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James UH Chin

-          Professor of Political Science and Head of School

-          Tel (+603) 5514 6130    Mobile: (+6019) 818 8787 

-      Email: James.Chin@sass.monash.edu.my

 

 

Ph.D.  (Victoria University of Wellington, NZ)
BA Hons. (University of Sydney, Australia)
B.A. (University of Adelaide, Australia)

 

 

My current research interests include minority rights, elections, ethnic politics, democratization and political and economic development of non-Western states, and good governance issues. I deal mainly with ASEAN countries (especially Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore) and the South Pacific Rim (especially Papua New Guinea, Fiji and Solomon Islands). My earlier work focused on the overseas Chinese communities in South East Asia and the Pacific.

 

I used to be a financial journalist, and remain an active contributor to the mass media, both here and internationally.

 

Prior to my appointment at Monash, I was head of a business school.

 


 

Books/Reference Works

·         Bridget Welsh, James Chin, Arun Mahizhnan and Tan Tarn How (Eds.) Impressions of the Goh Chok Tong Years in Singapore (Singapore: NUS Press 2009) (ISBN: 978-9971-69-396-1  ISBN: 978-9971-69-409-8 Hardback)

·        James UH Chin & Jayl Jayl Langub. Reminiscences: Recollections of Sarawak Administrative Officers (Kuala Lumpur: Pelanduk Publications, 2007) (ISBN: 978-967-978-943-0)

·        Chin Ung Ho. Ma Ha di shi dai Feng Chao (Tide of Discontent in Mahathir Era) (in Chinese) (Kuala Lumpur: Prometheus, 2004) (ISBN 983-2197-15-5)

·         Ho Khai Leong & James Chin Mahathir’s Administration: Performance And Crisis In Governance (Singapore: Times Books International, 2001) (ISBN 9812 323 198). This book was translated into Bahasa Malaysia as Pentadbiran Mahathir: Prestasidan Krisis dalam Pemerintahan (Singapore: Times Books International, 2003) (ISBN: 9812323953)

·         Chin Ung Ho. The Chinese of South East Asia (London: Minority Rights Group, 2000) (ISBN 1 897693 28 1)

·         Chin Ung Ho. ‘Kataks’ , Kadazan-Dusun Nationalism and Development: The 1999 Sabah State Election  (Regime Change And Regime Maintenance In Asia And The Pacific Series No 24, Department Of Political And Social Change, Research School Of Pacific And Asian Studies, Australian National University, 1999) (ISBN 07315 2678 3)

·         Chin Ung Ho. Chinese Politics in Sarawak: a Study of the Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP) (Kuala Lumpur, New York: Oxford University Press, 1996) (Hbk  ISBN 983 56 0007 4)  A paperback edition appeared in 1977 (ISBN 983 56 0039 2)

·         Chin Ung Ho. 90 Niandai Dama Zhengzhi (Malaysian Politics in the 1990s) (Kuching: Impact Mgt 1997) (ISBN 983 99259 03)

·         The Politics of Federal Intervention: The Malaysia Experience, Working (Paper No 1, Dept of International Relations:  IPC, 1995) (ISBN: 0909 05500 9)

·         James Chin “South East Asia Treaty Organisation”  in Encyclopedia of Modern Asia (Berkshire Reference Works, 2002) (ISBN 0-604- 80617-7)

·         James Chin  "Mahathir's The Malay Dilemma" and “Censorship in Papua New Guinea” in  Derek Jones (ed) , Censorship: A World Encyclopedia (London: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001)(ISBN 1-57958-135-8)

·         James Chin . Country entries for  Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Philippines, Brunei and East Timor in World Directory of Minorities (London: Minority Rights Group, 1997) (ISBN 1 873194 366)

·         James Chin  ‘Singapore’, ‘Moro National Liberation Front’ and ‘Brunei’ in Encyclopedia of the World's Minorities (Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2005)

·         James Chin  ‘Aquino, Benigno and Corazon’ and ‘New People's Army’ in Encyclopedia of the Developing World (London: Taylor and Francis, 2005) (ISBN: 1579583881)

·         James Chin  & Nic Mohamad Nik Mohd Salleh. “Barsian Component Parties”, Encyclopedia of Malaysia  Vol. 10 (Kuala Lumpur: Editions Didlier Millet (ISBN 981 3018 550) I was also the Consulting Editor for this Encyclopedia.

