It was reported that a series of programmes have been lined-up to commemorate the late arts doyen Kuo Pao Kun’s 10th death anniversary. This includes the Kuo Pao Kun International Conference, the first and biggest of its kind, which will bring together academics and practitioners from Singapore and abroad to discuss all things related to […]

Lianhe Zaobao, 13 Sep 2012, ZBNow, Front Page In today’s edition of Lianhe Zaobao, it was reported that the Asia Research Institute at NUS, National Museum of Singapore, The Tangent and The Theatre Practice will jointly organise the Kuo Pao Kun International Conference on 14 and 15 September 2012 at the National Museum of Singapore.

TODAY Online (Page 8) This was an article on Indian politics contributed by Prof Robert Jeffrey, Visiting Research Professor at the Asia Research Institute and the Institute of South Asian Studies at NUS. Prof Jeffrey opined that Mr Pranab Mukherjee, President of India, brings remarkable qualities to the presidency but lacks the characteristics of an

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In this article contribution, Dr Al Makin, Visiting Research Fellow at the Asia Research Institute at NUS, discussed the state of Indonesia after authoritarian ruler Soeharto was dethroned. He highlighted that new groups of Islamic vigilantes or thugs led by habibs are mushrooming in Jakarta to intimidate the Indonesian public and that the government is

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