The RSIS family came together on 1 August 2024 to celebrate 28 years of RSIS.

Our staff and students gathered in a relaxed and informal setting, taking the opportunity to mingle, connect with fellow colleagues and getting to know new members of the RSIS family.

RSIS also expressed appreciation to long-serving staff with long service awards, thanking them for helping to make RSIS what it is today.

The award recipients are as follows:

Long Service Award (25 years)

1. Dr Leonard C. Sebastian, Senior Fellow
2. Ms Chong Yee Ming, Librarian

Long Service Award (20 years)

1. Dr Gunaratna Rohan Kumar, Professor of Security Studies
2. Mr Karim Bin Lampu, Senior Driver

Long Service Award (15 years)

1. Ms Cindy Goh, Assistant Manager
2. Ms Sarimah Binti Raduan, Senior Receptionist
3. Ms Mani Amudha, Finance Manager
4. Dr Nah Liang Tuang, Research Fellow

Long Service Award (10 years)

1. Mr Adrian Tan, Executive Coordinator, Policy Research Office; Head of Special Projects, and Deputy Director of IDSS
2. Ms Adilah Binti Anwar, Language Officer
3. Mr Benjamin Ang, Senior Fellow and Head of CENS
4. Ms Cheryl Chan, Secretary to Dean
5. Dr Alistair D.B. Cook, Senior Fellow and Coordinator of HADR Programme
6. Dr David Han, Research Fellow
7. Dr Lee Su-Hyun, Assistant Professor and the Coordinator of the MSc in IPE Programme
8. Dr Joel Ng, Research Fellow and Deputy Head of CMS
9. Ms Jenny Tan, Human Resource Manager