While some countries have taken to looking inwards as a result of the pandemic, the harsh reality is that “Singapore’s economy is not big enough to sustain interest from multinational companies”, according to Associate Professor Simon Tay, Chairman of the SIIA. In an interview with Rice...
This year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting will be held in Singapore from 25 to 28 May 2021. This is only the second time in its 50-year history that the WEF is held outside of Davos, Switzerland. What does this mean for Singapore? Read more...
A state of emergency was declared by the Malaysian King on 12 January 2021. What impact does the re-imposition of the Movement Control Order (MCO) and state of emergency have on youths in Malaysia? The SIIA, in partnership with the National Youth Council Singapore(NYC), organised the...
Hopes are high for the Biden administration to engage with ASEAN in the coming months. In an interview with Nikkei Asia, Associate Professor Simon Tay, Chairman, SIIA, said "I expect the US to up the engagement by end 2021”. Read the full article. ...