The COVID-19 pandemic has radically altered our lives and livelihoods. Countries in the ASEAN region still face perennial problems such as coping with more infectious variants of the COVID-19 virus and struggling with the economic fallout, including income inequality amongst other challenges. At the same...
Indonesia Indonesia’s parliament approves 2022 budget (28 Sep) Indonesia’s parliamentary budget committee has approved the government’s $190 billion 2022 budget proposal. The budget aims to revive economic growth, manage the fallout from the pandemic and reinforce structural reforms. The government is projecting GDP growth of 5.2%...
Regulators and investors are now paying greater attention to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, especially in recognition of the impending global climate crisis and in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. What does this mean for Southeast Asian businesses, especially in the key agrifood...
The SIIA held the 13th ASEAN and Asia Forum (AAF) -Seeking Recovery amid Covid-19: Regional Strategies and a Digital Future on 9 September 2021. The AAF saw an attendance of almost 200 participants from both public and private sectors in a hybrid setting. Discussions centred...
ASEAN is already experiencing adverse impacts from climate change. As a region, decisive action must be taken to mitigate this. At the 8th Singapore Dialogue on Sustainable World Resources (SDSWR), Ms. Grace Fu, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment, Singapore, and Mr. Suharso Monoarfa, Minister...
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed nature of work with remote work arrangements and the increased use of technology. On 18 September 2021, the SIIA, in partnership with the National Youth Council Singapore (NYC), organised the webinar, “The Future of Work in a Digitalised ASEAN...
EVENT DETAILS Date: Thursday, 16 September 2021 Time: 4:00pm - 5:15pm Singapore Time Format: Zoom Registration link: https://bit.ly/ESGSIIA (closes on Tuesday, 14 September 2021) SYNOPSIS Efforts to address climate change are becoming increasingly mainstream, with economies around the world recognising the impending climate crisis. But there remain differing views regarding other...
ASEAN Key Economies COVID-19 status as of 12 Sep Country Share of population fully vaccinated Share of population partially vaccinated Total vaccine doses administered Number of Covid-19 cases* Singapore 81% 3% 8.87 million 73,131 Indonesia 15.10% 11.23% 114.50 million 4,174,216 Malaysia 52.85% 12.76% 38.76 million 2,011,440 Thailand 17.51% 21.36% 40.06 million 1,420,340 Vietnam 5.43% 18.98% 29.28 million 635,055 Myanmar NA NA NA 436,527 Sources: Our World in Data, Worldometer, Singapore’s Ministry of Health. *as of 14 Sep Indonesia...
As Singapore looks towards pursuing an “endemic” strategy, deepening cooperation with regional partners is an important aspect for the country’s post-pandemic recovery, according to the SIIA’s “New Horizons: Global and Regional Strategies for Singapore’s Future”. In an interview with CNBC on the report, Associate Professor...
The SIIA successfully held the 13th ASEAN and Asia Forum last week. Speaking at the forum, Mr. Desmond Lee, Minister for National Development, Minister-in-charge of Social Services Integration, and Co-Chair of the Emerging Stronger Taskforce said, "If we can manage physical travel safely and become...