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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

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Commentary: Why Covid-19 could complicate haze prevention

By Meixi Gan and Aaron Choo For The Straits Times Although the Covid-19 pandemic has…

July 27, 20201 min

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Commentary: Singapore GE2020 – Global concerns, national elections

By Simon Tay For The Straits Times Diverse issues are coming into play for Singapore's…

July 7, 20201 min

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Commentary: Why Asia should worry as Nov 3 draws nearer

By Simon Tay For The Straits Times In five months, Americans will elect their president.…

June 10, 20207 min

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Commentary: As the US and China clash, what can other countries do?

By Simon Tay and Jessica Wau For South China Morning Post The coronavirus pandemic has…

May 21, 20207 min

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Commentary: Are ASEAN countries really ready to reopen? Beware of bumps and curves ahead

By Simon Tay and Kevin Chen For The Jakarta Post Over the past week, Thailand,…

May 18, 20206 min

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Commentary: Sustainable infrastructure a key ingredient for a green economic recovery in Asean

By Chen Chen Lee and Gan Meixi For The Business Times As governments around the world…

May 6, 20207 min

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Commentary: Coronavirus and practical solidarity – What Asean can and should do

By Simon Tay and Jessica Wau For The Straits Times Some critics may say that…

April 14, 20206 min

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Commentary: Outbreak exposes weak social protection for poor

By Chen Chen Lee For Bangkok Post The global number of Covid-19 cases is now…

April 8, 20206 min

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Commentary: Singapore must protect present vulnerabilities and future capabilities

By Simon Tay and Jessica Wau For The Business Times The Covid-19 outbreak has morphed…

April 1, 20206 min

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Commentary: Risk of cross-infection calls for cooperation

By Simon Tay and Jessica Wau For China Daily Policies of governments around the world…

March 31, 20205 min

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Commentary: Learning from past year’s forest fires in Southeast Asia

By Simon Tay, Wu Hui Juan and Aaron Choo For The Straits Times Fires have…

March 17, 20201 min