Should countries in ASEAN rely on Donald Trump to bring about economic prosperity and regional stability or should their future be better served under Hillary Clinton? SIIA Chairman Simon Tay appeared on Episode 17 of Channel NewsAsia's Insight, a weekly programme on topical issues of the...
July 2016 | A number of you have asked our views about Myanmar and the new government’s priorities, especially on economic investment. As you may remember, the SIIA was appointed an adviser by the preceding government and we also hosted a closed door discussion with the...
Palm oil is a vital ingredient for many products and the industry provides a significant source of national revenue and employment for millions of farmers. Indonesia and Malaysia collectively account for 85 to 90 percent of global palm oil production. But palm oil is often associated...
When the National League for Democracy (NLD) and its iconic leader, Ms Aung San Suu Kyi, swept to power at the 2015 elections, the international community roared in approval. Now, some 100 days after the NLD took power, many foreign pundits are becoming more critical. There...
Earlier this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted his ASEAN counterparts at a summit in Sochi, marking the 20th anniversary of ASEAN-Russia dialogue relations. But Russia’s efforts to build bridges with Asia come amidst other policy moves on the world stage, such as in Europe...
SIIA Chairman Simon Tay was interviewed by Phoenix Television, commenting on how ASEAN is responding to the South China Sea ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague. The video is available from ifeng.com and a transcript is available on the SIIA website. VIDEO:...
The much awaited ruling for the South China Sea territorial disputes was announced on Tuesday, July 12. After months of deliberation, the international tribunal in The Hague ruled overwhelmingly in favour of Philippines in the case brought to the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), challenging...
Traditionally, agriculture has been one of the key drivers of economic growth within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Some sources note that nearly 25 percent of total land area in ASEAN, ASEAN 6 and Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar-Vietnam (CLMV) is currently dedicated to agriculture and this...
SIIA Chairman Simon Tay was interviewed on Insight, a programme on topical issues on Channel NewsAsia, about the ruling by a panel at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague on China's claims in the South China Sea. The episode aired on 14 July...
From the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) to the recent UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the subject of consuming and producing sustainably continues to draw considerable interest. In particular, Sustainable Development Goal 12 seeks to encourage companies to adopt and publicly...