Professor Dr OOI Keat Gin
BA Ed. (Hons) (Universiti Sains Malaysia), MA (National University of Singapore), PhD (Southeast Asian Studies) (University of Hull)
OOI Keat Gin’s scholarly interest of the island of Borneo dates back some four decades when he first stepped on Bornean soil, initially Kuching, Sarawak, thence to Simunjan in the Middle Sadong River. In the vicinity of the Sadong, specifically then known as the Nonok peninsula (currently Asiajaya), was a hive of communist activities throughout the 1970s and 1980s. His initial curiosities were of the Sadong environs, Serian and onwards to urban Kuching. With both his tertiary degrees focusing on the Brooke Rajahs (1841-1941) and British colonial period (1946-1963) of Sarawak, post-doctoral research on the Pacific War and Imperial Japan’s military occupation (1941-1945) that extended to North Borneo (presently Sabah), Brunei, and thereafter a crossover to Dutch Borneo and post-independent Indonesia Kalimantan. All in all, frightening upon hindsight, he had spent several decades of his academic career on Borneo across all its political component territories, namely the present-day Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak, the Sultanate of Brunei, and Indonesia Kalimantan.
Beyond Borneo, his varied scholarly interests extend to exploring mid-sized urban centres inter alia George Town, Penang; Phuket town on Phuket, southern Thailand; Siem Reap, Cambodia. Historiography is another preoccupation likewise his penchant for uncovering source materials in aiding the reconstruction and reinterpretation of the past. Hand in hand with historiography is his concern for the teaching and learning of history at the secondary and tertiary level, and also in the public sphere. Although not intending to go to the extent of becoming a public intellectual, his writings and publications to some extent contribute in the shaping of how history is being communicated to the youth and the-man-in-the-street.
Two foci of his attention in recent years have been on international history and biography. Both are at best in the exploratory stage of development. His expressed intention is to explore Borneo in the context of its relations and interactions with other territories in immediate proximity as well as those beyond. Attempting a biography of a historical personality is another challenge that he is keen to embark.
Prior to his current appointment as Professor of the Modern History of Brunei/Borneo, he was Professor of History of Malaysia/Southeast Asia at the School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia. Until his mandatory retirement in 2019, he was Coordinator of the Asia Pacific Research Unit (APRU-USM), and founding-editor-in-chief (2005-2019) of the Scopus-indexed International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies (IJAPS).
The modern history and historiography of Borneo; Brunei history and historiography; urban history of colonial cities; Borneo in International History; war and conflict; historical biography; women in history; Southeast Asian history; indigenous source materials for historical research; underwater archaeology; underwater cultural heritage.
A History of Borneo
Brunei in International History
History of Women in Brunei
Brunei within ASEAN
Brunei History
Single-authored Books / Monograph
1992
The History of St. Xavier's Institution, Penang, 1852-1992. Penang, Malaysia: La Salle Christian Brothers and St Xavier's Institution, 1992. 150p. photographs, biblio.
1996
World beyond the Rivers: Education in Sarawak from Brooke Rule to Colonial Office Administration, 1841-1963. (Special Publication Series) Hull, England: Department for South-East Asian Studies, University of Hull, 1996. 192p. map, photographs, biblio. ISBN 0-85958-902-1
1997
Of Free Trade and Native Interests: The Brookes and the Economic Development of Sarawak, 1841-1941. (South-East Asian Historical Monograph Series) Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press, 1997. 456p. maps, photographs, biblio. ISBN 9789835600234
1999
Rising Sun over Borneo: The Japanese Occupation of Sarawak, 1941-1945. London and Basingstoke: Macmillan; New York: Saint Martin's Press, 1999. 158p. maps. biblio. ISBN-10: 0312217145; ISBN-13: 978-0312217143
Malaysia. Rev. ed. (World Bibliographical Series). Oxford: ABC-Clio, 1999. 490p. maps. ISBN 9781851093113 [1851093117]
2001
One Hundred Years of Tin Smelting, 1898-1998. Penang, Malaysia: Escoy Smelting, 2001. 100p. photographs, illustrations, biblio.
Alam di Sebalik Sungai: Pendidikan di Sarawak dari Zaman Pemerintahan Brooke ke Pentadbiran Pejabat Penjajah British, 1841-1963. Penang, Malaysia: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia. (Malay translation of World Beyond the Rivers [Hull, 1996]). 2001. 196p. map. biblio. ISBN 9839700979
2002
From Colonial Outpost to Cosmopolitan Centre: The Growth and Development of George Town, Penang, from late 18th century to late 20th century. (APARP Southeast Asia Research Paper no. 57.) Taipei, Taiwan: Asia-Pacific Research Program, Academia Sinica, July 2002. 137p. maps. photos. biblio.
2007
Traumas and Heroism: The European Community in Sarawak during the Pacific War and Japanese Occupation, 1941-1945. Kota Kinabalu: Opus Publications. 278p. maps, photos, illustrations. biblio. ISBN 9789833987023
2008
Enter the Dragons: A History of the Penang Dragon Boat Festival Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur: Ministry of Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage Malaysia, 2008. 120p. photos, illustrations. biblio. ISBN 9833374205
2009
Historical Dictionary of Malaysia. New Edition. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 2009. 419p. maps, photos. ISBN 9780810876415
2010
“Baik, Buruk, dan Dasyat”: Pelbagai Wajah Peperangan dan Akibatnya terhadap Asia Tenggara pada Kurun Kedua Puluh” [“The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”: The Many Faces of War and Its Consequences on Southeast Asia in the Twentieth Century”]. Siri Syarahan Umum – Pelantikan Profesor (Public Lecture Series – Professorial Appointment). Penang: USM Press, 2010. ISBN 978-983-861-471-9; 9-78938-614719
2011
The Japanese Occupation of Borneo, 1941-1945. London: Routledge, 2011. 199p. maps, biblio. ISBN 978-0-415-45663-0
2013
Post-war Borneo, 1945-1950: Nationalism, Empire, and State-building. London: Routledge, 2013. 222p. maps, biblio. ISBN 978-0-515-55959-1
2018
Historical Dictionary of Malaysia. 2nd ed. Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2018. 686p. illus. maps, biblio. ISBN-13: 978-1538108840; ISBN-10: 1538108844
2019
A Story of George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia c.1780s to c.2000s. Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2019. 191p. illus. maps, biblio. ISBN 978-983-49-1962-7
2020
Borneo in the Cold War, 1950-1990. London: Routledge, 2020. 374p. maps, biblio. ISBN-13 978-1-138-91078-2 (hbk); ISBN-13 978-1-315-69320-0 (ebk)
Edited Books
1998
Japanese Empire in the Tropics: Selected Reports and Documents of the Japanese Period in Sarawak, Northwest Borneo, 1941-1945. Edited and introduced. 2 vols. (International Studies Monographs, Southeast Asian Series, no. 101) Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, 1998. 600p. biblio. ISBN 0896801993; 9780896801998
2004
Southeast Asia: A Historical Encyclopedia, From Angkor Wat to East Timor, 3 vols. Santa Barbara, California; Oxford, England: ABC-Clio. 1791p. maps, photos, illustrations. bibliog. ISBN 978-1-57607-770-2; 978-1-57607-771-9
2009
Themes for Thought on Southeast Asia: A Festschrift to Emeritus Professor Nicholas Tarling on the Occasion of His 75th Birthday. Guest Editor. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 11, 1 (June 2009): 1-446.
