[download id="11503"] This special report provides research and analysis on a pivotal challenge facing ASEAN in the coming decades: the need to balance economic growth while reducing its carbon footprint. The report identifies three key levers of change that could potentially catalyse ASEAN's green transition. This...
[download id="11490"] The 15th ASEAN & Asia Forum (AAF) was held in person on 4 August 2023 during a time when the world and our region were facing multiple global crises that some have termed a ‘polycrisis’. Themed “Rebuilding Resilience in A Prolonged Polycrisis”, the 15th AAF...
Expectations are rising about a meeting between United States President Joe Biden and China’s leader Xi Jinping in mid-November. “We’re aiming to have a constructive conversation, meeting between the leaders in San Francisco in November,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said recently of the long-awaited talks....
Media Release For Immediate Release Technology and civil discourse for another golden age: Minister Balakrishnan Singapore, Friday, 3 November 2023: The Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) concluded its 60th Anniversary events with its 2023 Annual Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton on Wednesday night. In an increasingly complex...
After some years of blue skies, the fires and haze have returned, and these are triggering responses. Malaysia’s Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Minister Nik Nazmi blames fires abroad for unhealthy air levels in Kuala Lumpur and other urban centres; Indonesia, however, quickly questions...
Media Release For Immediate Release Transboundary Haze in 2023: Challenge is Real and Should be Global Concern The severity of haze is largely due to the climate, along with political and economic factors 11 October 2023 – Fires and haze have returned to the region, after three years of...
The return of haze pollution in the region is cause for shock and concern. In recent weeks, air quality in parts of Malaysia and Indonesia has been poor and over the weekend, Singapore’s readings hit the unhealthy range for the first time since 2019. The haze has recurred...
THE recent Asean Summit and related meetings in Jakarta generated many headlines about the high politics of the region. A new map in the South China Sea drew considerable concern, as did ongoing violence in Myanmar. Diplomatic gestures were noted, particularly that US President Joe...
Business and investment in Thailand and Malaysia have been slow in the first half of 2023. To be fair, growth across the entire region has been less than hoped for, but in both countries, there were more than economic factors at play. After indecisive election...