 

Chapters in Books

 

·         James Chin. ‘Electoral Battles and Innovations: Recovering Lost Ground' in Bridget Welsh, James Chin, Arun Mahizhnan and Tan Tarn How (Eds.) Impressions of the Goh Chok Tong Years in Singapore (Singapore: NUS Press 2009) (ISBN: 978-9971-69-396-1  ISBN: 978-9971-69-409-8 Hardback

·         Bridget Welsh, James U.H. Chin, Arun Mahizhnan and Tan Tarn How, Introduction: A Redefined Singapore in Bridget Welsh, James Chin, Arun Mahizhnan and Tan Tarn How (Eds.) Impressions of the Goh Chok Tong Years in Singapore (Singapore: NUS Press 2009) (ISBN: 978-9971-69-396-1  ISBN: 978-9971-69-409-8 Hardback

·         James Chin & Jayl Langub. ‘The Origins of the Sarawak Administrative Service’ in James UH Chin & Jayl Jayl Langub. Reminiscences: Recollections of Sarawak Administrative Officers (Kuala Lumpur: Pelanduk Publications, 2007) (ISBN: 978-967-978-943-0)

·         James Chin.  'South East Asia' In State of the World's Minorities 2006 (London: MRG, 2006) (ISBN 19045833222)

·         James Chin. Chapters on ‘Malaysia’ and 'Papua New Guinea' in Bertelsmann Transformation Index 2006 (Verlag Bertelsmann Stuiftung, Gutersloh, 2006)(ISBN 3-89204-856-8)

·         James Chin. Chapters on ‘Malaysia’ and 'Papua New Guinea' in Bertelsmann Transformation Index 2003 (Verlag Bertelsmann Stuiftung, Gutersloh, 2005)(ISBN 3-89204-729-4)

·         James Chin.  “The More Things Change, The More They Remain The Same”, in Chin Kin Wah & D. Singh (eds.) South East Asian Affairs 2004 (Singapore: Institute of South East Asian Studies, 2004)

·         James Chin.  “Autonomy: Politics in Sarawak” in Bridget Welsh (ed) Reflections: The Mahathir Years,  (Washington DC: John Hopkins University Press, 2004) (ISBN 9790615 124871) pp 240-251

·         James Chin.  “MalaysiaKini.com and its Impact on Journalism and Politics in Malaysia”, in K.C. Ho, Randy Kluver, C.C. Yang (eds.),  Asia.com: Asia Encounters the Internet , (NY, London: RoutledgeCurzon, 2003) (ISBN 0415315034) pp. 129-142

·         James Chin.  “The Melanau-Malay Schism Erupts Again: Sarawak at the Polls” in Lok Kok Wah & Johan Saravanamuttu (eds.), New Politics in Malaysia (Singapore: Institute of South East Asian Studies, 2003) (ISBN 981 230 169 0) pp. 213-227

·         James Chin. "The 1997 Singapore General Election" in Garry Rodan (ed.)  Singapore (Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2001) (ISBN: 0754621065) pp. 489-515

·         James Chin.  “Malaysia: The Barisan National Supremacy” in David Newman & John Fuh-sheng Hsieh (eds) How Asia Votes, (New York: Chatham House, Seven Bridges Press, 2002) (ISBN 1-889119-41-5) pp. 210-233

·         Chin Ung Ho. " Saba Huaren Zhengzhi Yanbian (Chinese Politics in Sabah)" in C.K. Lim, K.L. Ho, H.C. Hou and K.F. Lai (eds) Malaixiya Huarenshi Xinbian (A New History of Malaysian Chinese ) (3 volumes), ( Kuala Lumpur: Federation of Chinese Assembly Halls, 1998) pp. 127-186. (2nd Vol) (ISBN 983-9521-02-0)

·         James Chin. “Federal-State relations under Mahathir” in Ho Khai Leong & James Chin (eds) Mahathir’s Administration: Performance And Crisis In Governance (Singapore: Times Books International, 2001) (ISBN 9812 323 198) pp.28-61

