More than two years after Indonesia announced a moratorium on expanding oil plantation
concessions, efforts to put the ban into effect are still being held up, says Fawziah Selamat,
Deputy Director (Sustainability) at SIIA, in Eco-Business. This article explores comments on
the issue made at our 5th Singapore Dialogue on Sustainable World Resources (SDSWR).

Water represents a strategic red line for Singapore, more so
than other security concerns, says Nicholas Fang, SIIA Director
of Security and Global Affairs in this commentary for TODAY.

Trump has met Kim. But what lies ahead for engagement with North Korea? How
should we view the summit in the wider context of US foreign policy? We held a
talk on 28 June 2018 with views from Mr. Steven Okun, Senior Advisor, McLarty
Associates, and Dr. Soo Yeon Kim, Head, Department of Political Science, NUS.

As the buzz surrounding the summit subsides, it's now left to Singapore to evaluate the impact
of having played host to this high-profile event. In this commentary first published in The
Business Times, SIIA Director Nicholas Fang examines criticisms of the summit.

With the swearing in of Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad, many Malaysians are elated.
An "Alliance of Hope" has won, but will face more tests to deliver on those hopes, says
SIIA Chairman Simon Tay in this commentary for The Business Times.