By Simon Tay For The Washington Examiner Speaking candidly at a recent Washington, D.C., conference, Professor Simon Tay, Chairman of the SIIA, warned the U.S. that for Singapore and the nations of ASEAN, the idea of “ friend shoring ” and explicit bans on Chinese goods and...
Download the report here The world is now needing to balance climate action with the pressures imposed by continued COVID-19 disruptions, geopolitical tensions, and new economic disruptions. In his welcome remarks, Associate Professor Simon Tay, Chairman, Singapore Institute of International Affairs, emphasised the need for countries...
Research shows that the protection of 58% of Southeast Asia's threatened forests can be financially viable even at modest carbon prices, avoiding massive amounts of carbon emissions. To achieve this potential, new regulatory mechanisms and verification systems are needed to realise the potential of carbon...
Alongside this year's #9SDSWR, we will be launching the fourth annual edition of the Haze Outlook report. The Haze Outlook 2022 assesses the likelihood of #SoutheastAsia experiencing #haze this year, how severe any haze might be, and the key factors driving the risk of haze. Join...
Indonesia The seventh Cabinet reshuffle in eight years New e-commerce rules to regulate digital competition Indonesia plans to export chickens to Singapore In what was seen as a move to ensure the stability of the existing ruling coalition, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has ordered another...
[download id="10497"] The annual Haze Outlook report provides an assessment of the likelihood of a transboundary haze incident affecting Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. The haze is a recurring air pollution problem in Southeast Asia caused by forest and land fires, posing serious health hazards and contributing...
One emerging trend in ASEAN's digital economy is the rising e-commerce market volume, as shared in our recent report on "Charting ASEAN's Digital Future". Between 2019 and 2022, e-commerce spending saw a steep increase due to prolonged lockdowns in the region. The move towards consuming through...
Many in the West, especially Washington, argue that China extends its global influence by exporting and imposing its developmental model on other countries. But this analysis ignores the ways in which Chinese engagement sometimes accommodates local actors and institutions—adapting and assimilating local and traditional forms,...
While countries have agreed on some basic principles established at COP26, there are practical questions that need to be resolved before the potential of both compliance and voluntary carbon markets can be realised. Join our speakers Mr. Daniel Lee, Head of Commercial, Climate Impact X and...
As more business activities move to the virtual realm and generate exponential amounts of data, there is an increased reliance on data centres as a key component to power the digital economy. The Asia Pacific is slated to become the world’s largest data centre region...