·         James Chin.  “Malaysian Chinese Politics in the 21st Century”, Proceedings of The 4th International Chinese Overseas Conference (Taiwan: Sun Yat-Sen Institute for Social Sciences and Philosophy, Academia Sinica, 2001) pp.  203-230

 

 

Journals

 

·         James Chin & Arnold Puyok.  Going Against the Tide:  Sabah and the 2008 Malaysian General Elections, Asian Politics & Policy, Vol. 2. No. 2, 2010. pp. 219-325

·         James Chin.  Papua New Guinea in 2009: Anti-Chinese Rioting and LNG Deal, Asian Survey Vol. 50, No 1 Jan/Feb 2010, pp. 200-208

·         James Chin. The Malaysian Chinese Dilemma: The Never Ending Policy (NEP), Chinese Southern Diaspora Studies, Vol 3, 2009

·     James Chin & Wong Chin Huat, Malaysia’s Electoral Upheaval, Journal of Democracy Volume 20, Number 3 July 2009 pp.71-85

·         James Chin.  Contemporary Chinese Community in Papua-New Guinea: Old Money versus New Migrants, Chinese Southern Diaspora Studies, Vol 2, 2008 (南方华裔研究杂志) pp.117-126

·         James Chin. The 2006 Singapore General Elections, Electoral Studies, Vol 26, No 3, Sept 2007. pp 703-707

·         James Chin.  Papua New Guinea in 2006: Eye on Coming Elections, Asian Survey Vol XLVII, No 1 Jan/Feb 2007, pp. 200-208

·         James Chin. New Chinese Leadership in Malaysia: The Contest for the MCA and Gerakan Presidency Contemporary Southeast Asia (CSEA), Vol. 28, No. 1 (April 2006).

·         James Chin.  Papua New Guinea in 2004: Recolonization, Somare's Staying Power, and a Slight Economic Recovery, Asian Survey, Vol 45, No 1, 2005. pp 191-195 

·         James Chin.  The 2002 PNG General Elections, Catalyst Vol . 33, No 2, pp. 34-56

·         James Chin. Melanesia Issues and Events, 2002, The Contemporary Pacific, Fall 2003, pp 457-463

·         James Chin.  Papua New Guinea in 2001: Election Fever Begins, Asian Survey, Vol 42, No 1, 2002. pp 801-806

·         James Chin.  Malaysian Chinese Politics in the 21st Century: Fear, Service and Marginalisation, Asian Journal of Political Science, Vol 9, No 2 (December) 2001, pp. 78 - 94

·         James Chin.  The Media and Politics in Contemporary Papua New Guinea, Point, Vol.24, 2000. Pp. 175-187

·         James Chin. Mahathir’s Black Eye: The 2000 UMNO General Assembly, NZ International Review, Vol XXV, No 5, Sept/Oct 2000, pp 19-23

·         James Chin. A New Balance: The Chinese Vote in the 1999 Malaysian General Election, South East Asia Research Vol 8, No 3, 2000, pp. 281 - 299

·         James Chin.  Papua New Guinea: Politics of the Expected, NZ International Review, Vol 24, No 6 (Nov/Dec) 1999, pp.18-21

·         James Chin.  Going East: UMNO’s entry into Sabah Politics, Asian Journal of Political Science, Vol 7, No 1 (June) 1999, pp. 20-40

·         James Chin. Malaysia in 1997: Mahathir’a Annus Horibilis, Asian Survey, Vol. 38, No. 2 (February), 1998, pp. 401-407

·         James Chin. Anti-Christian Chinese Chauvinists and HDB Upgrades: The 1997 Singapore General Election, South East Asia Research vol. 5, No 3, 1997, pp.  217-241

·         James Chin.  Politics of Federal Intervention in Malaysia, with reference to Kelantan, Sarawak and Sabah, Journal of Commonwealth and Comparative Politics, Vol. 35, No 2 (July) 1997 , pp 96-120

·         James Chin.  Malaysia in 1996: Mahathir-Anwar Bouts, Umno Election And Sarawak Surprise, Asian Survey, Vol. 37, No. 2 (February), 1997, pp 181-187