2010
Bulletin of Higher Education Research, 16 (December 2010), Guest Editor. Special issue for APEX University Research Agenda (AURA) Project (2008-2014).
2012
Excellence and Sustainability: USM and the APEX Journey, Volume I: The Road Ahead. Penang: Universiti Sains Malaysia Press, 2012. 232p. ISBN 9789838616621
Warisan Wilayah Utara Semenanjung Malaysia [Heritage of the Northern Region of Peninsular Malaysia]. Pulau Pinang: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2012. 258p. ISBN 9838615226, 9789838615228
The Works of Nicholas Tarling on Southeast Asia. Critical Concepts in Asian Studies. 7 vols. London and New York: Routledge, 2012. 1741pp. ISBN-10: 0415670756; ISBN-13: 978-0415670753
2016
Brunei - History, Islam, Society, and Contemporary Issues. London: Routledge, 2016. 241p. maps, biblio. ISBN 9781138477124 (p); ISBN 9781138787650 (h)
2020
Borneo and Sulawesi. Indigenous Peoples, Empires, and Area Studies. London: Routledge. 214p. illus. maps, biblio. ISBN 978-1-138-36566-7 (hbk); 978-0-429-43060-2 (ebk)
Malaysia and the Cold War Era. London: Routledge. 298p. illus. maps, biblio. ISBN 978-1-138-31747-5 (hbk); ISBN 978-0-429-45518-6 (ebk)
Co-edited Books
2016
Early Modern Southeast Asia, 1350-1800. with Hoang Anh Tuan. London: Routledge, 2016. 301p. maps, biblio. ISBN-10: 1138838756; ISBN-13: 978-1138838758
2017
Ethnic and Religious Identities and Integration in Southeast Asia. with Volker Grabowsky. Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books and EFEO, 2017. 520p. maps, biblio. ISBN: 9786162151262
Journal Articles
1990
“Sarawak Malay Attitudes towards Education during the Brooke Period, 1841-1946”, Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, 21, 2 (Sept 1990): 340-59.
“Education in Sarawak during the Period of Colonial Administration, 1946-1963”, Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, LXIII, Pt II (Dec 1990): 35-68.
1991
“Mission Education in Sarawak during the Period of Brooke Rule, 1841-1946”, Sarawak Museum Journal, XLII, 63 (n.s.) (Dec 1991): 283-373.
1992
“Domestic Servants Par Excellence: The Black & White Amahs of Malaya and Singapore with special reference to Penang”, Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, LXV, Pt II (Dec 1992): 69-84.
“Education in Sarawak: From Brooke Rule to Colonial Office Administration, 1841-1963”, Borneo Research Bulletin, 24 (1992): 62-67.
1994
“Chinese Vernacular Education in Sarawak during Brooke Rule, 1841-1946”, Modern Asian Studies, 28, Pt 3 (July 1994): 503-31.
1995
“Protection of Native Interests and Economic Development: The Economic Policies of Raja Charles Johnson Brooke of Sarawak, 1868-1917”. pp. 272-85. In: From Buckfast to Borneo: Essays Presented to Father Robert Nicholl on the 85th Anniversary of His Birth 27 March 1995. Edited by Victor T. King and A.V.M. Horton, Hull: Special Publication Series of the Centre for South-East Asian Studies, University of Hull, 1995.
1997
“The Attitudes of the Brookes towards Education in Sarawak, 1841-1941”, Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, LXX, Pt II (Dec 1997): 53-67.
1998
“For Want of Rice: Sarawak's Attempts at Rice Self-Sufficiency during the Period of Brooke Rule, 1841-1941”, Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, 29, 1 (Mar 1998): 8-23.
“Warisan Kebangsaan: Bahan-Bahan Sejarah Malaysia di Public Record Office, Kew, United Kingdom (National Heritage: Materials relating to the History of Malaysia at the Public Record Office, Kew, United Kingdom)”, Jurnal Ilmu Kemanusiaan (Journal of Humanities), 5 (Oct 1998): 123-9.
1999
“A Broken Promise? Great Britain's Failure to Honour Treaty Obligations to Brooke Sarawak, a British Protectorate”, Indonesia and the Malay World, 27, 77 (Mar 1999): 46-63.
“[‘Women] should be helpmates and not drags upon their husbands’: Female Education in Brooke Sarawak, 1841-1941”, Sarawak Museum Journal, LIV, No. 75 (n.s.) (Dec 1999): 225-38.
2000
“Historical Writings on the indigenous Peoples of Sarawak since 1945: A Brief Review and Some Proposals”, Sarawak Museum Journal, LV, No. 76 (New Series) (December 2000): 181-213.
“Pendudukan Jepun dan Komuniti Cina di Sarawak, 1941-1945 [The Japanese Occupation and the Chinese Community of Sarawak, 1941-1945].” pp. 187-212. In: Sorotan Terpilih dalam Sejarah Malaysia (Esei Sumbangsih kepada Dr Cheah Boon Kheng) (Selected Themes in Malaysian History [Contributed Essays to Dr Cheah Boon Kheng]). Edited by Mahani Musa and Tan Liok Ee. Penang, Malaysia: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia bagi pihak Pusat Pengajian Ilmu Kemanusiaan, 2000.
