Asia Tag
15 Feb Weekends: Nicholas Fang on US-N.Korea summit in Hanoi [Money FM 89.3]
"I do want to point out that the choice of Hanoi, Vietnam as a location is pretty interesting. I think Singapore was a good opportunity for the North Korean leader and his entourage to see a little bit about how another country has developed, especially...
04 Feb Singapore Institute of International Affairs ranked best independent think tank in Asia for third year running
The institute also ranked first in Asean in three further categories Singapore, 4th February 2019: The Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA), the country's oldest think tank, has maintained its ranking as the Best Independent Think Tank in Asia for the third year running, in the 2018 Global...
31 Jan Souring Deals Put China’s Belt and Road Dreams Under Pressure [Bloomberg]
Beijing was learning that its model of infrastructure-led economic growth might be difficult to export, said Dr Oh Ei Sun, a senior fellow at Singapore Institute of International Affairs. Excerpted from: Souring Deals Put China's Belt and Road Dreams Under Pressure [Bloomberg, 30 January 2019] Photo credit:...
29 Jan Mahathir soothes China’s ego over cancelled East Coast Rail Link [SCMP]
“Malaysia is one of the major trading partners of China, and there would be ups and downs in the bilateral relations, but none so serious as to significantly disrupt them, especially not over a railroad,” said Dr Oh Ei Sun, senior fellow at Singapore’s Institute of...
29 Jan Growing Chinese Navy Adds to Risk of Clashes in Asia’s Major Maritime Dispute [VOA News article]
Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam contest all or some of China’s claims to about 90 percent of the fishery-rich, oil-laden South China Sea spanning 3.5 million square kilometers. But they are all militarily weaker than China and might find it harder under a stronger...
28 Jan Barisan romps to by-election win in Cameron Highlands [The Straits Times article]
Singapore Institute of International Affairs senior fellow Oh Ei Sun said: "Umno remains overwhelmingly strong in rural constituencies, and if their electoral pact with PAS to run only one candidate holds, they remain a force in these areas." Excerpted from the full article: Barisan romps to by-election...
25 Jan New Malaysian king likely to remain above politics, say analysts [CNA article]
Dr Oh Ei Sun, a senior fellow with the Singapore Institute of International Affairs noted that the new king is also a new sultan, having only been proclaimed as the ruler of Pahang on Jan 15. “He is not known for being outspoken. So I assume...
21 Jan Malaysia-Singapore dispute: Tactical diversion or a political tool? [CGTN article]
“I think what Singapore is doing is trying to draw a line in the sand in order to head off what it sees as Malaysia's more assertive stance on various bilateral matters,” said Dr Oh Ei Sun, a senior fellow at the Singapore Institute of...
17 Jan Malaysia bolsters China ties with transport minister’s week-long visit [SCMP article]
Dr Oh Ei Sun, senior fellow at the Singapore Institute of International Affairs, said that Malaysia's Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook's visit to China could be viewed as “one of the first steps in the ‘rewarming’ of the bilateral ties after a brief chill”. “The...