·         James Chin.  The Sarawak Chinese Voters and their support for the Democratic Action Party (DAP), Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 34 , No. 2, 1996, pp 387-401

·         James Chin. PBDS and Ethnicity in Sarawak Politics, Journal of Contemporary Asia, Vol. 26, No. 4, 1996, pp. 512-526

·         James Chin. Back to Square One: The 1995 General Election in Sabah and Sarawak, Borneo Research Bulletin, Vol. 27, 1996, pp 98-126

·         James Chin. Sarawak's 1991 Election: Continuity of Ethnic Politics, South East Asia Research Vol. 4, No. 1, 1996, pp 21-40

·         James Chin. The 1995 Malaysian General Election: Mahathir's Last Triumph?, Asian Survey, Vol. 36, No.  4, 1996, pp 392-409

·         James Chin. The 1994 Fiji General Election, Electoral Studies Vol. 14, No.3 (September), 1995 pp 309-315

·         James Chin. Fiji: A Nation in Waiting, NZ International Review, Vol. XX No. 6 (November/December), 1995

·         James Chin. Sarawak's 1987 and 1991 Elections: An Analysis of the Ethnic Vote, Borneo Research Bulletin, Vol. 26, 1995, pp 3-25

·         James Chin. Sabah State Election of 1994: End of Kadazan Unity, Asian Survey, Vol. 34, No. 10, 1994, pp. 904-915

 

 

Book Reviews

 

·         Rodan, Garry ,Transparency and Authoritarian Rule in Southeast Asia: Singapore and Malaysia.( London: Routledge-Curzon, 2004)in  Asia Pacific Viewpoint, Volume 47, Number 2, August 2006, pp. 305-30

·         Michael Barr, Lee Kuan Yew: The Beliefs Behind the Man (Richmond: Curzon Press, 2000), in Asian Affairs, Feb 2002, Vol. 33 Issue 1, p160-161

·         Anthony Siaguru, In House (Canberra: Asia Pacific Press, 2003) in The Contemporary Pacific, Vol. Spring 2004

·         Lee Kam Hing and Tan Chee-Beng, (eds) The Chinese in Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press, 2000) and Edmund Terence Gomez and Jomo K.S. Malaysia's political economy: Politics, patronage and profits (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001), In Asia Pacific Viewpoint, 2000, vol. 41, no. 3, pp. 305-308

·         Ng, Cecelia, Positioning Women in Malaysia: Class and Gender in an Industrialising State (Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1999) & R.S. Milne and Diane K. Mauzy, Malaysian Politics Under Mahathir (London and New York: Routledge, 1999) In Asian Affairs (Vol.XXXI, part 2, June 2000)

·         Amarjit Kaur, Economic Change in East Malaysia: Sabah and Sarawak since 1850 (NY: St Martin's Press, 1988) In Asia-Pacific Viewpoint (in press)

·         Dru C. Gladney (ed), Making Majority- Constituting the Nation in Japan, Korea, China, Malaysia, Fiji, Turkey, and the United States, (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1988) In Journal of Commonwealth and Comparative Politics (forthcoming)

·         Francis Seow, The Media Enthralled: Singapore Revisited (Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 1998) In Journal of Commonwealth and Comparative Politics Vol. No 1999, pp.

·         Shanti Nair, Islam in Malaysian Foreign Policy,( London: Routledge, 1977) in Asian Affairs (Vol.XXXI, part 2, June 1999)

·         R.H. Taylor (ed), The Politics of Elections in Southeast Asia (Washington DC: Woodrow Wilson Center Press, 1996). In Journal of Asian Studies, Vol 57, No 2, May 1988, pp 617-619

·         Christopher Lingle, Singapore's Authoritarian Capitalism : Asian Values, Free Market Illusions and Political Dependency (Fairfax, VA: Locke Institute, 1996) In Asia-Pacific Viewpoint Vol. 39, No. 2, 1988, pp 330-332

·         Edmund T. Gomez, The 1995 Malaysian General Elections: A Report and Commentary (Singapore: ISEAS Occasional Paper No.93, 1996) In Asia-Pacific Viewpoint , Vol. 39, No. 1, (April) 1988, pp. 127-130

