“I think what Singapore is doing is trying to draw a line in the sand in order to head off what it sees as Malaysia's more assertive stance on various bilateral matters,” said Dr Oh Ei Sun, a senior fellow at the Singapore Institute of...
Dr Oh Ei Sun, senior fellow at the Singapore Institute of International Affairs, said that Malaysia's Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook's visit to China could be viewed as “one of the first steps in the ‘rewarming’ of the bilateral ties after a brief chill”. “The...
"Singaporean interest in Johor, especially Iskandar, is going to be crucial in the near future as Chinese investments pull back," Singapore Institute of International Affairs' senior fellow Oh Ei Sun told The Straits Times. Singapore contributed nearly a quarter of the foreign investment in Iskandar as...
China claims about 90 percent of the sea that extends from Hong Kong to Borneo, spanning 3.5 million square kilometers. China and rival claimants in Asia value the sea for its fisheries and fuel reserves. The UK government does not have a claim. Washington regularly sends...
Dr Oh Ei Sun, a senior fellow with the Singapore Institute of International Affairs noted that Malaysia does not practice a dynastic monarchy at the federal level, but rather a rotational one. “As such, the people’s respect is for the institution rather than the individual king....
Dr Oh Ei Sun, senior fellow at the Singapore Institute of International Affairs think tank, said there was a need for a rail link across the breadth of the Malay Peninsula to facilitate the transport of goods. “The existing east coast rail line can be upgraded...
Simon Tay, chairman of the SIIA, said Trump was inadvertently bringing Asian nations together. “Not necessarily by design, but because he is not being a consistent and reassuring presence, and because his policies have tended to fracture the natural order that Asia is dependent upon,” he said. “Asians...
Associate Professor Simon Tay, chairman of the SIIA, said: “Many of the problems do not lie within Asean’s control but relate to the relations between larger countries, like between India and China, which is subject to both trade and political considerations.” Full article: Asian mega free-trade deal stalls in Singapore...
Quizzed by moderator Simon Tay, chairman of the SIIA, on how leaders can engage their citizens on policies, Malaysia's Minister of International Trade and Industry Darell Leiking stressed the need to persuade people that they may be left behind if they do not adapt to...
Mr Nicholas Fang, SIIA's Director of Security and Global Affairs, was quoted in an article by Lianhe Zaobao on the US midterm elections 2018. Here's an excerpt of his quotes, translated from Chinese. Nicholas Fang, Director of Security and Global Affairs at the Singapore Institute of International...