2002
“Prelude to Invasion: Covert Activities of SRD Prior to the Australian Re-Occupation of Northwest Borneo 1944-45”, Journal of the Australian War Memorial, 37 (Oct 2002). https://www.awm.gov.au/journal/j28/
“The Japanese Occupation and the Peoples of Sarawak.” pp. 133-52. In: Southeast Asian Minorities in the Wartime Japanese Empire. Edited by Paul H. Kratoska. London: RoutledgeCurzon, 2002.
“The Unacknowledged Trade & A Life of Silent Sorrows.” pp. 63-5. In: Glimpses of Old Penang. Edited by Malini Dias; text by Neil Khor Jin Keong. Kuala Lumpur: Star Publications (Malaysia), 2002.
2004
“‘ ... I can say I had quite a good time.’ Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al Haj (1903-1990) and the Japanese Occupation of Malaya 1941-1945.” Kinabalu: Journal of Business and Social Sciences, 10 (2004): 49-70.
2005
“Kerajaan-Kerajaan di Borneo Sekitar Tahun 1850-1941 [Polities in Borneo around 1850-1941].” pp. 172-228. In: Malaysia: Sejarah Kenegaraan dan Politik [Malaysia: History of Polity and Politics]. Edited by Abdul Rahman Haji Ismail. Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005.
“Brooke Rebels or Iban Nationalists? Revisiting Iban Anti-Brooke Struggles, 1841-1941.” Sarawak Museum Journal, LXI, 82 (n.s) (Dec 2005): 187-205.
2006
“The ‘Slapping Monster’ and Other Stories: Recollections of the Japanese Occupation (1941-1945) of Borneo through Autobiographies, Biographies, Memoirs, and Other Ego-Documents.” Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History, Special Issue: Asia – War and Memory. Edited by Ann Heylen. 7, 3 (Winter 2006). http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/journal_of_colonialism_and_colonial_history_/toc/cch7.3html
2007
Conference Review. “Britain and the Malay World”, Royal Asiatic Society, London, 17-18 May 2007. Aseasuk News, 42 (Autumn 2007): 15-18.
2009
“Politics Divided: Malaysia-Singapore Relations.” In: Across the Causeway: A Multi-Dimensional Study of Malaysia-Singapore Relations. pp. 27-51. Edited by Takashi Shiraishi. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), 2009.
“Southeast Asian Studies in Southeast Asia: Agenda for the Twenty-First Century”, New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 11, 1 (June 2009): 426-46.
“Peter Nicholas Tarling: A Tribute”, New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 11, 1 (June 2009): 15-30.
“The Festschrift”, New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 11, 1 (June 2009): 8-14.
2010
“APEX University Research Agenda (AURA) Project (2008-2014): A USM Initiative”, Bulletin of Higher Education Research, 15 (June 2010): 7-8.
“Universiti Sains Malaysia’s APEX Journey: Ready, capable and willing”, Bulletin of Higher Education Research, Special issue for APEX University Research Agenda (AURA) Project (2008-2014), edited by Ooi Keat Gin, 16 (Dec 2010): 1-2.
2012
“‘Mereka Datang untuk Berdagang dan Bermastautin’: Perkembangan Pulau Pinang Sebagai Bandar Raya Pelabuhan Kosmopolitan 1780-an-1880-an” [ “‘They Came to Trade and Stayed’: The Evolvement of Penang as a Cosmopolitan City-port, 1780s-1880s].” pp. 102-59. In: Wilayah Utara Semenanjung Malaysia [Heritage of the Northern Region of Peninsular Malaysia], edited by Ooi Keat Gin. Pulau Pinang: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2012.
“Torn between Economics, Public Health and Chinese Nationalism: The Anti-Opium Campaign of Colonial Malaya, ca. 1890s-1941.” pp. 127-49. In: Global Movements, Local Concerns. Medicine and Health in Southeast Asia, edited by Laurence Monnais and Harold J. Cook. Singapore: NUS Press, 2012.
“The Cold War and British Borneo: Impact and Legacy, 1945-63.” pp. 102-32. In: Southeast Asia and the Cold War, edited by Albert Lau. Nicholas Tarling Conferences on Southeast Asian Studies Inaugural Volume. London: Routledge, 2012.
“Introduction”. In: The Works of Nicholas Tarling on Southeast Asia. Critical Concepts in Asian Studies. Vol. I: 1-10. The Superintendence of British Interests in Southeast Asia. 7 vols. Edited by Ooi Keat Gin. London and New York: Routledge, 2012.
“Introduction”. In: The Works of Nicholas Tarling on Southeast Asia. Critical Concepts in Asian Studies. Vol. II: 1-10. Diplomacy and Pragmatism: Britain and the Kingdom of Thailand. 7 vols. Edited by Ooi Keat Gin. London and New York: Routledge, 2012.
“Introduction”. In: The Works of Nicholas Tarling on Southeast Asia. Critical Concepts in Asian Studies. Vol. III: 1-9. ‘A New and A Better Cunning’: British Policy towards Indo-China and Burma. 7 vols. Edited by Ooi Keat Gin. London and New York: Routledge, 2012.
“Introduction”. In: The Works of Nicholas Tarling on Southeast Asia. Critical Concepts in Asian Studies. Vol. IV: 1-11. ‘The Merest Pustule’ and Other Concerns: Britain and the Malay Peninsula. 7 vols. Edited by Ooi Keat Gin. London and New York: Routledge, 2012.
“Introduction”. In: The Works of Nicholas Tarling on Southeast Asia. Critical Concepts in Asian Studies. Vol. V: 1-13. ‘The Burthen, the Risk, and the Glory’: Britain and its Territories in Borneo. 7 vols. Edited by Ooi Keat Gin. London and New York: Routledge, 2012.
“Introduction”. In: The Works of Nicholas Tarling on Southeast Asia. Critical Concepts in Asian Studies. Vol. VI: 1-12. ‘When the Old Lady Dies’: Britain, the Netherlands East Indies, and Indonesia. 7 vols. Edited by Ooi Keat Gin. London and New York: Routledge, 2012.
“Introduction”. In: The Works of Nicholas Tarling on Southeast Asia. Critical Concepts in Asian Studies. Vol. VII: 1-7. ‘A Prompt Gesture of Goodwill’: Britain and the Philippines. 7 vols. Edited by Ooi Keat Gin. London and New York: Routledge, 2012.
2013
“From Amah-chieh to Indonesian Maids: A Comparative Study in the Context of Malaysia, circa 1930s-1990s.” pp. 405-25. In: Proletarian and Gendered Mass Migrations: A Global Perspective, edited by Dirk Hoerder and Amarjit Kaur. Leiden and Boston: Brill, 2013.