·         Mark T. Berger & Douglas A. Borer (eds), The Rise of East Asia: Critical Perspectives of the Pacific Century (London: Routledge, 1977) In China Information, Vol. XII, No. 3 (Winter 1997-1998) pp. 123-124

·         William Case, Elites and Regimes in Malaysia: Revisiting a Consociational Democracy (Clayton, Vic: Monash Asia Institute, 1996) In Asia-Pacific Viewpoint , Vol. 39, No. 1, 1988, pp. 127-130

·         William W. Bevis, Borneo Log: The Struggle for Sarawak's Forests (London and Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1995). In Journal of Asian Studies Vol. 56, No. 4  (Nov) 1997, pp. 1150-1

·         Harold Crouch, Government and Society in Malaysia (Sydney: Allen and Unwin, 1996) In Asian Journal of Political Science, Vol. 5, No. 2 (Dec), 1997, pp. 146-147

·         Khoo Boo Teik, Paradoxes of Mahthirism: An intellectual biography of Mahathir Mohamad (Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press, 1995) In Asia-Pacific Viewpoint , Vol. 39, No. 1, 1988, pp. 127-130

·         Roy Bruton, Farewell to Democracy in Sarawak (Devon: Merlin Books, 1994) In Journal of Southeast Asian Studies Vol. 28, No. 1, 1997, pp. 214 –216

·         Francis Seow, To Catch a Tartar : a dissident in Lee Kuan Yew's prison, (New Haven: Yale University Southeast Asian Studies Monograph 42, 1994), In Asia-Pacific Viewpoint , Vol. 38, No. 2, 1997, pp. 181-82

·         Leo Suryadinata (ed) Southeast Asian Chinese: The Socio-Cultural Dimension  (Singapore: Times Academic Press, 1995) In China Information, Vol XII, No 1/2 (Summer/Autumn, 1997) pp. 280 – 282

·         Michael Yahuda, Hong Kong: China's Challenge (London and New York: Routledge, 1996) In Internationales Asienforum  Vol. 28, No 1, 1997, pp. 110-112

·         Michael R.J. Vatikiotis, Indonesian Politics under Suharto: Order Development and Pressure for Change (London: Routledge, 1993) In Internationales Asienforum  Vol. 28, No 2/3, 1997, pp. 253-254

·         Yen Ching-Hwang, Studies in Modern Chinese History  (Singapore: Times Academic Press, 1995)  In China Information, Vol XII, No 1/2 (Summer/Autumn, 1997) pp. 280 – 282

·         Rainer Rohdewohld, Public Administration in Indonesia (Melbourne: Montech for The Graduate School of Government, Monash University, 1995) In Internationales Asienforum  Vol. 28, No 2/3, 1997,  pp. 253-254

·         Wang Gungwu, China and the Overseas Chinese  (Singapore: Times Academic Press, 1991) In China Information, Vol XII, No 1/2 (Summer/Autumn, 1997) pp. 280 – 282

·         Anne Munro-Kua, Authoritarian Populism in Malaysia. (Basingstoke: Macmillian, 1996). In International Affairs, Vol 37, No 2, (April) 1997, p. 399

·         Dae Hwan Kim and Tat Yang Kong (eds) The Korean Peninsula in Transition. (Basingstoke:  Macmillian, 1996). In International Affairs  Vol 37, No 2, (April) 1997, p. 399

·         Bjorn Schelander, Exploring Indonesia: Past and Present, (Honululu: Centre for Southeast Asian Studies, School of Hawaiian, Asian and Pacific Studies, University of Hawaii, 1996) In Education about Asia Vol. 2 No. 1,(Spring) 1997, pp. 66-67

·         H.P. Lee, Constitutional Conflicts in Contemporary Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press, 1995). In Journal of Asian Studies, Vol. 55 No 5, 1996, pp. 1067-1068

·         Geoffrey Murray and Audrey Perera, Singapore: The Global City State (New York: St Martin's Press, 1996). In Journal of Asian Studies Vol. 55, No 5, 1996, pp. 1071-1072

·         Michael Hill and Lian Kwen Fee, The Politics of Nation Building and Citizenship in Singapore (London and New York: Routledge, 1995). In China Information , Vol. 6, No. 1 (Summer) 1996, pp. 121-123

