Event DetailsDate: Thursday, 24 June 2021Time: 10:30am – 11:45am (SGT) / 9:30am – 10:45am (JKT)Format: Online (Zoom) Registration link: http://bit.ly/haze2021 (closes on Tuesday, 22 June 2021) Programme (SGT) 10:25am – 10:30amRegistration 10:30am – 10:35amIntroductory Remarks by –Ms. Seraphim Cheong, Director for Outreach and Special Projects, SIIA 10:35am – 10:40amOpening...
Event Details Date: Wednesday 31 March Time: 9.30am - 12pm (Singapore Time) Venue: Zoom Programme 09:30am Introductory Remarks Ms. Seraphim Cheong, Director of Operations, Singapore Institute of International Affairs 09:33am Welcome Remarks Associate Professor Simon Tay, Chairman, Singapore Institute of International Affairs 09:40am Opening Keynote Address – ASEAN and Asia: Shared Challenges, Common Interests, and Opportunities The Association...
Synopsis It has now been a year since COVID-19 was first recognised as a pandemic, and the crisis is far from over. More infectious variants of the virus are continuing to emerge, with fresh waves of infections forcing new lockdowns across the world. Many are optimistic...
Synopsis On 26th September, Sabahans took to the polls to vote for their state assembly. A record 447 candidates contested for the 73 assembly seats. Prime Minister Muhyddin Yassin’s Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition won 38 seats contested, giving the alliance the simple majority required to...
Synopsis Amidst the chaos caused by COVID-19, there is a very real danger that efforts to create a sustainable future might be held back. Resources are being spent on immediate pandemic response as climate change is perceived to be a longer-term and more abstract threat. At...
Synopsis China has managed to bring its public health crisis under control since it became the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020. The country’s economy has taken a hit. It shrunk by 6.8% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2020 as a result of...
Synopsis Indonesian President Joko Widodo “Jokowi” began his second term in office with lofty ambitions. Adding human capital development to his previous focus on infrastructure, Jokowi also pushed for the passage of numerous omnibus laws to make Indonesia more attractive to investors. However, the COVID-19 pandemic...
Synopsis The Malaysian parliament convened on 18 May 2020 for its first sitting since the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government came to power in early March 2020. Political developments, previously sedate due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, came back to the fore along with it. A no-confidence...
Synopsis The rapid worldwide spread of COVID-19 has highlighted one downside of greater global connectivity - the potential for not merely goods and people, but also viruses, to travel across borders. The pandemic has also drawn attention to how deeply integrated supply chains are. Cities around...
Synopsis (Please note that the synopsis may be subjected to changes.) The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had significant implications for global health, but its impact on the US-China relationship has been equally important. Driven by domestic imperatives, Beijing and Washington have engaged in a war of...