28 Apr Webinar – Challenges for China’s Economy Growth amidst Zero COVID and Implications for the Region
Challenges for China’s Economy Growth amidst Zero COVID and Implications for the Region. What are the developments in China's economy and what does it mean for Singapore and the region? We dived deep into a conversation on the current developments in China's economy and its...
21 Mar Ukraine and Implications for Asia
As the situation in Ukraine intensifies, the SIIA held a webinar on the impacts it will have on Asia. At the “Ukraine and Implications for Asia” webinar, Mr. Bilahari Kausikan, Chairman, Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore and Mr. Manu Bhasksran, Founding Director and...
17 Mar Webinar – “Can the EU and the UK Lead with Asia?”
Beyond the health impacts of COVID-19, the pandemic has disrupted trade and investment, accelerated the push towards digital transformation, and highlighted the urgent need for climate action. At the same time, the pandemic has also exposed gaps in cross-border cooperation and the limits of global...
12 Nov Webinar- ASEAN and The Pandemic: Pressing Forward
The worst wave of the pandemic has just passed for most of the region. With vaccinations picking up pace, there are talks of shifting away from a “zero-COVID” target to adopting an “endemic” approach, where businesses resume operations and life can return to some semblance...
01 Sep Webinar- Investing in Digital Infrastructure: Narrowing the Digital Divide in ASEAN
COVID-19 has accelerated the use of digital services in all aspects of our lives. This is especially evident in ASEAN’s young and dynamic population. With rising rural-urban disparities and Sino-American pressures, ASEAN plays a key role in coordinating all stakeholders to chart the region’s digital...
20 Aug Crisis in Malaysia: Politicking amid the Pandemic
On 12 August 2021, the SIIA held the webinar, “Crisis in Malaysia: Politicking amid the Pandemic”, Dr Ei Sun OH, Senior Fellow at the SIIA provided insights to the political turmoil currently beleaguering Malaysia and how it adversely affects the government’s overall management of the...
05 Aug Indonesia in Crisis: Pandemic, Politics and Economic Stresses
On Wednesday, 28 July 2021, the Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) organised the webinar, “Indonesia in Crisis: Pandemic, Politics and Economic Stresses” to understand the challenges Indonesia will have to face in the coming months and how Southeast Asia’s largest country will emerge from...
02 Jul Haze Outlook 2021 Report
The Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) has released its annual Haze Outlook 2021 Report, providing a risk assessment of the probability of a severe transboundary haze episode affecting Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore this year. An online launch event was held on 24 June 2021 with...
07 May Asean and Asia Focus 2021
The AAFocus 2021 was the Institute’s first hybrid event and was held 31 March 2021. Themed, “Partnerships in Economic Recovery and Sustainable Infrastructure”, the AAFocus 2021 attracted C-suite executives, business leaders and policy makers. https://youtu.be/_tkyGQVbST4 https://youtu.be/uMTkyUcov_w https://youtu.be/vSvfT6yKjaE https://youtu.be/EAelfo5EOL8 https://youtu.be/Fr3WaN9BpXI ...
05 Mar Webinar: One Year On: Vaccines, New Variants and Economic Prospects
It has been over a year since COVID-19 was first recognised as a global pandemic. While vaccination programmes have begun in most countries, there has been much debate about the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, especially with new variants of the virus emerging. It is also...