It is almost a year since Malaysia was thrown into a period of crisis and political uncertainty, following Dr. Mahathir Mohamad’s shock resignation as Prime Minister. How are Dr. Mahathir’s former party members faring? Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, the former Youth and Sports Minister,...
While some countries have taken to looking inwards as a result of the pandemic, the harsh reality is that “Singapore’s economy is not big enough to sustain interest from multinational companies”, according to Associate Professor Simon Tay, Chairman of the SIIA. In an interview with Rice...
This year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting will be held in Singapore from 25 to 28 May 2021. This is only the second time in its 50-year history that the WEF is held outside of Davos, Switzerland. What does this mean for Singapore? Read more...
Hopes are high for the Biden administration to engage with ASEAN in the coming months. In an interview with Nikkei Asia, Associate Professor Simon Tay, Chairman, SIIA, said "I expect the US to up the engagement by end 2021”. Read the full article. ...
Around the world, trillions of dollars have been deployed as part of COVID-19 stimulus packages. After the 2008 financial crisis, it was found that stimulus packages led to the largest emissions increase in half a century. The growth in climate pledges by countries and corporations...
“Sijori”- an acronym for Singapore, Johor in Malaysia and Riau province in Western Indonesia was popularised in the 1990s as a growth triangle that would benefit all three countries. While it has since lost its popularity, Associate Professor Simon Tay, Chairman of the SIIA, argued...
The signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement after eight years of negotiations was a significant milestone. However, there is a common misperception that China led the trade discussions. In an interview with the Straits Times, Associate Professor Simon Tay, Chairman, SIIA, said,...
Ms. Meixi Gan, Assistant Director, Sustainability, at the SIIA, said that Singapore is "well positioned" to pursue business opportunities in the green economy. She noted that "sustainability, resilience and inclusive growth have been identified as key elements of Singapore's post-COVID-19 economic strategy, and that the...
At the SIIA's recent EU-Singapore Dialogue on Climate Change, Dr. Carlos Duarte, a professor of marine science at Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, said that the large reduction in greenhouse gases due to COVID-19 imposed lockdowns is not sufficient to slow...
The signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) means that the world’s largest trading block was created between the 10 ASEAN nations, Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea. In an interview with Vietnam News Agency, Jessica Wa’u, Assistant Director, ASEAN said, “The signing...