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Tuesday 29th May 2018
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Thank you for subscribing to our mailing list. We are delighted to present the May 2018 issue of the LSE Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre (LSE SEAC) Newsletter.
News: LSE Southeast Asia Forum 2018
On Monday 21st May, LSE SEAC hosted the annual LSE Southeast Asia Forum (SEAF) at the Lincoln Centre. Opening remarks were given by LSE Director Dame Minouche Shafik, followed by a Keynote Lecture by Her Excellency Ms Foo Chi Hsia (High Commissioner of the Republic of Singapore to the United Kingdom) addressing Singapore's priorities as ASEAN Chair in 2018.
H.E. Ms Foo Chi Hsia (left), Dame Minouche Shafik (middle), Professor Saw Swee Hock (right)
The full day conference comprised of four expert panels that examined a range of prevalent issues currently facing the region, including great power dynamics, economic risks and challenges, domestic politics, and the situation in Myanmar. Photos of the conference are now available on the LSE SEAC Flickr and Facebook pages, and the full programme can be found here
Panel II (left to right): Geoffrey Yu (UBS Wealth Management), Ying Staton (Global Counsel), Jonathan Wheatley (Financial Times), Peter Mumford (Eurasia Group), Cesar Purisima (Milken Institute)
Dedicated written pieces summarising the speakers' presentations will be released on the SEAC Medium account over the coming weeks - read the first submission by Professor James Putzel (LSE International Development) here. Subject to there being no technical difficulties, the second panel will be made available soon as a podcast on the SEAC website.
Professor Medeith Weiss (State University of New York at Albany)
News
SEAC Associate Dr Allerton published a paper 
SEAC Associate Dr Catherine Allerton (LSE Department of Anthropology) has recently had an article published in the Journal of Ethic and Migration Studies on child illegality in Malaysia, entitled 'Impossible Children: illegality and excluded belonging among children of migrants in Sabah, Malaysia'. The article is open access and can be read here.

Upcoming events

Automation and the Future of Work in Southeast Asia
Wednesday 30th May; 12:30 - 14:00 (lunch will be served from midday)
Room 9.05, LSE Tower 2 (TW2) [map]
Dr Lukas Schlogl

The economies of Southeast Asia tend to be more labour-abundant and less capital-intensive than OECD economies. They have higher rates of population growth and a smaller tertiary-educated labour force. Agricultural and informal service-sector employment are more prevalent while value added in industrial manufacturing is smaller. Given such economic characteristics, how will Southeast Asia be affected by labour-replacing technological change? What if routine tasks can increasingly be carried out with minimal human labour input? What if robots in high-income countries start to compete with cheap labour?

In this LSE SEAC lunchtime seminar, we will analyse current trends, forecasts, and theories of labour automation with regard to Southeast Asia and will discuss a respective future research agenda. More.

The Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre (SEAC) is a cross-disciplinary, regionally-focused academic centre within the Institute of Global Affairs at LSE.

Building on the School’s deep academic and historical connections with Southeast Asia, SEAC seeks to foster world-leading academic and policy research with a focus on the Southeast Asian social and political landscape.

SEAC is LSE’s gateway to understanding Southeast Asia.

The Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre was established with the generous support of Professor Saw Swee Hock.

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