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National Peace Conference Southeast Asia
Conflict Without Borders

National Peace Conference Southeast Asia Conflict By Assoc Prof Dr Roy Anthony Rogers
Without Borders was held in collaboration with IMAN Deputy Director Research and Internationalisation,
Research, Sasakawa Peace Foundation, the British High Asia Europe Institute cum
Commission, the Universiti Malaya represented by Asia Lecturer, Dept of International & Strategic Studies
Europe Institute (AEI), Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
and Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia (ABIM). Distinguished
Professor Datuk Dr Rajah Rasiah, the Executive Director of
AEI, officiated the conference.

The objective of the conference is to bring awareness to
the conflict in the Southeast Asian region to Malaysia,
understand each other and find best practices from each society groups, legislative council members, legal experts,
other in dealing with the conflict and advocate for students and think tanks such as ASEAN Institute for Peace
sustainable, inclusive solutions. and Reconciliation and Geutanyoe Foundation.

The conference was held on March 14-15 at the AEI The topics discussed include the conflict in Myanmar, the
auditorium with the participation of senior government refugee problem in Sabah, and the conflict in Southern
officials, such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Prime Thailand and the Southern Philippines. The discussion is
Minister's Department, the Ministry of Education and not limited to traditional security but includes human
Foreign Missions, such as the British High Commissioner, security, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals
the Croatian Ambassador, and the First Secretary of (SDGs). This conference has also received media coverage
Namibia. In addition, the conference also witnessed the from home and abroad. Although the conference is over,
participation of international and local academics, civil efforts to produce a publication are underway.

International Conference on Auvaiyar Tamil

Literature 2023

Recently, the Department of Indian Studies of the Faculty By Dr Silllalee S.Kandasamy
of Art and Social Science, Universiti Malaya
collaborated with the OMS Foundation, National Land
Finance Co-operation, and the Malaysian Tamil Culture
Association to launch the International Conference on
Auvaiyar Tamil Literature 2023, which was held from 25th
to 26th February 2022. This conference was held at the
UM Chancellor Building.

The theme of the conference is to popularise the Tamil
literature of Auvaiyar. Auvaiyar was a popular Tamil poet
living in the Sangam era which dates back 2300 years ago.
She has contributed various works to Tamil literature,
especially for children’s literature.
of Companies and the founder-president of OMS
An impressive collection of academic research papers Foundation, gave his opening remarks in the
were presented at the conference, which included papers conference.This was followed by Dr S. Manimaran, the
from India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and Singapore. The Head of the Indian Studies Department, Universiti Malaya,
scholarly discussion took place over two days (25th and delivering his conference president speech and Mr
26th February) from 9.00 am to 6.00 pm; there were also Murugan, Co-President of the conference, with the
highlighted keynotes by well-known lectures from opening address. It should be noted that the conference
Malaysia and India. Many delegates were able to take the succeeded in meeting its objective of having an
floor at the opening session of the conference. Mr OMS intellectual discourse on the historical achievements of the
Pa.Thiyagarahjan, the Managing Director of OMS Groups Avvaiyar Tamil Literature.

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