Research & Development
Annual Report 2018

UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN

Centre for International Studies
(CIS)


ACTIVITIES REPORT


NoProject TitleProject MembersFunding amount
1The Forces of Ethnic Politics, Nationalism and Economic Development : A Study of Malaysia's National IdentityDr Ho Ying Chan
Faculty of Creative Industries
RM8315
(45% - literature review in progress)


Publication in 2018

  • Special Relationship in the Malay World - Indonesia and Malaysia by Ho Ying Chan. Publisher: ISEAS Publishing.
  • Malaysia's Foreign Affairs and National Defense (in Chinese Language) (Book Chapter) Title : The Relationships between Malaysia and Western Countries in the Post-Independence Era by Tan Wooi Yee (pp.197-221) Publisher: Centre for Malaysian Chinese Studies.
  • Mahathir: An Advocate of Islamization and Asian Value : Beijing Cultural Review Publisher Journal 2018(4), pp. 48-57. Chin Chong Foh.

Conference Participated in 2018

  1. International Symposium on Contemporary Indonesian Studies on 21 July 2018, 9am-5pm at Yutong Hotel, Guang Zhou, China, participated by Chin Chong Foh Paper Presented : Islamic Law and Regional Autonomy: A Comparative Study on the Implementation of Islamic Criminal Law in Acheh, Indonesia and Kelantan, Malaysia Conference was co-organized by School of International Studies, Academy of Overseas Chinese studies & Center for Indonesia Studies, Jinan University; Center of Southeast Asia Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

  2. International Symposium on the Transition of China, East Asia and the Neighbouring World, on 7 December 2018, 9am – 6pm at KB105, UTAR Sungai Long Campus.

    Presentation by Chin Chong Foh: Understanding the ethnic relations in Malaysia through the perspective of Tunku Abdul Rahman – Malaysia’s founding father.

    Presentation by Ho Ying Chan: The Concept of a Special Relationship: Indonesia-Malaysia Relations.

    Organizers: Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS), Centre for Chinese Studies (CChS), UTAR, Institute of World History (IWH) of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS).

    Co-organizers: Institute of Strategic Analysis and Policy Research (INSAP), and Centre for International Studies (CIS), UTAR.