·         Edmund Terence Gomez, Political Business: Corporate Involvement of Malaysian Political Parties (Centre for South-East Asian Studies: James Cook University of North Queensland, 1994) In Asia-Pacific Viewpoint , Vol. 37, No. 1 (April), 1996, pp. 106-107

·         Daniel Chew, Chinese Pioneers of Sarawak (Singapore: Oxford University Press, 1991), Sarawak Gazette, Vol. CXIX, December, 1992

·         Vinson Sutlive, Tun Jugah of Sarawak (Penerbit Fajar Bakti: Petaling Jaya, 1993), Sarawak Gazette, Vol. CXIX, December , 1992

·         Jayum Jawan, Ethnic Factor in Sarawak Politics (Serdeng: UPM Press, 1993). In Sarawak Gazette, Vol. CXXX, December, 1993 pp 44-45

·         Theodore Gabriel, Christian-Muslim Relations, a case study of Sarawak, East Malaysia, (Aldershot: Averbury, 1996) In Borneo Research Bulletin, Vol. 28, 1997, pp. 191-193

·         Richard Lette, Malaysia’s Demographic Transition, Rapid Development, Culture and Politics (Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press, 1996) In Southeast Asian Journal of Social Sciences (1998)

Social Commentaries

Asian Analysis

 

Asian Analysis is published by Asean Focus Group with the cooperation of the International Centre of Excellence in Asia Pacific Studies [ICEAPS] at The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.

·         Dec 2007 – Malaysia: Malaysia's Prague Spring?

·         Nov 2007 - Malaysia : A New Low for the Judiciary

·         Apr 2007 - Malaysia: The Return of the Prodigal Son: Anwar on the Comeback Trial

·         Jan 2007 - Singapore: Sentosa Casino and Malaysian Investments

·         Sep 2006 - Malaysia: Mahathir's Internet Politics

·         May 2006 - Philippines: More Pressures on Arroyo

·         April 2006 - Malaysia: Happy Days Are Here Again for the Opposition

·         March 2006 - Singapore: The Invisible Opposition

·         Nov 2005 – Philippines: JI's Favourite Training Ground

·         April 2005 - Malaysia: Sure Thing in Sarawak

·         August 2005 - Malaysia: MCA and Chinese representation

·         Jan 2005 - Singapore: A Question Of Margin And Pedigree

·         Sep 2004 - Malaysia: Pak Lah's Islamic Challenge

·         Feb 2004 - Malaysia: Rising Crime and Elections

·         Mar 2003 - Malaysia: General Election Coming

·         Dec 2002 - Singapore: Opposition Happy For Now

·         Jun 2002 - Malaysia: Wayang Kulit In Sarawak

·         Apr 2002 - Singapore: A Place In The Sun

·         May 2001 - Singapore: Love-Hate Relations

·         May 2001 - Malaysia: Battle Royal In The MCA

·         Feb 2001 - Singapore: Hunting for New Blood

·         Oct 2000 - Malaysia: Change In UMNO's Direction

·         Aug 2000 - Singapore: Money, Money, Money.......

·         Jul 2000 - Malaysia: Mahathir's Self Inflicted Black Eye

·          May 2000 - Malaysia: Battle For The Heartland

·          Mar 2000 - Singapore: Who Or What Is A Singaporean

·          Feb 2000 - Malaysia: New Millennium, New Pressures On Mahathir

·          Nov 1999 - Singapore: Rising Social Ills

 

 

Newspapers (selected):

 

·       Slow way to hand over rule in Asia' ,  The Canberra Times,  10 October, 2008

·     Anwar's popularity adds to ruling party's fear and loathing, The Canberra Times, 28 August 2008‘

·         Malaysia's broad mix still waiting to merge happily’,  The Canberra Times,  11 July, 2008

·     ‘Strange days in Malaysia politics’, The Canberra Times, 1 July 2008‘

·     ‘ What do East Malaysians want?’, The Sun, 3 July 2008 (reprinted as page one story on The  Borneo Post, 4 July 2008)

·     ‘Mahathir Playing a dangerous game in Malaysia’, The Canberra Times, 21 May 2008

