Award for ISS alumnus Chia Thye Poh

Award for ISS alumnus Chia Thye Poh

ISS alumnus mr. Chia Thye Poh from Malaysia, who studied Politics of Alternative Development in 1999/2000 and completed a PhD in 2006, was awarded with the prestigious Lim Lian Geok Spirit Award. The reason for his winning is upholding his belief in democracy and never losing his faith under 32 years of unjust detention without trial.

Read more about the remarkable background of this great alumnus and the award.

At the award ceremony on 18 December 2011 Chia Thye Poh gave a speech.