Many are weighing how ASEAN needs to work together to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. From the SIIA, keeping supply chains open is critical. In the article, “’Unprecedented’ cooperation within ASEAN necessary to fight COVID-19, say analysts”, published on CNA Online, Ms Jessica Wau, SIIA's Assistant...
Resources Sustainability Malaysia lockdown could spell disaster for key palm oil industry (17 Mar) Malaysia's decision to restrict movement nationwide in an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus is raising fears it could imperil the country's vital palm oil industry. Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said...
Resources Sustainability The palm oil conundrum in EU-ASEAN relations (2 March) Palm oil tensions between the EU and Indonesia and Malaysia continue to be a point of contention in the group’s ties with Southeast Asian countries. With new regulatory changes now taking place on the basis of...
Resources Sustainability Palm oil-based green fuel program unlikely to empower palm oil farmers (17 Feb) Oil palm farmers have raised doubts that the palm oil-based “green fuel” scheme laid out in the government's recent five-year plan will benefit them, taking past biodiesel developments as cautionary tales. Palm...
Ahead of the ASEAN Special Summit on COVID-19 yesterday, Associate Professor Simon Tay, Chairman of the SIIA, spoke with CNBC on why ASEAN needs to act now to manage the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch the interview here - https://www.cnbc.com/video/2020/04/14/asean-regional-effort-to-fight-coronavirus-crisis-must-start-now.html ...
By Simon Tay and Jessica Wau For The Straits Times Some critics may say that Asean has so far done too little in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. But as cases mount, each country in the regional group is now trying to address the situation. In addition...
ASEAN governments have continued to tighten their policies to manage the COVID-19 outbreak, announcing stricter movement restrictions while extending the deadlines for existing measures. New stimulus packages have also been announced to counter the economic impact of the outbreak. Here’s a quick look at what happened...
By Chen Chen Lee For Bangkok Post The global number of Covid-19 cases is now over 1.3 million with no sign of abating. Within Southeast Asia, Indonesia and the Philippines lead the region with 209 and 163 deaths respectively. While the number of Covid-19 cases in the...
Singapore’s Solidarity Budget introduced a third round of measures (worth S$5.1 billion) on Monday, 6 April 2020. However, it is not the only ASEAN country to have announced financial measures to address the fallout of COVID-19. Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia recently announced new or revised...
As the COVID-19 outbreak continues, countries across ASEAN have seen sharp rises in the number of infected cases. In response, many governments have intensified their national measures to arrest the spread of the virus. From “public health emergencies” to “circuit breakers”, let us examine how...