Singapore-Malaysia Relations Under Abdullah Badawi

Singapore-Malaysia Relations Under Abdullah Badawi
Author: Saw Swee-Hock
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Total Pages: 121
Release: 2006
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9812303782

This book, a project of the ISEAS Malaysia Study Programme, documents the series of important events that have contributed to the warmer relations presently enjoyed by Singapore and Malaysia under Abdullah Badawi. The eight chapters cover background, solving bilateral ties, intensifying official visits, developing people-to-people contacts, deepening public sector economic ties, expanding private sector economic ties, renewing educational and sporting events, and uplifting future relations. Four useful appendices have also been included to provide the opinions of eminent persons on the current state of bilateral relations between the two close neighbours. In an era of rapid globalization and inter-dependence, the two countries have much to gain by maintaining harmonious relations and by strengthening economic cooperation to bring peace and prosperity to their people. The book provides readers, whether businessmen, analysts, politicians, students or policy-makers, with a greater appreciation of recent developments in the bilateral relationship that will have a profound impact on the future direction of the two countries.

Across the Causeway

Across the Causeway
Author: Takashi Shiraishi
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2009
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9812307834

This book considers Malaysia-Singapore relations from a range of perspectives. Geographical proximity, material flows and movements and historical links have long connected the peoples and territories in various ways. The 13 essays on history, law, politics, regional security and economy aim to define the links 'across the Causeway.'

Singapore in the Malay World

Singapore in the Malay World
Author: Lily Zubaidah Rahim
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2010-11-09
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1134013973

This new appraisal of their relationship offers groundbreaking new insights into the way in which the Malaysian and Singapore states see both themselves and each other.

Historical Dictionary of Malaysia

Historical Dictionary of Malaysia
Author: Ooi Keat Gin
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 687
Release: 2017-12-18
Genre: History
ISBN: 1538108852

Malaysia is one of the most intriguing countries in Asia in many respects. It consists of several distinct areas, not only geographically but ethnically as well; along with Malays and related groups, the country has a very large Indian and Chinese population. The spoken languages obviously vary at home, although Bahasa Malaysia is the official language and nearly everyone speaks English. There is also a mixture of religions, with Islam predominating among the Malays and others, Hinduism and Sikhism among the Indians, mainly Daoism and Confucianism among the Chinese, but also some Christians as well as older indigenous beliefs in certain places. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Malaysia contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Malaysia.

Asian Perspectives on Water Policy

Asian Perspectives on Water Policy
Author: Cecilia Tortajada
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2013-09-13
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1135757593

Asian countries are not homogenous. They are in different stages of social and economic development, with cultural conditions and institutional and legal frameworks varying from one country to another. Therefore, how water can be successfully managed differs from one country to another. The book provides authoritative analyses of how water is being managed in different Asian countries, ranging from the world’s most populous countries like China and India to a city state like Singapore and an island country like Fiji. It also analyses in depth several wide ranging issues like terrorism, human rights, water-energy nexus, and roles of media, along with comprehensive discussions of legal, institutional and regulatory frameworks in an Asian water management context. The overall focus is on how water can be managed efficiently, cost-effectively and equitably in various Asian countries. This book was based on a special issue of the International Journal of Water Resources Development.

Football in Asia

Football in Asia
Author: Younghan Cho
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2016-03-17
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1317598318

This book is the first comprehensive study on history, culture, and business of football in Asia. Football has been a symbol of the modern invention, a catalyst of local, national and regional identities, all time favourite among kids and youths, and even a harbinger for cultural globalization and consumerism in Asia. The economic growth and the current proliferation of football culture in Asia make it imperative to examine the complex relationship between the globalization of football and the local appropriation. The essays in the book deal with various topics on football in Asia from history of football in Asia, football and local, national and regional identities, to commercialization of football cultures, global mobility and athletes’ migration, and then new Asianism and football. This book argues that football in Asia contributes to reconfiguring both national and regional identities among football fans in the active interconnection with the global flows of football and cultural globalization without homogenizing Asian identities into a cosmopolitan one. This is the textbook to presents football’s implication and influence on Asian populace and social changes while using football as a lens assessing the modern development and current diversification of Asia. This book was published as a special issue of Soccer and Society.

Management of Success

Management of Success
Author: Terence Chong
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian
Total Pages: 669
Release: 2010
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9814279854

Rev. ed. of: Management of success, the moulding of modern Singapore.

Southeast Asian Affairs 2008

Southeast Asian Affairs 2008
Author: Daljit Singh
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2008
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9812307907

Since its inception in 1974, Southeast Asian Affairs (SEAA) has been an indispensable annual reference for generations of policy-makers, scholars, analysts, journalists, and others. Succinctly written by regional and international experts, SEAA illuminates significant issues and events of the previous year in each of the Southeast Asian nations and the region as a whole. Southeast Asian Affairs 2008 provides an informed and readable analysis of the events and developments in the region in 2007. In the regional section, the first two articles provide the political and economic overview of Southeast Asia. They are followed by an article on Indias geopolitics and Southeast Asia, and two articles on ASEAN. Eleven country reviews as well as four country-specific thematic chapters follow, delving into domestic political, economic, security, and social developments during 2007 and their implications for countries in the region and beyond.

Southeast Asian Studies in China

Southeast Asian Studies in China
Author: Saw Swee-Hock
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2007
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9812304045

Traces the development of Southeast Asian Studies in China, discusses the current status of these studies, examines the problems encountered in the pursuit of these studies, and attempts to evaluate their prospects in the years ahead.