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Working Papers

IAS Working Paper on Tourism and Leisure in Thailand

The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam is pleased to announce the publication of IAS Working Paper No. 40: Tourism and Leisure in Thailand: Erik Cohen and Beyond by Victor T. King. Please see below for details. Abstract: One of the major research interests in the study of development, culture, and identity in Thailand during the past four decades has comprised the effects and processes involved in the development of international tourism and the globalization of leisure. More recently attention has also been paid to the importance of domestic tourism in Thailand and the wider Southeast Asia as…

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September 12, 2018
Read more about the article Changing Research Styles, Methodologies and Perspectives on Southeast Asia
Conferences

Changing Research Styles, Methodologies and Perspectives on Southeast Asia

On 30-31 July 2018 the Institute of Asian Studies (IAS) and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) at Universiti Brunei Darussalam held a conference on “Changing Research Styles, Methodologies and Perspectives on Southeast Asia.”The conference was co-chaired by Professor Victor T. King (IAS) and Associate Professor Jeremy Jammes (IAS) and featured a keynote presentation by Jonathan Digby Rigg of the National University of Singapore. Papers were presented by Dr. Syed Farid al-Attas (NUS), Dr. Hoon Chang Yau (IAS), Dr. Zawasi Ibrahim (IAS/FASS), Dr. Kathrina Mohd Daud (FASS), Dr. Azmi Mohamad (Sultan Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Centre for Islamic Studies,…

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September 1, 2018
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Hoon Visiting Fellow ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute

CY Hoon was a Visiting Fellow at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore, from June to July 2017; and the Network of ASEAN-China Academic Institutes Youth Visiting Scholar at Fudan University from October to November 2017.

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August 1, 2017
Read more about the article Jetin Speaks at Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network
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Jetin Speaks at Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network

On the 26-27th of April 2017, Dr. Bruno Jetin was invited as a discussant and resource speaker at the Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade (ARTNeT) Dialogue on the analysis of non-tariff measures organised by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and Agence Française du Development (AFD) in Bangkok. He discussed a paper on Economic and environmental impact of “the Belt and Road Initiative” by Jianhong Lu, Zhengyan Liu, Peng Song, Xianqiang Mao.Associate Professor Bruno Jetin was invited at the second ASEAN Economic Integration Forum (AEIF) held in Kuala Lumpur on 14-15…

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April 30, 2017
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Hoon Speaks at UNESCO International Peace Conference

Since joining UBD in July 2016, CY Hoon has been invited to speak at the UNESCO International Peace Conference in Paris, the ASEAN Forum in Sydney, ISEAS Conference on Chinese Indonesians in Singapore, International Think Tank Conference in Beijing, Soka International Seminar on Peace and Understanding in Singapore, SEASREP Workshop in Manila and Shanghai Forum in China.

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December 4, 2016