Insights

Modinomics & Looking East

With the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) landslide victory in the recent Indian elections, all eyes…

May 27, 20144 min

Media Coverage

$63m programme to boost Singapore’s nuclear expertise

SINGAPORE is building up its expertise in nuclear safety, science and engineering, with a $63…

April 24, 20141 min

Commentaries

Tuning into a world of protests

Touring protest sites in Bangkok some weeks back, I listened to music, picked up some…

April 4, 20146 min

Commentaries

Singapore’s role in building a global nuclear security culture

The global nuclear fraternity meets biennially at the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS), taking place this…

March 24, 20146 min

Commentaries

To end the haze problem, both penalties and cooperation are needed

The Singapore Government’s move this week to penalise companies that cause haze is timely, given…

February 21, 20145 min

Past Events

Annual Members Circle 2014

The United States’ economic recovery and its debt ceiling topped a survey conducted among 28…

January 21, 20143 min

Commentaries

Asia copes with transitions

In the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis, two key buzzwords that conveyed the…

January 7, 20148 min

Commentaries

A year in the world

I probably travelled too much this year. I went to New York, Europe, and as…

December 28, 20138 min

Commentaries

The haze: What governments must do – and what they can’t

As the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Environment Ministers meet this week in Jakarta…

September 23, 20136 min

Commentaries

Can S’pore capitalise on Myanmar’s opening?

Myanmar’s political opening has caught the world’s attention, and many countries are rushing to what…

September 3, 20137 min

Commentaries

It is not just about economics

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s recent National Day Rally speech was a bold statement of…

August 27, 20137 min

Commentaries

Seizing the Singapore Dream

For generations, people around the world aspired to emulate the "American Dream". This fundamental ethos…

August 9, 20137 min