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Escaping Kakania: Eastern European Travels in Colonial Southeast Asia
Escaping Kakania: Eastern European Travels in Colonial Southeast Asia (CEU Press, 2024), edited by Associate Professor Jan Mrazek (NUS Southeast Asian Studies), features a diverse range of encounters narrated by Eastern Europeans during their stays and travels across Southeast Asia. Some chapters delve into post-colonial studies, critically re-evaluating eastern Europe’s “semi-peripheral” involvement in colonialism. Others unveil …
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Book on history and culture of Malay gastronomy wins NUS Singapore History Prize
The groundbreaking book by educator and food historian Khir Johari offers new insights into the cultural history and heritage of Singapore Malays through Malay cuisine.
GISBH ‘perverted and sadistic cult’ is not just the latest incarnation of Al-Arqam
By Dr Serina Rahman, Lecturer at NUS Southeast Asian Studies.
Honours Student Maisy Kim Tyan-Wei Joins ASEAN-Plus Three Seminar and Student Camp, Fostering Cultural Understanding and Collaboration in East Asian Studies
by Maisy Kim Tyan-Wei The APT International Seminar on East Asian Studies at Major Universities and ASEAN Plus Three Student Camp aimed to foster greater understanding of East Asian issues among educators and students from ASEAN Plus Three (APT) countries. As participants of the ASEAN Plus Three Student Camp, we attended lectures that enhanced our …
Commentary: After removing diesel subsidies, Malaysia must now manage the fallout
By Dr Serina Rahman (NUS Southeast Asian Studies).