“The Evil that Man Do: Atrocious Acts in Wartime Borneo”, JANANG: Jurnal Akademi Pengajian Brunei, 13 (2013): 91-114.
2014
“Between Homeland and Ummah: Re-Visiting the 1915 Singapore Mutiny of the 5th Light Infantry Regiment of the Indian Army”, Social Scientist, 494-495 (Jul-Aug 2014): 85-94.
“A Decade of Publication: Message from Editor-in-Chief”, International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies (IJAPS), 10, 2 (July 2014): 1-5.
2015
“Cash and Blood: The Chinese Community and the Japanese Occupation of Borneo, 1941-1945.” pp. 23-44. In: Japan as the Occupier and the Occupied, edited by Christine De Matos and Mark E. Caprio. London: Palgrave (Macmillan), 2015.
“Disparate Identities: Penang from a Historical Perspective, 1780-1941”, Kajian Malaysia: Journal of Malaysian Studies, Theme: Historical and Cultural Heritage of the Northern Region of Peninsular Malaysia, 33, Supp. 2, 2015 (Special Issue): 27-52.
“Maritime Treasures off Peninsular Malaysia”, Journal of Indo-Pacific Archaeology, 36 (2015): 5-15.
2016
“Maverick George Town, Penang: Colonial Outpost to a World Heritage Site”. pp. 169-197. In: UNESCO in Southeast Asia: World Heritage Sites in Comparative Perspective, edited by Victor T. King. Copenhagen: Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) Press, 2016.
“Borneo in the Early Modern Period ca. late fourteenth to ca. late seventeenth centuries”. pp. 88-102. In: Early Modern Southeast Asia, 1350-1800, edited by Ooi Keat Gin and Hoang Anh Tuan. London: Routledge, 2016.
with Hoang Anh Tuan. “Introduction”. pp. 1-9. In: Early Modern Southeast Asia, 1350-1800, edited by Ooi Keat Gin and Hoang Anh Tuan. London: Routledge, 2016.
“Introduction.” pp. 1-18. In: Brunei - History, Islam, Society, and Contemporary Issues, edited by Ooi Keat Gin. London: Routledge, 2016.
“Borne of the Cold War: Malaya/Malaysia from the Historical Perspective, c. 1950s-c.1990s”, SUVANNABHUMI: Multi-disciplinary Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, 8, 2 (2016): 79-111.
2017
with Volker Grabowsky. “Introduction”. pp. 1-9. In: Ethnic and Religious Identities and Integration in Southeast Asia, edited by Ooi Keat Gin and Volker Grabowsky. Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books, 2017.
“Plural and Separate: Penang’s Colonial Experience, 1786-1941”. pp. 361-404. In: Ethnic and Religious Identities and Integration in Southeast Asia, edited by Ooi Keat Gin and Volker Grabowsky. Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books, 2017.
“Peter Nicholas Tarling: A Tribute”. International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies 13 (2) (2017): 161–178. https://doi.org/10.21315/ ijaps2017.13.2.8
“Childhood Memories”. pp. 101-112. In: Recalling Childhood, edited by Nicholas Tarling with the assistance of Ooi Keat Gin and Rupert Wheeler. Lanham, MD: Hamilton Books, 2017.
“Eclectic Sociocultural Traditions of the Baba Nyonya of George Town, Penang, Malaysia”, SUVANNABHUMI: Multi-disciplinary Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, 9, 2 (Dec 2017): 51-89.
2019
“Bonds that Bind: Shared Historical and Sociocultural Characteristics of Southeast Asia”, SUVANNABHUMI: Multi-disciplinary Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, 11, 1 (Jan 2019): 71-100.
2020
“Introduction”. pp. 1-7. In: Borneo and Sulawesi: Indigenous People, Empires and Area Studies, edited by Ooi Keat Gin. London and New York: Routledge, 2020.
“Victor T. King: scholar par excellence, ethnicity and identity to heritage, and many things in between”. pp. 8-42. In: Borneo and Sulawesi: Indigenous People, Empires and Area Studies, edited by Ooi Keat Gin. London and New York: Routledge, 2020.
“‘Escape control’ and/or ‘out of control’: Chinese mining communities (kongsi) in West Borneo, 1780s-1850s”. pp. 94-110. In: Borneo and Sulawesi: Indigenous People, Empires and Area Studies, edited by Ooi Keat Gin. London and New York: Routledge, 2020.
“Of killing filthy dogs and Japanese pets: military administration in Sarawak, the quisling issue, and inter-ethnic relations (September 1945 to April 1946)”. pp. 111-141. In: Borneo and Sulawesi: Indigenous People, Empires and Area Studies, edited by Ooi Keat Gin. London and New York: Routledge, 2020.
“Introduction: Abu Talib bin Ahmad: from kampung boy to professor of history”. pp. xxvii-xxxiv. In: Malaysia and the Cold War Era, edited by Ooi Keat Gin. London and New York: Routledge, 2020.
“‘Big’ picture and ‘small’ picture: an introductory essay”. pp. 1-24. In: Malaysia and the Cold War Era, edited by Ooi Keat Gin. London and New York: Routledge, 2020.
“Between left and right: Chinese politics in Malaya / Malaysia, 1920s–1990s”. pp. 25-95. In: Malaysia and the Cold War Era, edited by Ooi Keat Gin. London and New York: Routledge, 2020.
“Malaysia, the Cold War and beyond”. pp. 181-202. In: Malaysia and the Cold War Era, edited by Ooi Keat Gin. London and New York: Routledge, 2020.
“Malaysia and the Cold War: the longue durée approach”. pp. 252-266. In: Malaysia and the Cold War Era, edited by Ooi Keat Gin. London and New York: Routledge, 2020.
“Southeast Asia in International History: Justification and Exploration”, SUVANNABHUMI: Multi-disciplinary Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, 12, 2 (July 2020): 81-118. https://doi.org/10.22801/svn.2020.12.2.81
“Of Pandemics and Academics: Opportunities Seized, or Opportunities Missed”, Perspective, International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies (IJAPS), Nov 2020.
“From Unity to Partition: The Straits of Malacca as a Colonial Divide”, Nusantara: An International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2, 2 (Dec 2020): 81–111. https://doi.org/10.6936/NIJHSS.202012_2 (2).0004
2021
“Monarchy in Brunei: Past, Present and Future.” pp. 7-20. In: Continuity and Change in Brunei Darussalam, edited by Victor T. King and Stephen C. Druce. London and New York: Routledge, 2021.
