Author/ Editor

Sultan Nazrin Shah

Publisher

World Scientific

Call Number

959.5 CHR

Synopsis

Sultan Nazrin Shah brings together highly distinguished researchers to explore issues in the economic, administrative, and social history of modern Malaysia. Some chapters throw new light on such turning-point episodes others move in many directions, the creative role of government in modern Malaysia and going back to the colonial period is a dominant narrative...

Author/ Editor

Filip De Beule, Philippe De Lombaerde & Haiyan Zhang

Publisher

Routledge

Call Number

337.51 THE

Synopsis

This book examines these issues of the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and analyzes the impact of the BRI on Chinese involvement in Asia and Europe. It sheds light on the strategic responses of host country governments and regional economic organizations, as well as the reactions of Chinese and other multinational companies, and ultimately the Chinese government... 

Author/ Editor

-

Publisher

United States House of Representatives

Call Number

328.73073 CHA

Synopsis

This booklet is about the individuals who served as Speaker and the contours and rhythms of their office. It is a story about the constellation of political movements, lawmakers, aides, and everyday people who have shaped the Speakership in myriad ways. In large measure, the history of the Speakership is also a history of the U.S. House of Representatives. But it is ultimately a history of America and its experiment in democratic self-government…

Author/ Editor

Crystal Abidin and Natalie Pang

Publisher

Routledge

Call Number

-

Synopsis

This book will be useful for the readers in the disciplines of anthropology, Asian studies, communications, cultural studies, media studies, and science and technology studies. The collection of essays considers how scholars conduct research on everyday politics in Southeast Asia via networks of internet popular culture. This includes artefacts, networks, groups, and cultures that are specific to Southeast Asian online practices, and that seek to represent, advocate for, provoke, or question how citizens "do" politics online.

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Author/ Editor

-

Publisher

Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)

Call Number

-

Synopsis

The Singapore economy outperformed in Q2 despite the headwinds from the oil price shock. Near-term growth momentum should stay firm, supported by sustained AI-related demand and its spillovers to adjacent industries and business confidence. 

MAS Core Inflation is projected to increase in Q3 and stay elevated before stepping down in H2 2027. In July, MAS increased the rate of appreciation of the S$NEER policy band very slightly, with no change to its width and the level at which it is centred. 

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Author/ Editor

Michael Cembalest

Publisher

JP Morgan

Call Number

-

Synopsis

This paper examines energy arguments, battles and debates such as (and many more):

•          the impact of data centers on power prices, the cost of solar plus storage as baseload power
•          the “primary energy fallacy” that ignores waste heat
•           the true cost of small modular reactors, Germany’s decision to shut down nuclear

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