"Given the extensive rainforest and peatland ecosystems within our region, and the economic contributions of its agribusiness and forestry sectors, we must continue to take action on driving Southeast Asia toward a higher standard of sustainability," said Associate Professor Simon Tay, Chairman of the SIIA...
Crucial to Singapore and ASEAN's efforts to decarbonise will be the establishment of regional carbon pricing systems and carbon offset markets, which ASEAN nations ought to work together to advance. This was among the key recommendations in the SIIA’s latest report, "Greening the Road Ahead:...
ASEAN countries will focus on treating COVID–19 as an endemic. “This is a point at which these countries have either explicitly, like Singapore and others, or implicitly recognised the need to move from the pandemic approach of trying to get to zero to an endemic approach,"...
Ms Jessica Wa’u, Deputy Director, ASEAN of the SIIA, was nominated as an #ASEAN Youth Fellow this year. The 3rd ASEAN Fellowship (AYF) 2021 was held from 27 to 31 October 2021, an initiative by the National Youth Council Singapore and the Singapore International Foundation. This...
ASEAN and China upgraded their ties to comprehensive strategic partners at the ASEAN-China special summit. In an interview with Channel NewsAsia (CNA), Associate Professor Simon Tay, Chairman of the SIIA, said, “We are seeing now a real growth in the digital economy and sustainability challenges...
With Myanmar’s commander-in-chief disallowed from attending the recent ASEAN summit held on 26 to 28 October 2021 and Myanmar’s subsequent decision to refuse sending any representatives, what does it mean for the region and what can we expect? Associate Professor Simon Tay, Chairman of the...
The ASEAN Summit concluded on 28 October 2021, with ASEAN leaders proceeding without Myanmar. Held virtually, ASEAN leaders continued to address the impacts of COVIDー19 with the rise of new variants, its community building efforts and the future direction of ASEAN. In an interview with Nikkei,...
The annual ASEAN summit proceeded without Myanmar. While ASEAN’s exclusion of the Myanmar military leader from the Summit may be unprecedented, it is not the first time ASEAN has had to act strongly and visibly on diplomatic matters. Watch the interview with CNBC as Associate...
A trilateral security pact was formed between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States (AUKUS) in September 2021. In an interview with FES Asia, Dr. Yeo Lay Hwee, Director, EU Centre in Singapore and Council Secretary at the SIIA, said, “AUKUS reflects the new...
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...