·         ‘A healthy dose of democracy’, The Edge (Malaysia), 14 April 2008

·         ‘Significant outcomes of the General Election’, The Edge (Malaysia), 31 March 2008

·         ‘Political Perfect Storm’, The Edge (Malaysia), 24 March 2008

·         ‘Sovereignty, failing states and the deputy sheriff’, New Straits Times, 19 Jun 2006

·         'Somare one jump ahead of his rivals', Canberra Times, 27 December 2004

·         'Relationship with Malaysia headed for better times', Canberra Times, 18 August 2004

·         'Pak Lah triumphant as Malaysia's hard-line Islamists take a beating', Canberra Times, 24 March 2004

·         'Really dirty tricks aren't necessary', Canberra Times, 17 March 2004

·         'No longer driver but not just a passenger' Canberra Times,  31 October 2003

·         'Mr Clean' may not sweep in after Mahathir' Canberra Times,   28 June 2002

·         “Mixed PNG reaction to Australian move”, Canberra Times, Tuesday, 1 July 2003

·         “Australian way at odds with Pacific Way” The Canberra Times, 26 August 2003

·         “PNG-Australian relationship at a new low point as the aid row simmers” The Canberra Times, 8 September 2003

·         "Doubts About A Free And Fair Election In PNG", The Canberra Times, 25 March, 2002

·         “ Why PNG's economy is going nowhere", Canberra Times, 18 April 2002

·         "Ongoing culture of corruption ", Canberra Times ,30 May 2002

·         "Slow start hides drama of PNG?s election campaign", Canberra Times, 1 June 2002

·         "Not as much violence but corruption will still rule", Canberra Times ,18 June 2002

·          "PNG Grapples with government", Canberra Times, 30 July 2003

·         "Somare plays the numbers game and wins, for now", Canberra Times, 13 August 2002

·         "As PNG staggers, the king hit could be HIV/AIDS", Canberra Times, 23 Sept 2003

·         "PNG on the brink of economic collapse" Canberra Times, 14 November 2002

·         "Papua New Guinea's Hot Political Potato: The Privatisation Process" Canberra Times, 23 April 2001

·         "Power From The Barrel Of A Gun: The PNGDF Crisis" The Canberra Times, 22 March 2001

·          "Reining in PNG's 'yo-yo' politicians", Canberra Times, 19 June 2001

·          "The band plays as the nation founders" Canberra Times, 30 July 2001

 

 

Conference/Seminars (selected) 

2010

·      Roundtable on Institutional and Legislative Reforms in Political Financing in Malaysia, Transparency International - Malaysia, Eastin Hotel, 8 February 2010

·      "State-federal relationship", Institute of Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS), Institut Latihan Kehakiman dan Perundangan (ILKAP), 7 February 2010

·      Second India-Malaysia Strategic Dialogue, Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia, 28 January 2010

·      "Malaysia at Crossroads", Centre for Media & Information Warfare Studies, Holiday Inn, Glenmarie, Shah Alam, 9 January 2010

2009

·      " Removing Impediments, Strengthening Unity", National Unity Forum, 26 October, 2009

·      "Razak, Anwar Ibrahim, and Political Reforms in Malaysia, Asia Society, Korea Center, 22 September,   2009

·      "New Media in Malaysia: Trends and challenges" Media Forum 2009, Han Chiang College, Penang

9 June 2009

·         Old Wine in a New Bottle? The new Najib Administration", Asia Research Centre, Murdoch University, Australia, 19 May, 2009

·         Crisis, Crackdown, and Credibility in Malaysia ", The Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC), Stanford University April 7, 2009

·  "The Politics of Reform in Malaysia", Carolina Asia Center , University of North Carolina,  April 2, 2009

·  "Malaysia’s New Politics from Hegemony to Pluralism?", Association of Asian Studies Annual Meeting, Chicago, March 27, 2009

2008 ·  "National Unity and Integration: The view from East Malaysia", National Conference on National Integration and the United Nation-State of Malaysia, CMIWS, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Shah Alam, 23-25 July 2008

·       "The NEP: Some Observations", Monash South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa,  12 June 2008

