Fine-tuning FDI screening can propel Singapore and ASEAN forward
Singapore may soon pass legislation to enhance transparency and mitigate the impact of big power influence, in a move that…
Content flow across the great firewall on WeChat
Authors: Haiqing Yu, RMIT University and Wanning Sun, UTS WeChat is a news-sharing and content-distribution platform where people can easily…
Singapore learns its ABSDs to avoid housing collapse
Author: Tien Foo Sing, National University of Singapore Singapore’s housing market is going through some big changes. It has a…
ASEAN’s splintering digital economy governance
Author: Anthony Toh Han Yang, RSIS ASEAN’s digital economy is projected to leapfrog into the world’s top five by 2025.…
Investigating Singapore’s public housing issues
Author: Chia Siow Yue, Singapore Institute of International Affairs Housing accessibility and affordability issues are not unique to Singapore. But…
How relations with the West underpin Singapore’s defence
Author: Abdul Rahman Yaacob, ANU While military deterrence and diplomacy are often cited as the two pillars of Singapore’s defence…
Combatting the cost of living is essential for Singapore
Author: Chang Yee Kwan, National Chengchi University Several major developments marked Singapore’s socio-political landscape in 2022. The government’s annual budget…
Southeast Asia’s tech take-off and layoffs
Author: Faizal Bin Yahya, NUS 2022 saw big tech companies retrench thousands of workers globally. The trend highlights that the…
A script change in Singapore’s successor story
Author: Michael Barr, Flinders University Singapore’s biggest news story of 2022 was that Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong finally settled…
Southeast Asia’s tech industry goes from a gallop to a canter
Author: Giulia Ajmone Marsan, ERIA After a couple of years of spectacular growth, tech start-ups and tech giants alike are…