Past Events

Power Play: The New Dynamic of Business and Investment

The SIIA held our seventh annual ASEAN and Asia Forum (AAF) on Friday, 1 August…

August 1, 20145 min

Past Events

Future50: Singapore and the ASEAN Economic Community

At the end of 2015, the ten ASEAN countries will establish the ASEAN Economic Community.…

August 1, 20145 min

Commentaries

Asia must not let politics stand in the way of economic integration

Asians are now awake to the fear of armed conflict. A recent survey of 11…

July 24, 20145 min

Insights

Is Southeast Asia softening?

It appears that Southeast Asia might face slower days ahead. The region’s predicted growth rate…

July 24, 20143 min

Commentaries

Stumbling to map a path through the haze

It was probably wrong to expect too much too fast when Association of Southeast Asian…

July 19, 20145 min

Commentaries

West hurting only itself with economic sanctions on Myanmar

Myanmar’s opening up has attracted much interest, not only from its Asian neighbours but also…

July 17, 20146 min

Insights

‘Modinomics’: A Modest Start

In the wake of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s optimistic election campaign, investors are taking…

July 16, 20143 min

Insights

Southeast Asia and the Resurgence of Piracy

Recent months have seen the resurgence of piracy in the region, leading one United Nations…

July 3, 20143 min

Insights

Poor human trafficking records and implications for ASEAN

In June, the US State Department released its annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, which…

July 1, 20143 min

Insights

Human rights and security in ASEAN: Fallen by the wayside?

With its 2015 deadline approaching, just how much ground has been covered towards building an…

June 19, 20143 min

Insights

PSI 400 Haze in Singapore: One year on

Singapore was besieged by haze measuring PSI 400 about a year ago. The fact that…

June 19, 20143 min

Commentaries

Fighting haze: What consumers, firms can do

Recent warnings of a potential three-month prolonged haze crisis comparable to the severe episodes in…

June 13, 20145 min