Insights

Myanmar 2015 elections – what to expect?

This year’s elections mark a significant milestone in Myanmar’s history.  There is a growing thirst…

August 28, 20154 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

China’s moves and Asia’s responses

Earlier this month, the leader of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party, Nguyen Phu Trong, made an…

April 23, 20156 min

Media Coverage

ASEAN-Myanmar Forum: Highlights from Media Coverage

The Singapore Institute of International Affairs, in cooperation with the Union of Myanmar Federation of…

March 27, 201510 min

Media Coverage

ASEAN-Myanmar Forum: Tributes by speakers and participants to the late Mr. Lee Kuan Yew featured in The Straits Times

The Straits Times featured remarks made at the ASEAN-Myanmar Forum in honour of the late…

March 24, 20153 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

Commentaries

Betting on Myanmar’s opening

For a while, when Myanmar opened after decades of isolation and sanctions, it seemed that…

March 13, 20156 min

Media Coverage

Obama Seeks to Reassure Regional Allies Following China Accords

On the heels of securing new climate, trade and military agreements with China, President Barack…

November 14, 20142 min

Insights

Myanmar’s cancelled by-elections

The decision to scrap Myanmar’s by-elections at the end of this year came as a…

September 12, 20144 min

Insights

ASEAN risks becoming overwhelmed by Chinese railway diplomacy

It may not be full speed ahead for the “Chinese high-speed railway diplomacy” aimed at…

August 22, 20143 min

InsightsMultimedia

3-on-3 with Dr. Maung Maung Lay

Myanmar’s military government opened the country’s economy to much fanfare in 2011. But the last…

August 18, 20144 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