“Borneo within Imperial Japan’s Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, 1941-1945.” pp. 54-78. Brunei Museum Journal, 2021.
2022
“‘Bridge’ to ‘Fence’: A Maritime History of the Straits of Malacca.” pp. 1-19. Journal of Maritime Studies and National Integration (JMSNI), 6 (1) 2022: 1-19 | E-ISSN: 2579-9215. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14710/jmsni.v5i2.9443 file:///E:/PURPLE%20TOOT/UNIVERSITAS%20Diponegoro/JOURNAL%20of%20Maritime%20Studies%20and%20National%20Integration%20(JMSNI)/Bridge%20to%20Fence.OoiKeatGin.JMSNI%206%201%202022%201-19.pdf Accessed 18 June 2022
1998
Ensiklopedia Sejarah dan Kebudayaan Melayu [Encyclopaedia of Malay History and Culture]. 5 vols. Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 1998.
- ‘Pahang’, III: 1690-2;
- ‘Perlis’, III: 1899-1901;
- ‘Pulau Pinang (Penang)’, III: 1989-91;
- with Amriah Buang, ‘Negeri Sembilan’, III: 1613-16.
Encyclopedia of Modern Asia. Edited by David Levinson and Karen Christensen. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 2002.
- ‘Abdul Razak,’ I: 3-4; ‘Abu Bakar,’ I: 8;
- ‘Albuquerque, Afonso,’ I: 81;
- ‘Azahari, A. M.,’ I: 203-204;
- ‘Bandar Seri Begawan,’ I: 231-2;
- ‘Birch, James W. W.,’ I: 297;
- ‘British Military Administration,’ I: 324-6;
- ‘Brooke, James,’ I: 326-7;
- ‘Clifford, Hugh,’ II: 100;
- ‘Haji, Raja,’ II: 476;
- ‘Hassanal Bolkiah,’ II: 492-3;
- ‘Hussein Onn,’ II: 568-9;
- ‘Iskandar Muda,’ III: 151;
- ‘Mahmud Shah,’ III: 545-6;
- ‘Malaysia – Economic Systems,’ IV: 4-10;
- ‘Mansur Shah,’ IV: 39;
- ‘Manufacturing Industry – Malaysia,’ IV: 41-3;
- ‘Mat Salleh Rebellion,’ IV: 83-4;
- ‘Mineral Industry – Malaysia,’ IV: 149-50;
- ‘Pangkor Treaty,’ IV: 466-7;
- ‘Rubber Industry – Malaysia,’ V: 103-4;
- ‘Swettenham, Frank,’ V: 362;
- ‘Timber Industry – Malaysia,’ V: 498-9;
- ‘Universiti Brunei Darussalam,’ VI: 34;
- ‘Universiti Sains Malaysia,’ VI: 34;
- ‘Wan Ahmad,’ VI: 101;
- ‘White Rajas,’ VI: 128-9.
2004
Southeast Asia: A Historical Encyclopedia, from Angkor Wat to East Timor. Edited by Ooi Keat Gin. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2004.
- ‘Abdullah bin Abdul Kadir, Munsyi (1797-1854),’ I: 116-17;
- ‘Baba Nyonya,’ I: 198-200;
- ‘British Borneo,’ I: 251;
- ‘British Burma,’ I: 251-2;
- ‘British Malaya,’ I: 259-60;
- ‘British Military Administration (BMA) in Southeast Asia,’ I: 260-5;
- ‘British North Borneo Chartered Company (1881-1946),’ I: 265-6;
- ‘Brooke, Sir Charles Anthoni Johnson (1829-1917),’ I: 266-8;
- ‘Brooke, James, and Sarawak,’ I: 268-70;
- ‘Chinese Dialect Groups,’ I: 342-3;
- ‘Clarke, Sir Andrew (1824-1902),’ I: 355-6;
- ‘Dutch Borneo,’ I: 435-6;
- ‘Dutch East Indies,’ I: 436-8;
- ‘Federated Malay States (FMS) (1896),’ I: 501-2;
- ‘French Indochina,’ I: 520;
- ‘Hamzah Fansuri,’ II: 560-1;
- ‘“Java Man” and “Solo Man,”’ II: 690-1;
- ‘Kapitan China System,’ II: 711;
- ‘King Edward VII College of Medicine,’ II: 732-3;
- ‘Labuan (1847),’ II: 762-3;
- ‘Light, Captain Francis (1740-1794),’ II: 785-7;
- ‘Low, Sir Hugh (1824-1905),’ II: 794-5;
- ‘Malayan / Malaysian Education,’ II: 833-6;
- ‘Marine / Sea Products,’ II: 858-9;
- ‘Mat Salleh Rebellion (1894-1905),’ II: 862-3;
- ‘Mui-tsai,’ II: 920;
- ‘Nanyang,’ II: 936;
- ‘Nuruddin al-Raniri (d. 1658),’ II: 986-7;
- ‘Nusantara,’ II: 987;
- ‘Pangkor Engagement (1874),’ II: 1019-20;
- ‘Penang (1786),’ II: 1048-9;
- ‘Penang Free School (1816),’ II: 1049-50;
- ‘Penang Secessionist Movement,’ II: 1050-1;
- ‘Philippine Revolution (1896-1898),’ II: 1072-5;
- ‘Raffles College,’ III: 1121-2;
- ‘Rentap (d. ca. mid-1860s),’ III: 1141-2;
- ‘Residential System (Malaya),’ III: 1144-5;
- ‘Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia (RRIM),’ III: 1157;
- ‘Rukunegara,’ III: 1157-8;
- ‘Sago,’ III: 1164-5;
- ‘Sarawak and Sabah (North Borneo,’ III: 1175-9;
- ‘Sarawak Museum,’ III: 1179-80;
- ‘Services Reconnaissance Department (SRD),’ III: 1185-6;
- ‘Shamsuddin al-Sumatrani (d. 1630),’ III: 1190;
- ‘Spanish Philippines,’ III: 1237; ‘Straits / Malayan / Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (MBRAS),’ III: 1253;
- ‘Swettenham, Sir Frank (150-1946),’ III: 1283-4;
- ‘Towkay,’ III: 1342;
- ‘Tuhfat al-Nafis (The Precious Gift,’ III: 1355-6.
