Events

Jeffrey Cheah Institute on Southeast Asia

The Rise of Strongmen Regimes: Duterte, Jokowi, and Chinese Capital in Southeast Asia

Speaker

Sociology PhD Candidate
John Hopkins University, Non-resident fellow at the Stratbase ADR Institute, Middle East Institute, and the Paramadina Institute for Public Policy

Sunway University Press
02:00 pm - 03:30 pm

The Launch of the Exam Prep Series

Join us to launch the Exam Prep Series and the first two titles in the series—"Cambridge International AS & A Level Mathematics: Revision Guide for Pure Mathematics 3" and "Cambridge International AS & A Level Economics: Model Essays".
Jeffrey Cheah Institute on Southeast Asia

Dynamic Economic Development and Shared Prosperity: The Kedah Way

The Chief Minister of Kedah speaks to JCI and a public audience on future directions for the state's development.
Jeffrey Cheah Institute on Southeast Asia

Why Is It So Hard to Push Chinese High Speed-Railway Projects In Southeast Asia?

Dr Guanie Lim argues that Malaysia is able to implement its high-speed railway faster than Indonesia because of the way our political decision-making has been structured.

Making News and Shaping Views; Riding the Rollercoaster of the Digital Revolution

Disseminating news used to be managed exclusively by media hierarchies. The elites had control of the organisations and crucially the means of distribution. Readers and viewers were essentially a passive audience. But, now the digital revolution has…
Jeffrey Cheah Institute on Southeast Asia

Endowment: The Only Way Forward for University Survival

The world of higher education is fast evolving. Malaysia, given its aspirations to become a global education hub...
Jeffrey Cheah Institute on Southeast Asia

Malaysian Trolls: Internet-based Political Trolling as the New Normal in Malaysian Politics

Dr Clarissa Lee, address different forms of internet political trolling triggered by events before and after the 14th Malaysian General Elections.
Jeffrey Cheah Institute on Southeast Asia

Youth Defence Summit 2019

As a consequence of 30 years of peace since the end of the Communist Insurgency, the Malaysian public at large has developed a serious disconnect with the Malaysian Armed Forces...
Jeffrey Cheah Institute on Southeast Asia

Social Media and New Politics in Malaysia: Forum and Book Launch

It is obvious that social media will be setting the agenda for the next general elections...

Optimism in the Past, Pessimism in the Future?

Why do we tend to glorify the past and look to the future with pessimism?
Sunway University Press
02:30 pm - 04:00 pm

Malaysia’s Taxation System: Contemporary Practices, Issues and Future Direction

You are cordially invited to the launch of Malaysia's Taxation System: Contemporary Practices, Issues and Future Direction.

How Quantum Mechanics Might Answer Life’s Biggest Questions

Quantum Mechanics is the most powerful and at the same time strangest theory in all of science. It underpins much of physics and chemistry, and without it we would not have developed modern electronics.