• Europe Asia Forum, jointly organised by IPS, HQS (Herbert Quandt Stiftung) and ASEF (Asia Europe Foundation), 20 - 21 February 1998.
• Second Japan-Singapore Action Agenda Committee Meeting, jointly organised by APIC (Association for Promotion of International Cooperation) and IPS, 30 April 1998.
• Third Japan-Singapore Symposium, jointly organised by APIC (Association for Promotion of International Cooperation) and IPS, 30 November – 01 December 1998.

• IPS Conference on "Singapore: The Year in Review 1997", 21 January 1998.
• Conference on Civil Society: "Harnessing State-Society Synergies", 6 - 7 May 1998.
• NCSS (National Council of Social Service), MCD (The Ministry of Community Development) and IPS workshop on "Volunteerism: The Way Forward", 2 November 1998.
• Keizai Koho Centre, Tokyo and IPS Symposium on "The Road to Economic Recovery in Asia: Japan-ASEAN Cooperation", 27 November 1998.

• IPS-SILS-SRCS Panel Discussion on "Humanitarian Action In Conflict Situations" by Dr (Mrs) Sadako Ogata, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 9 January 1998.
• Breakfast Forum on "1997 in Review", jointly organised by IPS and SNEF (Singapore National Employers Federation), 22 January 1998.
• IPS Public Lecture on "The Euro: Consequences and Implications for Europe and Aisa" by Mr Scott Moeller, Director and Head of Corporate Development and Planning, Deutsche Morgan Grenfell, London and Dr Kurt Clausius, Legal Counsel, Deutsche Bank, Frankfurt, 23 January 1998.
• IPS Public Lecture on "Japan and East Asia: Outlook for the New Millennium" by HE Mr Keizo Obuchi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan, 4 May 1998.
• IPS Public Lecture on "Singapore and Mexico, Partner for Growth: Sharing the Experience of the Mexican Financial Crisis" by HE Mrs Rosario Green, 10 July 1998.

• IPS Closed Door Discussion on "Financing Long Term Care", 17 January 1998.
• IPS Closed Door Discussion on "The Role of the HDB", 14 February 1998.
• IPS-World Bank Roundtable Discussion on "Health Care Reforms in Singapore", 27 February 1998.
• IPS Closed Door Discussion on Renaissance City, 28 February 1998.
• IPS Closed Door Discussion on Renaissance City, 5 March 1998.
• IPS Roundtable Discussion on "EU Integration and Localisation", 18 May 1998.
• IPS Roundtable Discussion with Deborah Stiles, on "Cross-Culture Research on Youths - Values, Interests and Ideals", 11 July 1998.
• IPS Roundtable Discussion on "The Asian Financial Crisis and the Impact on Singapore", 28 July 1998.

• IPS Executive Briefing on "Indonesia in Crisis: Prospects for Recovery", by Dr Syahrir, Managing Director, Institute for Economic and Financial Research, Jakarta, 11 February 1998.
• IPS Executive Briefing for Corporate Associates on "The Malaysian Economy", by Dr Mohamed Ariff, Executive Director, Malaysian Institute of Economic Research, 08 September 1998.
• IPS Executive Briefing for Corporate Associates on "The Asian Financial Crisis: An Update", by Dr William Overholt, Managing Director, Bank Boston, 30 September 1998.

• IPS/ABS Breakfast Meeting with Mr James Wolfensohn, President, The World Bank, 2 February 1998

• S21 Focus Group Discussion on "Internationalisation /Regionalisation vs Singapore as Home", 22 April 1998.
• S21 Focus Group Discussion on "Internationalisation /Regionalisation vs Singapore as Home", 29 April 1998.
• S21 Committee Discussion cum Dialogue Session, 7 May 1998.
• S21 Focus Group Discussion on "Internationalisation /Regionalisation vs Singapore as Home", 22 April 1998.

Books

• Koh, Tommy T B, edited by Amitav Acharya, The Quest for World Order: Perspectives of a Pragmatic Idealist, 1998.
• Arun, Mahizhnan and Lee, Tsao Yuan, Singapore: Re-Engineering Success, 1998.

IPS Working Papers

• Ramkishen Rajan, The Currency and Financial Crisis in Southeast Asia: A Case of 'Sudden Death' or 'Death Foretold'?, Working papers, No. 1, August 1998.
• Ramkishen Rajan, The Japanese Economy and Economic Policy in Light of the East Asian Financial Crisis, Working papers, No. 2, August 1998.
• Ramkishen Rajan, Restraints on Capital Flows: What Are They?, Working papers, No. 3, September 1998.
• Venil Ramaiah, European Views on Asia and Europe-Asia Relations, Working papers, No. 4, September 1998.
• Ooi Giok-Ling, Tan Ern-Ser and Gillian Koh, Survey Of State-Society Relations Social Indicators Research Project Executive Summary Report, Working papers, No. 5, October 1998.
• Ramkishen Rajan, The Economics of the European Monetary Union and some Implications for Asia, Working papers, No. 6, December 1998.