Disclaimer: Warwick ASEAN Conference would like to clarify that all opinions expressed in this article are the authors’ and editors’ own. BY TAN PENG SING The rapid urbanization of Southeast Asia amidst accelerating cultural flows can sometimes be quite disorienting for its youth who becoming increasingly plugged in to global…
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ASEAN: A Workplace Like No Other
Disclaimer: Warwick ASEAN Conference would like to clarify that all opinions expressed in this article are the authors’ and editors’ own. BY BILLY CHIA This article aims to put Southeast Asia as a region into perspective, in contrast with Western economies, in terms of work-life balance, personal development and job…
Continue ReadingTongue Tied – The Globalization of Languages: Endangering Language, Culture, and the Prospects of our Regions
Disclaimer: Warwick ASEAN Conference would like to clarify that all opinions expressed in this article are the authors’ and editors’ own. BY JAZZLYNE GUNAWAN Moving forward through the 21st century, countries are becoming more global and people are becoming less fluent in their country’s official local language(s), especially in the…
Continue ReadingAddressing the Elephant in the Room: (Un)sustainable Development Practices
Disclaimer: Warwick ASEAN Conference would like to clarify that all opinions expressed in this article are the authors’ and editors’ own. BY WING YAN HUI Following the footsteps of the 4 Asian Tigers, Southeast Asia is now seen as a booming region with remarkable growth potential, nurturing more ‘tiger cubs’…
Continue ReadingLessons To Be Learned: What ASEAN Must Draw From The EU Experience
Disclaimer: Warwick ASEAN Conference would like to clarify that all opinions expressed in this article are the authors’ and editors’ own. BY ADRIAN ANG The European Union and ASEAN are not one in the same thing, nor will they ever be. No evidence suggests that in our lifetimes at…
Continue ReadingWe’re Not There Yet: Dismantling Colonial Ghosts of Southeast Asia
Disclaimer: Warwick ASEAN Conference would like to clarify that all opinions expressed in this article are the authors’ and editors’ own. BY ANG KIA YEE “And you, uneasy orphan of their racial memories, merely Polish up your alien techniques of observation, while the city burns.” “Minority Poem”, Nissim Ezekiel Postcolonial…
Continue ReadingForging a Stronger ASEAN Community
Disclaimer: Warwick ASEAN Conference would like to clarify that all opinions expressed in this article are the authors’ and editors’ own. BY PENG NING TAN For the last dozen years, ASEAN has attempted to foster a sense of identity and community amongst the citizens of ASEAN. Here, I argue two…
Continue ReadingThe Time for Heeding Human Rights Concerns: An Example of the Rohingya Crisis
Disclaimer: Warwick ASEAN Conference would like to clarify that all opinions expressed in this article are the authors’ and editors’ own. BY CHARLTON CHOI For the last half century, ASEAN has demonstrated its ambition to promote political and economic interdependence across the region, gaining significant international acclaim towards its efforts…
Continue ReadingRise the next Asian Tiger: Is Vietnam set to roar?
This article was first published on EConsider. EConsider is the Association of Malaysian Economics Undergraduates (AMEU) Research’s economic newsletter, with the stated aim of bringing economic and academic knowledge to the students. Disclaimer: Warwick ASEAN Conference would like to clarify that all opinions expressed in this article are the authors’ and…
Continue ReadingThe New Threat of Religious Extremism in South-East Asia
Disclaimer: Warwick ASEAN Conference would like to clarify that all opinions expressed in this article are the authors’ and editors’ own. BY OKKY ARYANTO TOK For four years now, the rise of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has disrupted much of the normalcy of daily…
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