Scientific Institutes

PSSM National Conference
Malaysia's Leadership in Transition
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi (Dec 8-9, 2003)
THIS CONFERENCE HAS BEEN POSTPONED

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
1. Arrangements between PSSM and The Star newspaper (Microsoft Word format)
2. Routledge "Malaysian Studies" book series

3rd International Malaysian Studies Conference
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Bangi, Malaysia
AUGUST 6 - 8, 2001
Papers are available (please click on the relevant link in the right hand column)

PSSM Publications
Available for Sale

e-THOUGHT: An electronic journal of opinion on
Malaysian and International Affairs
New, independent e-journal - article submissions are welcome
October - December, 2003 issue is available on line

Southeast Asia Into The Twenty-First Century
By Abdul Rahman Embong and Jurgen Rudolph

Negara, Pasaran dan Pemodenan Malaysia
By Abdul Rahman Embong

Sabah dalam Perluasan Pasaran
By Abdul Halim Ali, Ishak Shari, Habibah Ahmad & Er Ah Choy

New Perspectives in Malaysian Studies
edited by Mohd Hazim Shah, Jomo K.S. and Phua Kai Lit (2002)

A N N O U N C E M E N T S & C O N F E R E N C E S

P o s i t i o n s A v a i l a b l e

Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Family Studies Research
National University of Singapore
DEADLINE: Not given

Salzburg Seminar
Information on the Salzburg Seminar

C o n f e r e n c e s & C a l l f o r P a p e r s

Symposium on
Global Challenges and Local Responses: Trends and Developments in Asian Societies and Sociology
Organised by International Sociological Association and Department of Sociology of the National University of Singapore
14 - 18 March, 2004
NUS, Singapore

International Symposium on
Hubs, Harbours and Deltas in Southeast Asia
Organised by Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences (Belgium) & Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (Singapore)
Jan 31 - Feb 2, 2005
ISEAS, Singapore

Upcoming Asian Studies Conferences
List extends into the next few years

New website for the Malaysia-Singapore-Brunei Forum

Call for Book Proposals:
Message from Dr. Mark Selden, Cornell University

M A L A Y S I A

P o l i t i c s

"Aku Janji"
By PKAUM (Persatuan Kakitangan Akademik Universiti Malaya) (Microsoft Word document)

An Ethnic and Race Relations Institute?
By Dr Collin Abraham

UMNO and the Changing Political Culture
By Dr Abdul Rahman Embong

The Taliban in Our Universities
Extremism in Malaysian universities
By Dr Farish Noor

E c o n o m y

The shock of the new
Article on the Second International
Malaysian Studies Conference
Al-Ahram Weekly, 26 Aug-1 Sept 1999
By Mohamed Khaled

S o c i e t y & C u l t u r e

On Ethical Dilemmas Emerging from the
Human Genome Project
By Phua Kai Lit, PhD

Looking Back, Looking Forward
(Thoughts on Malaysian Society)
By Dr M.K. Rajakumar

Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Adopted and proclaimed by the United Nations
General Assembly as Resolution 217 A (III) on
10 December 1948

The Continuing Crisis in Malaysian Health Care
Commission of Enquiry, or People's Tribunal on Health Care?
Citizens' Health Initiative, 15 August 1999

Cabinet move to hide pollution readings hailed as "a stunningly wise decision" (SATIRE)
KUALA LUMPUR, August 8
Loyal, patriotic Malaysians throughout the country today warmly welcomed ...

Archives

I N T E R N A T I O N A L

Online image database
The Royal Institute of Linguistics and Anthropology (KITLV) in the Netherlands has made available an online image database which currently has a total of 19,727 images (mainly photographs).

P o l i t i c s

http://www.asiasource.org
AsiaSource has been developed by the Asia Society to meet the need for timely, reliable, unbiased information and assistance regarding the cultural, economic, social, historical, and political dimensions of Asia. Details

The Significance of September 11
By Dr Lee Poh Ping (Microsoft Word document)

Prominent Western social scientists write on the September 11 Incident
Social Science Research Council of America

Controversial Survey at the University of Connecticut
Survey on affirmative action generates controversy

E c o n o m y

Post-Autistic Economics Network

Smart Globalisation

The World Bank and the IMF

Economist Samir Amin writes on Globalization
Al-Ahram Weekly, 30 Dec 1999 - 5 Jan 2000

Joseph Stiglitz criticises IMF policies (I)
From: Dollars and Sense magazine

Joseph Stiglitz criticises IMF policies (II)
From: The Whirled Bank Group (satirical website)

Stiglitz is silenced
Salon, May 2, 2000

The Whirled Bank Group (SATIRE)

S o c i e t y & C u l t u r e

The technological challenge
Al-Ahram Weekly, 14-20 Oct 1999
By Mohamed Sid-Ahmed

Arguing the World
Interesting article and series on American intellectuals
U.S. Public Television, 1997

Towards a Reformation of Islam From Within
Book Review by Dr Farish Noor

From Labour Internationalism to Global Solidarity
Peter Waterman reflects on his forthcoming book and his internationalist itinerary

Newsletter of the Fernand Braudel Center, State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton

REASON: Logic & Logical Fallacies
A fallacy is a false argument or belief