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Commentary: The Trump-Kim bromance: is the honeymoon over?

By Nicholas Fang and Aaron Choo For The Business Times Following the blossoming of the historic bromance…

March 4, 20198 min

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Commentary: EU’s palm oil curb may hurt campaign to save forests

By Simon Tay and Liyana Othman For The Straits Times As the global community seeks…

December 20, 20187 min

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Commentary: Southeast Asia must guard against digital domination risks

"As businesses and supply chains transform, it is necessary for ASEAN to prepare for the…

November 23, 20181 min

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Commentary: Trump is inadvertently uniting Asia

In this commentary for the Nikkei Asian Review, SIIA chairman Simon Tay said that more countries will move…

November 19, 20181 min

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Commentary: Asean infrastructure – Keeping it sustainable

Simon Tay and Lau Xin Yi For The Straits Times Five years after the launch…

September 24, 20186 min

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Commentary: Myanmar 2.0 in the making?

Simon Tay For The Business Times PEOPLE now perceive Myanmar very differently compared to just…

September 24, 20187 min

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Commentary: Inoculating Singapore Against Foreign Influences

Simon Tay For The Straits Times Controversy about Sino-Singapore relations is resurfacing. Veteran diplomat Bilahari…

July 26, 20187 min

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Commentary: On water issue, Dr M again risks crossing a red line for Singapore

By Nicholas Fang For TODAY When Malaysia's opposition alliance, Pakatan Harapan, won the May 9…

July 3, 20187 min

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Commentary: Don’t devalue Singapore’s role as Trump-Kim summit host

by Nicholas Fang As the buzz and excitement surrounding the groundbreaking summit on Sentosa between…

June 14, 20187 min

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Challenging transition ahead for Malaysia

By Simon Tay For The Business Times A BLACK SWAN has landed in Malaysia. The…

May 11, 20184 min

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Commentary: Asean’s active role in the greening of growth

By Simon Tay and Fawziah Selamat For The Business Times SUSTAINABILITY issues are still often…

May 11, 20187 min

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Commentary: A Broader Lens on Myanmar’s Problems

By Simon Tay and Andrea Lee For The Straits Times It seems so long ago…

May 8, 20186 min