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Job Vacancy
Professor (South Asian Studies Programme, Department of Southeast Asian Studies, or Department of Japanese Studies, with joint appointments in a disciplinary department) – 2 positions. Deadline: 13 September 2013.
Student Portal Announcement
From 3 July 2013, information relevant only to current NUS students such as class timetable, forms and links to eServices will be made available in myPortal@NUS (Student Portal).
New Publication: Ancient Harbours in Southeast Asia : The Archaeology of Early Harbours and Evidence of Inter-Regional Trade by John N Miksic and Goh Geok Yian (eds.)
Miksic, John N and Goh Geok Yian (eds.), Ancient Harbours in Southeast Asia : The Archaeology of Early Harbours and Evidence of Inter-Regional Trade, Thailand: SEAMEO SPAFA, 2013 The archaeology of harbours is critical to understanding patterns of ancient trade and inter-regional interaction. Systematic excavations of sites of harbours, ports and docks are, however, extremely […]
Assoc Prof John Miksic receives the ODPRT Grant for Research Excellence
The Department of Southeast Asian Studies congratulates Assoc Prof John Miksic on being awarded the ODPRT Grant for Research Excellence awarded by the Office of Deputy President (Research & Technology). This grant is awarded to the top 20% of researchers in the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences based on research performance.
Tributes to the late Dr Pattana Kitiarsa
Tributes to the late Dr Pattana Kitiarsa: Eulogy by Prof Charles Keyes; ‘Mourning a son of the soil’ by The Nation (Thailand’s English news website).
New Publication: The Contours of Mass Violence in Indonesia, 1965-68 by Douglas Kammen and Katharine McGregor (eds.)
Kammen, Douglas and Katharine McGregor (eds.), The Countours of Mass Violence in Indonesia, 1965-68, Singapore: NUS Press, 2012 The violence directed against the political left in Indonesia from 1965 until 1968 has been the subject of intense speculation. The large number of deaths, brutal interrogations, as well as rape, torture, short- and long-tern detention and […]