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New Publication: The A to Z of Ancient Southeast Asia by John N Miksic
Miksic, John N, The A to Z of Ancient Southeast Asia, Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 2010 Anyone who has seen the stunning ruins at Angkor, Bagan, and Barabudur will readily understand why Southeast Asia is the host of so many United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization World Heritage Sites. As beautiful as the spiraling …
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New Publication: Christianity and the State in Asia: Complicity and Conflict by Julius Bautista and Francis Khek Gee Lim (eds.)
Bautista, Julius and Francis Khek Gek Lim (eds.), Christianity and the State in Asia: Complicity and Conflict , Londong and New York: Routledge, 2009 Christianity is one of the most rapidly growing religions in Asia. Despite the challenges of political marginalisation, church organisations throughout much of Asia are engaged in activities – such as charity, …
Publication of Ms. Ng Sue Chia’s Honours Thesis (BA Hons, Cohort 2002-2003)
An Honour’s Thesis from the SEASP by Ms Ng Sue Chia (Honours Cohort 2002/2003) titled, “Threads of Gold: The Rise of Indochinese Enterprises in Terengganu” was spotted by a German Publishing house (VDM-Publishing) which approached her for the publication of her thesis. Retaining the original thesis title, the published book will be launched some time …
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The Preservation Monument Board (PMB) Honours Thesis Research Grant
Congratulations to Winna Ng Ying Ying (ARS 4) on being awarded the PBM Honours Thesis Research Grant ($1 500) for her thesis, “The Presentation of the Peranakan Community at the Peranakan Museum”.
Medals & Prizes Winners, AY2008-2009
Congratulations to the following students who were awarded medals & prizes for AY2008-2009: Special Book Prize (ARS 2) – Wee Feng Yi The Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Prize (ARS 3) – Chen Zhihui Pearlyn Kernial Singh Sandhu Prize (ARS 4) – Koh Swee Hong Edwin The Benjamin Batson Gold Medal (MA in Southeast Asian …
New Publication: From Distant Tales: Archaeology and Ethnohistory in the Highlands of Sumatra by John N Miksic, Dominik Bonatz, J. David Neidel & Mai Lin Tjoa-Bonatz (eds.)
Miksic, John N, Dominik Bonatz, J. David Neidel & Mai Lin Tjoa-Bonatz (eds.), From Distant Tales: Archaeology and Ethnohistory in the Highlands of Sumatra, United Kingdom: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2009 This is the most comprehensive book devoted to Sumatra in more than half a century. It summarizes earlier studies, and provides a huge amount of new …