The 2020 General Election has been described as a breakthrough moment for politics in Singapore. On 17 July 2020, the Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) invited three former Nominated Members of Parliament (NMPs) to discuss the ramifications of GE2020 – Mr. Zulkifli Baharudin, Managing...
The transboundary haze in Southeast Asia is a perennial issue. In the SIIA Haze Outlook 2020 report, the researchers looked at three factors (weather, peat and people) to assess the risk of transboundary haze in Southeast Asia during the coming dry season. Unusually hot and dry...
Sub-regional economic corridors such as the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) and the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) play an important role in ASEAN and complement the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity 2025. SIIA Chairman, Associate Professor Simon Tay moderated a panel discussion on...
While ASEAN countries ease certain COVID-19 travel restrictions, the threat of a resurgence of cases remain ever eminent with cities such as Hong Kong and Melbourne experiencing a surge. ASEAN nations are caught in a conundrum between easing restrictions to boost their economies and maintain...
In the SIIA Haze Outlook 2020 Report, it was found that many hotspots in Indonesia occurred outside of known company concessions during the peak of the 2019 dry season. This was according to data from Global Forest Watch (GFW) Fires. As fires in Indonesia are...
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended lives globally and exacerbated geopolitical tensions. With the US questioning globalisation and retreating from multilateral institutions and growing concerns about China’s global aspiration, how are ASEAN countries navigating these developments amid the coronavirus pandemic? Find out more in the interview...
As countries in Southeast Asia continue to reopen, many are in negotiations with others to open green lanes and form travel bubbles for essential business and tourism. This will help restart the economy and also hasten recovery for tourism-reliant economies such as Thailand. Given that...
The Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) released its Haze Outlook 2020 report on 25 June 2020, providing a risk assessment of the probability of a severe transboundary haze incident this year. The report was launched at a webinar and we were joined by stakeholders...
The SIIA Haze Outlook 2020 Report identifies COVID-19 as a major factor impacting fire prevention efforts The Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) released its annual Haze Outlook 2020 report on 25 June 2020, providing a risk assessment of the probability of a transboundary haze...
In a “new normal”, the leaders of ASEAN countries convened virtually on Friday, 26 June 2020, for the 36th ASEAN Summit. Despite initial responses to the COVID-19 pandemic being disjointed and domestically focused, ASEAN States, cognisant of the deep interlinkages of their economies and people,...