SIIA Chairman Simon Tay was quoted in an article by Tama Salim in The Jakarta Post, alongside other ASEAN experts at a seminar in Jakarta on 1 Sep 2016. The event was held in conjunction with the 45th anniversary of the Centre for Strategic and...
It’s known simply as “The Haze”: a thick, eye-watering, nose-running, cough-inducing, health and climate hazard emanating from the burning of land and forest fires in Indonesia. Nearly two decades have passed since the terrible haze of 1997-98 swept across the skies. Today the Haze is one...
SIIA Director Lee Chen Chen was quoted in The Straits Times in an article by Arlina Arshad on 27 Aug 2016. An excerpt is below. Indonesian satellites detected 17 hot spots from forest and land fires in Riau province yesterday, more than double the number overnight,...
SIIA Director Lee Chen Chen was quoted in TODAY on 27 Aug 2016. An excerpt is below. SINGAPORE — With Singaporeans waking up to a smoky, hazy gloom on Friday (Aug 26) — one that worsened over the day — the National Environment Agency’s (NEA) chief...
Speakers and panellists at the SIIA's 9th ASEAN & Asia Forum were quoted in an article by Lee Xin En for The Straits Times. Excerpts from the article are below. Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry) Mr S. Iswaran told a forum at the Ritz Carlton...
SIIA Chairman Simon Tay appeared on Channel NewsAsia's Singapore Tonight on Tuesday, 23 August 2016, sharing his recollections about the late Mr SR Nathan, former President of Singapore. The episode was previously online at toggle.sg. Dawn Tan: Prof, former President SR Nathan, he spent such a great deal...
The Singapore Institute of International Affairs is deeply saddened at the passing of our former president Mr S R Nathan. Mr Nathan had a long illustrious career in public service; he was Singapore's longest serving President (1999-2011), and previously took on numerous key roles in...
SIIA Chairman Simon Tay was quoted by TODAY's Albert Wai in an article on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's National Day Rally 2016 speech. While Singapore is good friends with both the United States and China, managing ties with the superpowers is not easy, as their...
Speakers and panellists at the SIIA's 9th ASEAN & Asia Forum were quoted in an article by Patrick John Lim for Channel NewsAsia. Excerpts from the article are below. SINGAPORE: The digital revolution and emerging digital economy offer potential for economies across Southeast Asia, Trade and...
Date :22 Aug 2016 Indonesia is preparing to shift its economic development strategy under President Joko Widodo (popularly known as Jokowi). Amidst the continuing global slowdown, the Jokowi administration sees the need for a new approach that can lift growth rates beyond current levels and create...