Insights
Leveraging the Financial Sector to End Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking
Sustainable finance and environmental-social-governance (ESG) standards are starting to gain traction in Singapore. In 2015,…
October 15, 20194 minCommentaries
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 minInsights
Bringing Human Rights to Life for Businesses
Just a decade ago, the intersection between human rights and businesses was a nascent concept…
March 21, 20194 minCommentaries
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 minCommentaries
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 minMedia Coverage
Obama: Upholding Human Rights Does Not Threaten Vietnamese Society
SIIA Chairman Simon Tay and Dr. Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Director of the Institute of Security and…
May 24, 20162 minInsights
The Rohingya Crisis – a catalyst for change in ASEAN
With an estimated 25,000 Rohingya refugees having fled Burma since the beginning of 2015, and…
May 22, 20154 minInsights
Around the Web: Speed bumps on Myanmar’s road to liberalisation
Myanmar has hit new speed bumps on its road to liberalisation in recent weeks -…
March 19, 20153 minInsights
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 minPast Events
Crossing Borders: Raising Awareness of Human Trafficking
Over the past decade, human trafficking has become a growing concern in South-East Asia. It…
June 28, 20131 minPast Events
Ending poverty in our generation: Opportunities and challenges of the post-2015 development framework
Since 2000, the Millennium Development Goals have provided a global framework for improving the lives…
February 15, 20131 min