2007
Dictionary of Medical Biography. Edited by W. F. Bynum and H. Bynum. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2007,
- ‘Danaraj, Thamboo John’, 2: 396-7;
- ‘Lim, Boon Keng (aka Lin, Meng Qin)’, 3: 793-4;
- ‘Wu, Lien-Teh (aka Wu Liande; Ng Leen-Tuck; Tuck, G. L.)’, 5: 1318-20.
2010
The Encyclopedia of Indonesia in the Pacific War. Edited by Peter Post et al. Leiden and Boston: Brill, 2010.
- ‘“Of Permanent Possession” – Territories under the Imperial Japanese Navy’, pp. 71-86;
- ‘Calculated Strategy or Senseless Murder? Mass Killings in Japanese-Occupied South and West Borneo, 1943-1945’, pp. 212-17;
- ‘Haga Plot’, p. 497;
- ‘Kaigun Tokubetsu Keisatsutai (Navy Special Police Unit)’, pp. 523-4.
- ‘Vischer, Carl Matheus, Dr (1896-1943)’, p. 615.
Co-editor with V. T. King. Routledge Handbook on Contemporary Brunei. London and New York: Routledge [in press].
Co-author with V. T. King. The Handbook of Southeast Asia: Pioneers and Critical Thinkers. Berlin and Singapore: Springer [in preparation].
2015
Delivered a paper “Separatism from Within and Without: Penang during the British Colonial Period, 1786-1941”, SEATIDE Dissemination Workshop 2, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS), Hanoi, Vietnam, 2-5 February 2015.
Delivered a talk “What it takes: Securing International Research Grants”, Invited Speaker, School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia, 17 Apr 2015.
Delivered a talk “Publishing with Internationally Acclaimed Academic Book Publishers”, Invited Speaker, School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia, 23 Apr 2015.
Delivered a talk “What they have Done, and What I intend to do and Why: Literature Review in Academic Endeavours - Its Need and Its Significance”, Invited Speaker, School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia, 5 June 2015.
Delivered a brief introduction “Borneo in the Cold War, 1950-1990”, Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS), Kyoto University, 23 July 2015.
Delivered a paper “‘Hot’ or ‘Cold’: What Hath Wars Achieved in Southeast Asia in the 20th Century?” Special Seminar, Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS), Kyoto University, 1 October 2015.
Delivered a paper “Ushering a New Dawn: Kalimantan in the Aftermath of War, 1945-1950”, Japan Society for Southeast Asian Studies Regional Meeting, Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS), Kyoto University, 10 October 2015.
2016
Delivered a paper “Issues in Writing Malaysian National History”, 4th Nicholas Tarling Conference on Southeast Asian Studies, Manila, The Philippines 1-2 February 2016. Invited speaker.
Delivered a paper “History of Malaysia”, Semester in Malaysia ... Living Diversity, Gustavus Adolphus College, Minnesota, USA, Division of Academic & International Affairs, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia, 18 February 2016. Invitation.
Delivered a paper “Borne of the Cold War: Malaya/Malaysia from the Historical Perspective, c. 1950s-c.1990s”, Panel: Continuities and Transformations in Southeast Asia convened by Professor V.T. King, Revisiting and Reconstructing Southeast Asian Characteristics, 2016 International Conference of ISEAS/BUFS, Institute for Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Busan University of Foreign Studies (BUFS), Busan 46234, South Korea, 27 May 2016. Invited speaker.
Delivered a paper “Angel or Villain? Suga Tatsuji and the Batu Lintang Prisoners of War and Internment Camp, Kuching, 1942-1945”, Waseda Global Asia Seminar, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies (GSAPS), Waseda University/EAUI Program, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, 19 July 2016. Invited speaker.
Delivered a paper “Players from Within, Actors from Without: The Cold War in Southeast Asia, 1947-1991”, Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) Colloquium, Kyoto University, Japan, 29 September 2016. Invited speaker.
Conducted a lecture “The Cold War in Southeast Asia: 1947-1991”, Southeast Asian Studies, Postgraduate Program, Kyoto University, 29th September 2016. Invited lecturer.
Delivered a paper “An Imperial Vision and New World Order: Imperial Japan’s Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere”, Asian Studies Seminar, School of Foreign Studies, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan, 6 October 2016.
Participant in 3rd Seminar ROK-ASEAN Socio-cultural Partnership: A Quest for Alternative ROK-ASEAN Socio-cultural Partnership”, organized by the Mission of the Republic of Kore (ROK) to ASEAN, ASEAN-Korea Centre, and Institute for Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Busan University of Foreign Studies, (BUFS), Busan, South Korea, 11 November 2016.
Delivered a Lecture “Ten Best Practices for Success in Postgraduate Studies”, and “Postgraduate Supervision, Supervisors, and Supervisees”, Postgraduate Class, Institute for Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Busan University of Foreign Studies, (BUFS), Busan, South Korea, 1 November 2016.
Delivered a Special Lecture “A Palatable Heritage: Peninsular Malay Traditional Cuisine”, Institute for Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Busan University of Foreign Studies, (BUFS), Busan, South Korea, 30 November 2016.
Presented a talk “SUVANNABHUMI: Multi-disciplinary Journal of Southeast Asian Studies – The Way Forward”, SUVANNABHUMI Editorial Panel, Institute for Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Busan University of Foreign Studies, (BUFS), Busan, South Korea, 27 December 2016.
Presented a talk “Abstract and Citation Database of Peer-reviewed Literature: An Overview”, SUVANNABHUMI Editorial Panel, Institute for Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Busan University of Foreign Studies, (BUFS), Busan, South Korea, 27 December 2016.
2017
Delivered a paper “Eclipse of the Yellow Sun? The Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) and Resurgence of Chinese Politics in Malaysia”, Malaysia and the World: Cross-Regional Perspectives on Race, Religion, and Ethnic Identity, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 24-26 March 2017.
Presented a talk “Malaysia: Ciptaan Perang Dingin, 1961-1967 [Malaysia: A Cold War Creation]”, Kelab Sejarah, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kompleks Cahaya, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia, 21 April 2017.
Presented a talk “It Takes Two to Clap: Mentoring for Success”, School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia, 28 April 2017.
