The United States and China both have initiatives to expand their economic reach in Asia - the US-backed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement, and China's One Belt, One Road and AIIB. Dr. Denis Hew, Director of the APEC Policy Support Unit tells us that Asia...
Indonesia needs to pave the way in sustainability, says Hendry Predy Yang in this 3-on-3 interview with the SIIA - three questions, three minutes. He is Palm Oil Coordinator (South & South East Asia) for the Solidaridad Network, an international NGO facilitating the development of...
In partnership with Channel NewsAsia, "Fighting the Flames: Sustainability Revisited" explores the current challenges that face the palm oil industry and its multiple stakeholders in the venture towards greening the supply chain. This programme, which aired on Channel NewsAsia on 6 May 2016, is based on...
We interviewed Tan Sri Dr Munir Majid, Chairman of the ASEAN-Business Advisory Council and Visiting Senior Fellow at the Southeast Asia International Affairs Programme at LSE IDEAS. Dr. Majid spoke at a panel on “ASEAN Economic Community 2015 – What Now, What Next?” at the SIIA's...
We spoke with Frank Lavin, former US Ambassador to Singapore and former Director of the Office of Political Affairs at The White House. Mr. Lavin gave an evening talk at the SIIA called "The 2016 U.S. Presidential Race: An Inside View" on 23 September 2015. We asked...
The SIIA spoke with Ambassador Nina Hachigian, the US Ambassador to ASEAN. Ms. Hachigian was recently part of the Hatakeyama Panel concerning ASEAN Regional Integration and the Roles of Japan, China & USA at the 2015 ASEAN Asia Forum on October 1. We asked her...
We spoke with Dr. Evan Feigenbaum, Vice Chairman, Paulson Institute and former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State. Dr. Feigenbaum gave an evening talk at the SIIA on the subject of "What is the USA's role in Asia's new order?" on 22 July 2015. We asked...
As the Republic turns 50 years old, questions have arisen on whether Singapore is well-equipped to adapt to emerging challenges both at home and abroad. We spoke to Dr. Cherian George, Associate Professor at the Hong Kong Baptist University, on his views on the changing...
With President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo now at the helm of ASEAN's biggest nation, what does the future hold for Singapore-Indonesia ties, as well as Indonesia's relations with the rest of the region? We spoke to Dr. Dino Patti Djalal, former Indonesian Vice Foreign Minister and...