Note: This event will take place on 7/2 at 10:00 AM BST (London time).

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 ASEASUK. 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 a moderated Q&A.

Panelists:

• Marites Vitug, Author and Editor at Large, Rappler

• Dr. Prapaporn Teresa Tivayanond, 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, ASEASUK Executive Committee Member & Reviews Editor

Click here for more information and to register for the Zoom webinar. The event will also be streamed live on Youtube and Facebook; see the Facebook event here,