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Budgeting to grow the new green economy

By Simon Tay and Meixi Gan For The Business Times Many Singaporeans are looking to…

February 2, 20216 min

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Commentary: 50 years on: Reflecting on South-east Asia’s past tumult

The challenges of the 1970s were not overcome by overnight silver-bullet solutions. The path forward…

January 4, 20211 min

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Commentary: ASEAN’s potential contributions to climate action

By Simon Tay and Meixi Gan For The Jakarta Post If not for the COVID-19…

November 20, 20208 min

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Commentary: RCEP trade deal an important step forward for the region

By Simon Tay For The Straits Times  It is too early to expect the incoming…

November 19, 20207 min

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Commentary: Myanmar’s 2020 vote endorses NLD but does not resolve issues

By Simon Tay and Sarah Loh For The Business Times MYANMAR'S election results have yet…

November 12, 20206 min

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Commentary: Changing climate risk to opportunity

By Simon Tay and Meixi Gan For The Straits Times The world last year suffered…

October 30, 20208 min

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Commentary: Singapore can help region emerge stronger, better, more sustainable

By Simon Tay and Aaron Choo For The Business Times One positive development emerging from…

October 16, 20207 min

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Commentary: ASEAN needs to act on Mekong River

By Chen Chen Lee For Bangkok Post  Two events happened last month that went largely…

October 5, 20208 min

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Commentary: War by other means – Sino-US rivalry is growing in many areas

By Simon Tay For The Straits Times Sino-US rivalry is growing in many areas. Wrapping…

September 21, 20209 min

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Commentary: How ASEAN can best address the impacts of COVID-19

COVID-19 has resulted in unprecedented costs for ASEAN and the world in terms of human…

September 17, 20201 min

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Commentary: Singapore & COVID-19

By Simon Tay and Sarah Loh For the Asia Media Centre The COVID-19 pandemic has…

August 18, 202010 min

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Commentary: Singapore as a hub – Renewing Asean’s relevance

By Simon Tay and Jessica Wau For the Straits Times  The region is entering a difficult…

August 17, 20207 min