The Singapore Management University (SMU), United Nations Environment (UNEP), and the Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) jointly organised a public event on ‘Singapore, Green Finance and the Collaborative Challenge’, on 10 Jan 2017. The session was attended by some 120 participants. This event was...
SIIA Executive Director Nicholas Fang was featured in a video for The Good Word Project, an initiative of We Are Majulah. We Are Majulah is a social movement that focuses on community and identity building initiatives in Singapore. The Good Word Project is a documentary...
SIIA Chairman Simon Tay and SIIA Council Member Manu Bhaskaran were quoted by TODAY's Eileen Ng in an article on how South-east Asian countries could be forced to choose sides between China and the United States, particularly when it comes to the South China Sea...
The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) has just marked the first year since its inception. But some companies, particularly SMEs, say they still haven't been able to reap the benefits. SIIA Chairman Simon Tay spoke to Channel NewsAsia's Singapore Tonight on 29 Dec about how giving...
United States President-elect Donald Trump may have labelled climate change a hoax, but that has not stalled the momentum behind last month’s United Nations’ Climate Change Conference in Marrakech, Morocco. Less than one year after its adoption, the Paris climate agreement has entered into force, with...
Date :09 Dec 2016 South-east Asia is entering a new age of development. Governments across the region are rethinking their growth strategies to ensure their economies continue to register positive economic growth and remain attractive destinations to global investors. Many ASEAN countries are embarking on innovation-led...
With its political reforms and new openness to the region and world, Myanmar is now attracting considerable interest from businesses and investors. On Monday 5 Dec 2016, the Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) and SIIA held a Minister's Dialogue at the Sedona Hotel in Yangon, bringing together top...
SIIA Executive Director Nicholas Fang wrote a chapter for a new book, "Mapping State and Non-State Actors' Responses to Nuclear Energy in Southeast Asia", edited by Mr. Nur Azha Putra of the Energy Studies Institute and Dr. Mely Caballero-Anthony of NTU. The book discusses policy issues...
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has made headlines since taking office - and has sparked a sudden interest in the Philippines. On Wednesday 23 November, we held an evening talk with Mr. David Timberman, Lee Kong Chian Research Fellow, National University of Singapore and Stanford University, examining...
When Indonesia’s President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo meets Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong today, it will be their first-ever bilateral retreat. There will be plenty to discuss between the leaders of the two countries. Both are making efforts to cooperate, yet — as with all...