Date :15 Nov 2017 The momentum behind green finance is growing in Singapore. As a regional financial hub, Singapore is well positioned to tap on significant opportunities in green finance. By introducing measures to “green” our financial sector, Singapore stands to become among the leaders in...
SIIA Executive Director Nicholas Fang was quoted in a Voice of America report on US President Donald Trump's visit to Asia. "There has been criticism that the trip was not actually substantial in terms of concrete output. But that is not President Trump's style,” Nicholas Fang,...
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar — Aides to Aung San Suu Kyi have been warning Western ambassadors that their pressure on Myanmar in support of ethnic Rohingya Muslims is pushing the country closer to China—a sign of the resistance that awaits U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson when...
Recent international media reports on Myanmar have been dominated by news on the unfolding crisis in the Rakhine state and have been critical of The Lady’s inadequate responses on the Rohingya refugees. But this detracts from the overall narrative of a Myanmar that has committed...
by Simon Tay and Pek Shibao for The Straits Times Looking out of the window a fortnight ago, you could be forgiven for wondering if the seasonal haze had returned. Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) readings across the island exceeded the "Good" range for a full week....
Date :07 Nov 2017 Already there are tensions between Bangladesh and Myanmar over the Muslim population in Rakhine, which Myanmar sees as illegal Muslim immigrants from Bangladesh. What will happen if 1, 10 or 30 million Bangladeshis need to find new homes due to rising sea...
E-commerce in ASEAN is fast becoming a new buzz word with expectations of it unlocking ASEAN’s next growth chapter. Aiming to capitalise on this potential, Singapore intends to promote e-commerce flows within ASEAN during her Chairmanship next year. Developing ASEAN’s e-commerce agenda means creating an...
In Myanmar, a team with little experience with democracy during their lifetimes transformed the country from a military controlled dictatorship to a functioning democracy within a short period of less than five years. U Soe Thane, who served as Minister for Industry and Minister for the...
A first-hand account of Myanmar’s road to democratic reform Singapore, 30 October 2017: U Soe Thane (former Union Minister for Industry and Union Minister for the President’s Office) is launching a book chronicling a first-hand account of the challenges the government faced in advocating Myanmar’s democratic...
Countries around the world are facing an ageing population – including the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). ASEAN countries do have a growing young working population, but the proportion of older citizens is also increasing, driven by better medical care and...