Professor Dr Amal Ghazal gave a commentary on the contributions from the first panel of the first day.
Day one included talks on ‘Early Interconnections in Maritime Southeast Asia’, by Dr Jennifer Gaynor; ‘World Unmaking and The Geographical Imaginery of Late Empire Between India and Arabia’, by Mr Itamar Toussia Cohen; ‘Pahang and the batu Aceh tombstone tradition’ by Dr Jessica Rahardjo; and ‘Between Tribute and Tide: Siam-Pahang relations in the Malay World’ by Ms Sonia Latha.
