Southeast Asian National Responses to Covid-19

When
2 July 2020 – 10am BST [5pm Manila / Singapore / KL; 4pm Bangkok]

About
How have Southeast Asian countries responded to Covid-19?  What might other countries learn from the experiences of Southeast Asian countries?  Join us for a cross-national panel discussion of national responses and societal implications to the pandemic with scholars and experts from across Southeast Asia hosted by ASEAS(UK). 

This hour-long session will explore the politics, cultural responses and distributional impacts of Covid-19 in Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines. The discussion will include moderated Q&A.

Panelists
– Marites Vitug, Author and Editor at Large, Rappler
– Dr. Prapaporn Tivayanond Mongkhonvanit, Dean, School of Global Studies, Thammasat University
– Kirsten Han, Journalist and Curator, ‘We, The Citizens’ newsletter
– Tricia Yeoh, PhD Candidate, U. of Nottingham-Malaysia, Fellow at IDEAS Malaysia

Moderator
– Dr. Pon Souvannaseng, ASEAS(UK) Executive Committee Member & Reviews Editor

Where
Zoom

When
2 July 2020 – 10am BST [5pm Manila / Singapore / KL; 4pm Bangkok]

About
How have Southeast Asian countries responded to Covid-19?  What might other countries learn from the experiences of Southeast Asian countries?  Join us for a cross-national panel discussion of national responses and societal implications to the pandemic with scholars and experts from across Southeast Asia hosted by ASEAS(UK). 

This hour-long session will explore the politics, cultural responses and distributional impacts of Covid-19 in Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines. The discussion will include moderated Q&A.

Panelists
– Marites Vitug, Author and Editor at Large, Rappler
– Dr. Prapaporn Tivayanond Mongkhonvanit, Dean, School of Global Studies, Thammasat University
– Kirsten Han, Journalist and Curator, ‘We, The Citizens’ newsletter
– Tricia Yeoh, PhD Candidate, U. of Nottingham-Malaysia, Fellow at IDEAS Malaysia

Moderator
– Dr. Pon Souvannaseng, ASEAS(UK) Executive Committee Member & Reviews Editor

Where
Zoom

This event was also live streamed on YouTube and Facebook.
You can watch a video of the recorded event below.

ASEAS(UK) Online Event: Southeast Asian National Responses to Covid-19