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Commentary: End of centrist democracy and Asia’s unconventional systems

By Simon Tay For The Straits Times Last month, the world witnessed its two largest…

June 4, 20191 min

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Commentary: Ending coal financing, and jump-starting sustainability

By Simon Tay and Lau Xin Yi All major Singapore banks recently announced that they…

May 31, 20195 min

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Commentary: Malaysian minister’s criticism of Singapore Zoo shows why we need consensus on sustainable palm oil

By Simon Tay and Liyana Othman For TODAY Sustainable development requires cooperation and a balance…

May 16, 20197 min

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Commentary: Why severe haze may return in 2019 and how to mitigate the risk

By Simon Tay, Wu Huijuan and Aaron Choo For TODAY A Haze Outlook developed by…

May 16, 20196 min

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Commentary: Jokowi poised for second presidential term; what face will he present?

By Simon Tay For The Business Times He's been described as a liberal reformer, modern…

April 19, 20195 min

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Commentary: Making sustainable consumption of palm oil the norm in Asia

By Chen Chen Lee and Lau Xin Yi For The Jakarta Post Relations between the…

April 11, 20191 min

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Commentary: Thailand must take action for cleaner air in Asean

By Simon Tay and Liyana Othman For Bangkok Post When complaints are made about the haze crisis…

April 5, 20196 min

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Commentary: Myanmar — investors should be cautious but take the risk

By Simon Tay For Nikkei Asian Review A humanitarian crisis that has been brewing at…

March 27, 20191 min

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Commentary: To reclaim Philippines from Beijing’s grasp, US must look beyond the South China Sea

By Simon Tay For South China Morning Post International talk about the Philippines often focuses…

March 20, 20195 min

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Commentary: Big Tech’s challenges for Asean

By Chen Chen Lee and Erin Low For The Straits Times For Big Tech, the…

March 14, 20191 min

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Commentary: Handling Big Tech in ASEAN

By Chen Chen Lee and Erin Low For Nikkei Asian Review Headlines about data breaches,…

March 12, 20192 min

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Commentary: Sustainability is gaining traction as a business move

By Simon Tay and Wu Hui Juan For The Business Times Singapore is now one…

March 7, 20195 min