Suryakenchana Omar (SEA Stud, BA (Hons) '96; MA '07) and Mustafa Izzuddin were among the recipients of 20 Silver Medallions which were presented to the Malay Youth Literary Association (4PM) for winning the Commonwealth Youth Silver Award 2006/7.

Every year, the Commonwealth Youth Programme recognises and rewards the contributions made by youth groups or organisation to the development of their societies by conferring up to five Silver Awards for each of its region – Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and the South Pacific. 4PM received this award for demonstrating excellence in community work and promoting the spirit of volunteerism among ITE students in Projek Bestari (Excellence) ITE or Project bITE.

Suryakenchana and Mustafa (Pol. Sci., BA (Hons); USP Scholar '05) were past Chairmans for Project bITE for the terms, 1999-2001 and 2004-2006 respectively. Surya is now an Academic Staff with the Republic Polytechnic and Vice-President II of 4PM; while Mustafa is a Management Committee member and completing his Masters in International Relations course at the London School of Economics. Another FASS alumni, Esfan Rizal Rahwom (Soc. & Malay Stud., BA '00) is the presiding Honorary Treasurer of 4PM.

Lim Lay Choo (MA, 2005, Singapore) was the Benjamin Batson Gold Medal Award recipient for the commencement ceremony in 2005.

Katewadee Kulabkaew (MA, 2004, Thai) was awarded the Benjamin Batson Gold Medal Award during the commencement ceremony in 2004. She is currently doing her second Master’s degree (by research) at Waseda University in Japan on Japanese Government Scholarship. Her current research focuses on international relations of the Asia-Pacific region.

Tamara Shie (MA, 2003, American) was awarded the Benjamin Batson Gold Medal Award during the commencement ceremony in 2003. Since then, she has completed a MA in international policy studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS) in Monterey, California in August 2004. As part of her MIIS degree, she took part in a special program called the International Professional Service Semester (IPSS) and interned at the Pacific Forum CSIS, a private research and policy institute examining security issues of the Asia Pacific, located in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her publications include:

Francois Gardin (MA, 2000, French) was a recipient of a scholarship from LVMH (a French company) which funds the Euro-Asia center at INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France. After his MA, he went on to study international economics at the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, from 2001-2002 where he focused on international finance. He has written a paper on China's modern foreign policy in Southeast Asia and the function of overseas Chinese communities. While in the United States, he also worked as an analyst for a Swiss company called Richemont, a manufacturer of watches, jewellery, leather products and clothes.

Hernaikh Singh (MA, 2001, Singaporean) has been working at the Singapore International Foundation. He is now its deputy managing director.

Ho Li -ching (MA 1998, Singaporean) joined the teaching profession upon completing her degree. She has been awarded with an Overseas Graduate Scholarship from the NTU/NIE to pursue a PhD degree in social studies in the United States.

Ian Jones (MA, 2000, American) has commenced law school at Golden Gate University in San Francisco where he studies international law with an emphasis on Southeast Asia.

Ivy Susanti (MA, 2003, Indonesian) has resumed her work as a journalist at the Jakarta Post in Indonesia.

Jaime Jimenez (Ph.D. candidate, 2003, Filipino) was a recipient of NUS research scholarship. During his PhD candidature, he spent 9 months at the Social Research Institute (CUSRI), Chulalongkorn University, under an Asian Scholarship Foundation grant His publications include:

Justin Pierre (MA, 2002, Singaporean) is currently teaching. In 2001, he received a Certificate of Distinction and a SINDA Academic Excellence Award for a Diploma course in Department Management offered by NTU/NIE. In the same year, he was selected by MOE's Teachers' Network to attend a six-Day Professional Development program at Murdoch University in Perth, Australia. He was a participant in the Focus Group Discussion and Sharing Session with the MOE on the Lifeskills and Well-Being Area of Learning in 2003. His publications include:

Le Huu Huy (MA, 2002, Vietnamese) has worked as a language tutor at the Centre for Language Studies, NUS. Upon completing his MA degree, he worked as a sales and marketing manager in a food-based company in Singapore before forming Singapore based consultancy firm called Vietnam Global Network. His company promotes and offers assistance in trade and investment, economic and technological co-operation, tourism, education and training in Vietnam, Singapore and ASEAN. He has written an article titled, “Strong Commitment for ASEAN Banking Community,” in The ASEAN Banker (June 1999).

Mahendra K. Datu (M.A. 1998, PhD 2003, Indonesian) was a recipient of the ASEAN Postgraduate Scholarship for his MA degree. He subsequently received a NUS research scholarship for his PhD degree. His PhD research was on “State -controlled Strategic Industries in Indonesia.” During his PhD candidature he presented a conference paper at the World Business Dialogue Forum organised by the Universiteit zu Koln, Germany and a seminar paper at Rijks Universiteit Groningen, Netherlands. His publications include, "The Indonesian Banking Restructuring - Reconstructing The Road To Recovery," in The Asian Banker International Report (1999).

Marcelino Lizaso (MA, 2003, Filipino) has continued working as Director of the General Education Curriculum at the Far Eastern University in the Philippines since his graduation.

Michela Astuto (MA, 2000, Italian) was a recipient of the NUS MA scholarship. She subsequently received a NUS research scholarship to pursue a PhD degree at the SEASP. She is conducting research on economic policy making in Malaysia.

Rommel Curaming (M.A. 2001, Filipino) was a recipient of the ASEAN Postgraduate Scholarship from NUS. While at NUS, he worked as a tutor at the SEASP. Upon completion of his MA degree and with a 9-month grant from the Asian Scholars Foundation, he went to Gadja Madah University in Indonesia, where he worked as a research fellow at the CSSEAS. In June 2002, he received a full scholarship from the Australian National University to pursue a PhD in Asian Studies. At ANU, he has served as a tutor in “Individual and Society in Asia” and as coordinator/tutor of a module about Burma. His publications include:

Sopaporn Saeung (MA, 2002, Thai) was a recipient of the ASEAN Postgraduate Scholarship. She received a Fulbright Scholarship Under the Open Competition Program and is now pursuing a joint Master’s degree in public administration and journalism at Indiana University in Bloomington, USA.

Surjadi (MA 2002, Indonesian) was a recipient of ASEAN Postgraduate Scholarship. After completing his MA degree, he went back to Indonesia and has been working at the University of Indonesia.

Tan Helen Doreen (MA, Singaporean) is a lecturer at the National Institute of Education, NTU. Her publications include:

Zhao Li (MA, 2002, Chinese) has been working as a senior research officer with the Consumer Affairs of Singapore (CASE). She has been awarded a Dr Sun Yat Sen scholarship for two years to pursue Master of Social Work at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work in Washington University in St. Louis, USA.