Dr Vilashini Somiah is Senior Lecturer and Head of the Gender Studies Programme, Universiti Malaya. She was a Visiting Fellow with the Malaysia Studies Programme at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. ![](
Dr Lee Hwok-Aun is Senior Fellow of the Regional Economic Studies Programme, and Co-coordinator of the Malaysia Studies Programme at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. He was previously Senior Lecturer in