnamese Studies,” this special issue contains three papers from an annual multi-disciplinary conference on Vietnam called Engaging With Vietnam: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue (EWV) that Dr. Kelley co-organizes with Dr. Phan Le Ha, Senior Professor in the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education (SHBIE) and Director of the International and Comparative Education Research Group (ICE) at UBD.To date, the EWV has been held 11…

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February 27, 2020
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Rommel Curaming on Power and Knowledge in Southeast Asia

Dr. Rommel Curaming of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) sat down for a conversation at the Institute of Asian Studies at UBD about his new book, Power and Knowledge in Southeast Asia: State and Scholars in Indonesia and the Philippines (Routledge 2019). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwx2gesOQiI

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February 27, 2020
Read more about the article Stephen Druce on the Mandala and Islam in South Sulawesi
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Stephen Druce on the Mandala and Islam in South Sulawesi

Dr. Stephen C. Druce of the Academy of Brunei Studies (APB/ABS) at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) sat down for a conversation at the Institute of Asian Studies (IAS @ UBD) about two recent talks that he gave: one on the relevance of the concept of the mandala for understanding the past in South Sulawesi and one on the history of Islam in South Sulawesi. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxs3NSUwF8k&feature=youtu.be

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February 27, 2020
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IAS Working Paper on Race and Ethnic Identity in Malaysia and Singapore

The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam is pleased to announce the publication of IAS Working Paper No 53: Retracing the Political Construction of Race and Ethnic Identity in Malaysia and Singapore: Career of a Concept by Lian Kwen Fee. Please see below for details. Abstract: In this paper, I trace the development of my work on race and ethnicity over my academic career, as a reflection in part of my biographical background. My interest in race and ethnic relations originated from my experience of the race riots in Kuala Lumpur on May 13th in 1969, subsequently grounded…

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February 24, 2020
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News Coverage of F. Merlin Franco’s Research on Plant Blindness

Dr. F. Merlin Franco of the Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam discussed his research on the role that open-air markets can play in combating plant blindness on the Royal Television Brunei evening news. In his discussion, Dr. Franco reiterates points that he has made in a recently published co-authored article on the biocultural importance of Tamu Kianggeh, an open-air market in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. Entitled “Socialising over Fruits and Vegetables: The Biocultural Importance of an Open-Air Market in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam” and published in the Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, the article investigates ways…

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February 17, 2020
Read more about the article Seminar on Donald Brown, Kampong Ayer, Social Structure and History in Brunei
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Seminar on Donald Brown, Kampong Ayer, Social Structure and History in Brunei

Please join us at 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, 19 February 2020 for the following two presentations:“Development, Change and Modernization in Kampong Ayer over the Last Fifty Years” by Dr. Haji Tassim bin Abu Bakar;“Origins, Rank, Ethnic Homogeneity and Historiography: An Evaluation of Donald Brown’s Historical-Anthropological Work on Brunei” by Stephen C. Druce.For more information, please see the flyer below.

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February 17, 2020
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Franco on the Biocultural Importance of an Open-Air Market in Brunei

F. Merlin Franco, Assistant Professor and Deputy Director of the Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (IAS @ UBD), has just published a new co-authored article on the biocultural importance of Tamu Kianggeh, an open-air market in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.Entitled “Socialising over Fruits and Vegetables: The Biocultural Importance of an Open-Air Market in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam” and published in the Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, the article investigates ways in which Tamu Kianggeh serves as a meeting ground for ethnic and biological diversities.To read the full abstract of this paper, please visit the website of…

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February 13, 2020
Read more about the article Seminar on Donald E. Brown’s Study of Brunei
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Seminar on Donald E. Brown’s Study of Brunei

Please join us at 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, 12 February 2020 for a talk by Dr. Victor T. King, Professor of Borneo Studies at IAS, on “Professor Donald E. Brown's Study of Brunei and His Contribution to Anthropology: An Evaluation.”For more information, please see the flyer below.

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February 10, 2020
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Public Lecture on 4.0 Revolution in the News

A report on the recent public lecture sponsored by IAS and UBD on “Industrial Revolution 4.0 and Inclusive Future of Work” by Dr. Mia Mikic, has been featured in the Borneo Bulletin.Please follow the link below to read the report:https://borneobulletin.com.bn/jobs-requiring-digital-skills-go-12pc-four-years-2/Dr. Mikic, Director of the Trade, Investment and Innovation Division at UN ESCAP, spoke to a full auditorium on the topic of the industrial revolution 4.0 and its consequences for work in Asia.Below please find some images from the event.

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February 9, 2020