The volume (Re)presenting Brunei Darussalam: A Sociology of the Everyday edited by IAS Director Dk Dr Noor Hasharina Binti Pg Hj Hassan and fellow Institute colleagues Prof. Lian Kwen Fee and Assoc. Prof. Paul J. Carnegie has made Springer's influential Research Highlights List for Sociology. Their introductory chapter was included in the yearly Top Chapters section and the volume appeared in the selected Textbooks, Monographs and Edited Books section. (click on link below)Sociology | For Researchers | Springer NatureThe book has also achieved the distinction of being the most downloaded volume in the history of the IAS ‘Asia in Transition’ Book Series…

Senior Assistant Professor and Deputy Director of the Institute of Asian Studies Koh Sin Yee was a panellist on the Urban Futures panel at the LSE SEAC-KRI Malaysia Futures Forum, held on 31 May and 1 June in Kuala Lumpur. The 2-day forum was co-organised by the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE SEAC), and the Khazanah Research Institute (KRI).The purpose of the forum was to bring together leading scholars, policymakers and thought leaders to discuss an provide insights into Malaysia’s future.The other panellists on the Urban Futures panel were…