2007

·         "The 2007 Malaysian budget: 'Buying' a general election?"; Joint Centre for Malaysian Studies / Centre of Southeast Asian Studies Seminar, Monash Asia Institute, Melbourne, 11 October 2007

·         Keynote speaker “Political Developments in Malaysia and Singapre”, Annual Conference of the Taiwan Association of Southeast Asian Studies, 27-28 April, Kaoshung, Taiwan

·         “The Chinese in Papua New Guinea”, Chinese in the Pacific: Where to now? Workshop, Australian National University, 9 Feb 2007

 

2006

·         The 2006 Sarawak Election, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 20 June

·         Keynote speaker: “Missing Gaps in Sarawak’s History”, National Conference on Sabah and Sarawak’s History, Univesiti Malaysia Sabah, 17 March

·         The Badawi Administration, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Japan, 6 June

·         Political Change in Singapore and Malaysia, Centre for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, Japan 9 June

           

2005

·         Political Succession In Malaysia, Asean People’s Assembly, Manila, Philippines, 11 May

·         Malaysia: Solving Insurgency: Ten key Lessons from the Communist Insurgency in Malaysia,  2nd Senior Leaders Conference, Philippine Army, Fort Bornifaco, Manila, Philippines, 17 March

·         Malaysia-Indonesia Relations, Centre for International Relations, University of Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia, 28 April

·         The Badawi Administration, Department of Political Science, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Philippines, 12 March

·         The New Badawi Administration, Centre for South East Asian Studies, City University, Hong Kong, 8 January, 2005

·         The Other Malaysia, Centre for Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong, 14 November

·         Sarawak Politics, Institute of South East Asian Studies, Singapore, 31 November

 

2004

·         The Battle for Bandar Kuching Seat in the 2004 General Elections,  Malaysian Studies Conference 4, Universiti Kebangsan Malaysia, 4 August 2004

 

2002

·         PNG after the Elections, Papua New Guinea Update 2002,ANU & INA, 8 November 2002, Port Moresby

 

2001

·         On-line Publications and the Impact on Journalism  and Politics in Malaysia, Internet & Development in Asia, National University of Singapore, 14-15 September

·         The Future of Malaysian Chinese Politics, 5th Asean Inter-University seminar on social development, National University of Singapore, 23-25 May

·         Malaysian Chinese Politics in the 21st Century, The 4th International Chinese Overseas Conference, Sun Yat-Sen Institute for Social Sciences and Philosophy, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, April 29

 

2000

·         The politics of logging in PNG, Forestry in the New Millennium, conference organised by NRI(PNG) and IIED (London), Port Morebsy 1-3 August

·         Seminar on Governance and Politics in PNG, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, 29 May

 

1999

·         Public seminar on Fijian Politics, East Asian Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 10 November

 

1997

·         Public Lecture on the Economic Crisis in Malaysia, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Kedah, Malaysia, 20 December

·         Paper on Federalism in Malaysia, First International Malaysia Studies Conference, Universiti Malaya, 11-13 August.

·         Public lecture on Malaysian political leadership, Institute of East Asian Studies, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), 8 August.

·         Talk on political leadership in Malaysia, Huazi Resource and Research Centre, Kuala Lumpur, 4 July.

·         Paper on Federalism in Malaysia, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), 14 February .

 

1996

·         Paper on Sabah Chinese Politics at the History of Chinese Community Seminar organised by the Federation of Chinese Assembly Halls in Malaysia, June.

·         Comparison between Malaysian and Fijian Politics, Centre for South East Asian Studies, University of Hull, May

·         Paper on Opposition Chinese Politics in Sarawak, Annual Conference of the Association of South East Asian Studies Association (ASEAUK), 21-24 April

 

1995

·         Paper on Ethnicity and Sarawak politics at the ninth colloquium of the Malaysia Society of Australia, University of New England, 21-22 October

·         Ethnicity and Politics in Contemporary Southeast Asia, University of South Pacific, Fiji, 20 July

·         Paper on the 1995 Malaysian General Election at the NZ Asian Studies Conference at Auckland University, 1-4 July

 

1994

·         Paper on Sarawak Politics at the Borneo Research Council Biannual Conference in Pontianak, Indonesia, 17 July