Please join us at 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, 16 October 2019, for a talk by Dr. Stephen C. Druce of the Academy of Brunei Studies on “Collapsing the Mandala: Empirical Data from South Sulawesi versus Theoretical Models.”For more information, please see the flyer below.
Professor Victor T. King of the Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam delivered an address in a keynote forum at the International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities (ICOSSH); Integrating the Culture and Civilization of the Nusantara, organised by Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) at the Parkcity Everly Hotel, Bintulu, Sarawak, 8-9 October 2019.Dr. King’s presentation was entitled ‘From the “Sociology of the Social” to the “Sociology of the Cultural” : East-West Parallels and the Southeast Asian Context’.The forum comprised Professor King, and Distinguished Professor Datuk Dr Shamsul Amri Baharuddin of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), who was awarded in…
Dr. F. Merlin Franco, Assistant Professor and Deputy Director of the Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam, speaks in this interview about Hornbills in Brunei and his recent research project to assess the current state of traditional ecological knowledge about hornbills among the Iban community in Brunei. The outcome of that research project can be found here: Franco, F.M. and Minggu, M.J. (2019). When the seeds sprout, the hornbills hatch: understanding the traditional ecological knowledge of the Ibans of Brunei Darussalam on hornbills. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 15: 46. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-019-0325-0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n55aAhiXMIU&t=1s
Please join us at 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, 09 October 2019, for a talk by Dr. Johannes L. Kurz on “2,000 Years of Brunei-China Relations: Reviewing Chinese Publications Since 1984.”For more information, please see the flyer below.
Assistant Professor and Deputy Director of IAS Merlin Franco was featured in the Brunei News in an article about Dr. Merlin's recent research on hornbills in Brunei. Please click here to view the article in the Brunei News.
Please join us at 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, 02 October 2019, for a talk by Professor Victor T. King on “Revisiting Social Organization and Ethnic Identities in Borneo.”For more information, please see the flyer below.
On 21 September 2019 IAS Director Dr. Bruno Jetin, received a delegation from King Prajadhipok Institute in Thailand, and made a seminar presentation to the 43 visitors on social conditions in ASEAN.
The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam is pleased to announce the publication of IAS Working Paper No 50: Halal Certification in Brunei by Hajah Siti Norfadzilah Binti Haji Kifli. Please see below for details. Abstract: This research explores how halal is regulated and practised in Brunei by highlighting the process of Halal Certification in Brunei. In the recent enforcement of the Halal Certificate and Halal Logo (Amendment) Order of 2017, this research discusses the effects it has on the local food and beverage (F&B) businesses, particularly the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). By comparing halal certification…
The Insitute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (IAS @ UBD) is pleased to announce the publication of the latest volume in the IAS/Springer - Asia in Transition Series: International Labour Migration in the Middle East and Asia: Issues of Inclusion and Exclusion, edited by Lian Kwen Fee, Hosoda Naomi and Ishii Masako. Abstract: The discourse on migration outcomes in the West has largely been dominated by issues of integration, but it is more relevant to view immigration in non-Western societies in relation to practices of exclusion and inclusion. Exclusion refers to a situation in which individuals and groups…
Please join us at 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, 25 September 2019, for a talk by Dr. Bruno Jetin, the Director of IAS, on “Rebalancing China’s Growth: The Role of Demand Regime.”For more information, please see the flyer below.