Delivered a paper “Uniquely Intriguing: Peranakan of Southeast Asia”, Panel: Mavericks and Eccentrics: Inimitable Characteristics Across Southeast Asia, convened by Ooi Keat Gin, 2017 International Conference of ISEAS/BUFS, Theme: Locating Cultural Characteristics of Southeast Asia as a Whole, Institute for Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Busan University of Foreign Studies (BUFS), Busan, South Korea, 25-27 May 2017.
Delivered a paper “Twist and Turns for Hearts and Minds: The Cold War in Borneo, 1950-1990”, Public Seminar, University of Sydney, 6 June 2017.
Presented a talk “Publishing Journal Articles and Scholarly Books: Editorial Expectations and Strategies for Successful Publication”, Postgraduate Masterclass “Publishing on Southeast Asia”, University of Sydney, 7 June 2017.
Delivered a paper “Monarchy in Brunei: Past, Present and Future”, Panel: American Association of Asian Studies (AAAS): Modern Monarchies in Asia: A Comparative Perspective, convened by Katherine Bowie, International Convention of Asian Studies (ICAS), Chiang Mai, Thailand, 20-23 July 2017.
Presented a public talk “Write from the heart: The Key to Academic Publishing”, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei, August 2017.
Presented a proposed research project “Projecting Prominence: ‘Brunei: A Compendium, an 8-volume work on Brunei’”, Academy of Brunei Studies (ABS) and faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS), Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei, 24 August 2017.
Delivered a paper “‘Malaysia’: An Inevitable Creation, 16 September 1963”, Persidangan Nasional Sejarah dan Sejarawan Malaysia [National History Conference and Historians of Malaysia], History Section, School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia, 14-15 September 2017.
2018
Presented a talk “Book Review”, Seminar on Publishing in Scholarly Journals 2018, School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia, 1 February 2018.
Delivered a paper “Bonds that Bind: Shared Historical and Sociocultural Characteristics of Southeast Asia”, Theme: Alternative Approaches in Southeast Asian Studies Compounding Area Studies and Cultural Studies, Institute for Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Busan University of Foreign Studies (BUFS), Busan, South Korea, 10-12 May 2018.
Conducted a Research Writing Workshop at the School of Arts, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia, 27-28 August 2018 with presentations of papers, viz. “What is Academic Publishing?”, “Devising a Plan for Academic Writing: Targeting a Journal”, “Composition”, and “Turning Thesis into [an] Article”.
Presented a talk “‘One Stone, Targeting Many Birds’: From Thesis to Journal Articles to Book”, School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia, 4 October 2018.
Conducted a three-day Book Writing Workshop, Academy of Brunei Studies and Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei, 23-25 October 2018.
Delivered a public lecture, “Borneo in the Cold War: Local Concerns or International Interests?”, Academy of Brunei Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei, 25 October 2018.
Delivered a paper “Sustaining Multiculturalism in a Heterogeneous Environment”, International Conference themed, ‘Religion, Violence and Multiculturalism: An Interdisciplinary Inquiry’, Center for Multi-Cultural Studies, College of Liberal Arts, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, 30 Nov-1Dec 2018.
Presented a talk “Sarawak: Land of Diverse Peoples and Cultures”, Program Talk Sarawak: Unveiling the Unknown 2018, Perkumpulan Anak-Anak Sarawak Universiti Sains Malaysia (PERKASA), Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia, 7 December 2018.
2019
Presented a talk “Komposisi penulisan karya bidang sejarah [Composition of writing works in the field of history]”, Bengkel Penulisan dalam Bidang Sejarah [Writing Workshop in History], Kelab Sejarah Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia, 1 March 2019.
Delivered a Southeast Asia History and Culture Lecture Series at the Department of History, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China, 11 November - 1 December 201
- Southeast Asia History and Culture: Religions and Beliefs
- Southeast Asia History and Culture: Human Tapestry
- Southeast Asia History and Culture: Modern History of Collective Experiences: Western Imperialism and Colonialism
- Southeast Asia History and Culture: Modern History of Collective Experiences: Cold War
- Southeast Asia History and Culture: Malaysia: Socioeconomic Transformation
Presented two talks on Memories of Empire Seminar at the Department of History, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China, 21 November 2019.
- Talk 1: Different Viewpoints
- Talk 2: A Matter of Time
Conducted a Publication Workshop “Academic Publication: Trials and Tribulations” at the Department of History, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China, 28 November 2019.
2021
Delivered a talk “The Vision-Mission in Developing an Academic Journal towards Scholastic Excellence and Strategies for International Publication”, 3 Annual Forum, Journal of Maritime Studies and National Integration (JMSNI). Organizer: Doctoral Program of History, Faculty Humanities, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia, 28 April 2021. Webinar via Zoom
Discussant of “When Disease Defines A Place Batavia in British diplomatic and military narratives, 1775-1850” by Stephen Keck. 2012 KIAS-BUFS International Conference, Lotte Hotel, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 27-28 May 2021.Webinar via Zoom
Panel Chair, Panel 2: East Southeast Asia, Asian Regional Workshop on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, People’s Republic of China (PRC), 2-3 December 2021. Webinar via Tencet VOOV Meeting
Journal of Southeast Asian Studies (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK)
MANU: Journal of the Centre for the Promotion of Knowledge & Language Learning (Jurnal Pusat Penataran Ilmu & Bahasa) (Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia)
Journal of the Australian War Memorial (Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia)
Borneo Research Bulletin (Borneo Research Council, Phillips, Maine, U.S.)
Kajian Malaysia (Journal of Malaysian Studies) (School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia)
The Historian (Taylor & Francis for Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society, tampa, Florida, U.S.)
Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Southeast Asia Studies (Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan)
Kemanusiaan: The Asian Journal of Humanities (School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia)
SUVANNABHUMI: Multi-disciplinary Journal of Southeast Asian Studies (Korea Institute of ASEAN Studies, Busan, South Korea)
Horizon IJHSSRC (International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Research) (Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.)
Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints (Ateneo de Manila University, Manila, The Philippines)
Akademika Journal of the Southeast Asia Social Sciences and Humanities (Center for History Politics and Strategic Studies Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia)
Indonesia and the Malay World (School of Oriental and African Studies, London, UK)
Journal of Contemporary Asia (Routledge, London, UK)
JEBAT: Malaysian Journal of History, Politics and Strategic Studies (Center for History Politics and Strategic Studies Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia)
The Public Historian (University of California Press, Oakland, California, U.S.)
