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 min

Commentaries

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

Insights

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 min

Commentaries

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

Commentaries

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

Media 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 min

Insights

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 min

Insights

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 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

Past 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 min

Past 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