SOUTH-EAST ASIAN STUDY AND RESEARCH CENTRE

Mr S. Rajoo asked the Minister for Education whether the Government will consider setting up a "South-East Asian Study and Research Centre" to do constant research into the ethnological, cultural, political and historical aspects of the South-East Asian races and people.

Mr Ong Pang Boon: Mr Speaker, Sir, the Government has decided to set up an Institute for South-East Asian Studies to carry out systematic research into affairs of South-East Asian countries, their history, geography, ethnography, economics, political science, culture, etc. The site of the Institute and its library will be located near the University of Singapore.