South East Asia Research (School of Oriental and African Studies, London, UK)
National University of Singapore (NUS) Press (Singapore)
Springer (Berlin and Singapore)
Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia (Penang, Malaysia)
Routledge (London, UK)
ISEAS Publishing (Singapore)
- English
- Bahasa Malaysia
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Hokkien (Chinese Dialect)
Research Scholarship (1989-1991), National University of Singapore, Singapore
Research Grant (1989-1990), Sarawak Foundation (London), United Kingdom
Research Grant (1990-1991), St Xavier's Institution (Penang) Christian Brothers, Penang, Malaysia
Staff Short-Term Research Grant 1991-1993, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
Overseas Research Student (ORS) Award (1992-1995), Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals of the Universities of the United Kingdom (CVCP)
Academic Staff Higher Education Scheme (ASHES) Fellowship (1992-1995), Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
University Tuition Fee (Bursary) Award (1992-1995), University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom
Research Grant (1992-1993), Sarawak Foundation, London, United Kingdom
Travel Grant (1992-1995), Centre for South-East Asian Studies, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom
Lee Foundation Study Grant (1992-1993), Lee Foundation, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [Declined on technical grounds]
Travel Grant to Japan September (1994), Research and Development Department, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
Subsistence Grant to Japan September (1994), Centre for South-East Asian Studies, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom
Travel and Subsistence Grant to the Netherlands (June-July 1995), Centre for South-East Asian Studies, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom
Travel Grant and Subsistence Grant to Singapore (13-17 December 1995), The Toyota Foundation, Tokyo, Japan
Subsistence Grant to Singapore (13-17 December 1995), School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
Travel and Subsistence Grant to Adelaide, Australia (20-28 April 1996), Research and Development Department, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
Staff Short-Term Research Grant (October 1995-April 1997), Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
Staff Short-Term Research Grant (November 1995-May 1997), Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
Research and Travel Grant (December 1996-November 1999), The Toyota Foundation, Tokyo, Japan
Inaugural AWM Fellow (January-December 1999), Australian War Memorial (AWM), Canberra, Australia
Intensification of Research in Priority Areas (IRPA) Programme Short-Term Research Grant (January-June 2000), Ministry of Education, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Research and Travel Grant (March 2000-February 2001), The Sumitomo Foundation, Tokyo, Japan
Research and Travel Grant (1997-2000, 2001-2002), Penang State Museum, Penang, Malaysia
Visiting Research Fellowship at the Centre for South-East Asian Studies, University of Hull (November 2000–August 2001), Tun Jugah Foundation / University of Hull Fellowship, Hull, United Kingdom
Affiliate Fellow (2002-2004), International Institute of Asian Studies (IIAS), Leiden, The Netherlands
Visiting Research Fellow in Indonesian Studies (2006), Netherlands Institute for War Documentation (NIOD, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Research University (RU) Grant (2008-2011), Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
Visiting Research Fellowship at the White Rose Centre for East Asian Studies, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom (2009), Tun Jugah Foundation / University of Leeds Fellowship, Hull, United Kingdom
European Commission SPI-Cooperation Collaborative Project FP7-SSH-2012-2 SEATIDE Project ‘Integration in Southeast Asia: Trajectories of Inclusion, Dynamics of Exclusion’, European Commission (EC) (2012-2016)
Sydney Southeast Asia Centre (SSEAC) Sabbatical Visitor’s Fund 2016, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia (2017-2018)
Visiting Professor, Academy of Brunei Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Negara Brunei Darussalam (2013; 2014)
Visiting Scholar, Department of Sociology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. (2013)
Visiting Research Scholar, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, Japan (2015; 2016)
Sabbatical Visitor, Sydney Southeast Asia Centre (SSEAC), University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia (2017; 2018)
Visiting Professor, Academy of Brunei Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Negara Brunei Darussalam (2018; 2019)
Fellow, The Royal Historical Society (RHS), London, United Kingdom (since 1996)
Visiting Professor, Korea Institute for ASEAN Studies (KIAS), Busan University of Foreign Studies (BUFS), Busan, South Korea (2021-2023)
Honorary Professor, School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) (2020-2021)
Honorary Advisor, International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies (since 2020) (USM Press)
Associate Editor, SUVANNABHUMI: Multi-disciplinary Journal of Southeast Asian Studies (since 2019) (KIAS-BUFS)
Advisory Board, NUSANTARA: An International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (since 2019) (National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan)
1997
Association of South-East Asian Studies in the United Kingdom (ASEASUK)
ASEASUK Award for Best Doctoral Dissertation (1994-1996).
2002
Pingat Jasa Kebaktian (PJK) decoration “ ... conferred on individuals who have displayed responsibility and have contributed valuable and devoted services to the state [of Penang, Malaysia]” presented by Tuan Yang Terutama Yang Di-Pertua Negeri Pulau Pinang (His Excellency the Governor of Penang) on the occasion of his Excellency’s 64th Birthday
2004
“Best Reference Work 2004” Library Journal for Southeast Asia: A Historical Encyclopedia, From Angkor Wat to East Timor, edited by Ooi Keat Gin. 3 vols. (Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2004)
2005
“2005 Outstanding Academic Title Award” CHOICE for Southeast Asia: A Historical Encyclopedia, From Angkor Wat to East Timor, edited by Ooi Keat Gin. 3 vols. (Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2004)
2015
“Skim Galakan Penerbitan bagi kategori Scopus, dalam bidang Seni, Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan [Incentive Publication Scheme for Scopus Category in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities]”, Ministry of Higher Education, Putrajaya, Malaysia, 2015 Current Research in Malaysia (CREAM) Award for International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies (IJAPS) (www.usm.my/ijaps), Ooi Keat Gin Founder-Editor-in-Chief
2016
“Skim Galakan Penerbitan bagi kategori Scopus, dalam bidang Seni, Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan [Incentive Publication Scheme for Scopus Category in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities]”, Ministry of Higher Education, Putrajaya, Malaysia, 2016 Current Research in Malaysia (CREAM) Award for International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies (IJAPS) (www.usm.my/ijaps), Ooi Keat Gin Founder-Editor-in-Chief
2018
“Skim Galakan Penerbitan bagi kategori Scopus, dalam bidang Seni, Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan [Incentive Publication Scheme for Scopus Category in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities]”, Ministry of Higher Education, Putrajaya, Malaysia, 2018 Current Research in Malaysia (CREAM) Award for International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies (IJAPS) (www.usm.my/ijaps), Ooi Keat Gin Founder-Editor-in-Chief
