ARTICLES

23 Aug 2024

Appetite for Expansion: Mainland Chinese F&B Chains in Singapore

Leo Suryadinata

Chinese food and beverage companies have vigorously entered Singapore, and are poised to continue growing.

18 Jul 2024

Singapore as a “Nation of Lions Led by Lions”

Irene Ng

William Choong, Fulcrum's Managing Editor and ISEAS Senior Fellow, discusses the second volume of S. Rajaratnam's authorised biography, the Lion's Roar, with author and ISEAS writer-in-residence Irene Ng.

Dialogues at Fulcrum International Relations Singapore Southeast Asia

28 Jun 2024

Johor-Singapore Causeway at 100: Momentous Yet Mundane

Francis E. Hutchinson|Shaun Lin|Tim Bunnell

At 100, the Causeway linking Johor and Singapore is testament to the multi-fold connections linking the two sides together.

Malaysia Malaysia-Singapore Relations Singapore

26 Jun 2024

NewJeansNim’s Controversial Popularity: New Progress in Buddhism?

Gwendolyn Yap

A disc jockey performing chants clothed in Buddhist garb has stoked controversy in Singapore and Malaysia, highlighting the social and religious sensitivities in the two countries.

Religion Singapore South Korea

24 Jun 2024

How Singapore’s Cross-Border Power Trade Can Catalyse a Greener ASEAN Power Grid

Courtney Weatherby

Expanding power trade in ASEAN will be key to meeting the region’s climate action pledges. Singapore can lead by showing that renewables are increasingly affordable, reliable, and a good return on investment domestically — and when traded regionally.

ASEAN Energy Environment Renewable Energy Singapore Southeast Asia

21 Jun 2024

The Suzhou Industrial Park: Singapore’s Evolving Role 30 Years On

Lye Liang Fook

Singapore continues to contribute to the Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP) by working with its Chinese counterparts to identify new areas of cooperation, helping Chinese companies go overseas to Singapore and facilitating Singapore-based companies to expand their businesses in China.

China China-Singapore Relations Singapore

22 Feb 2024

The ASEAN Power Grid: How the LTMS-PIP Can Inform the BIMP-PIP’s Development

Mirza Sadaqat Huda

A quartet of ASEAN member countries have taken a first important step towards the vision of a regional power grid. The next step is to look back for lessons learned to move forward and improve collaboration, leveraging the experience of not just officials but stakeholders in the private sector.

ASEAN Brunei Climate Change Indonesia Laos Malaysia Philippine Singapore Thailand

17 Jan 2024

Making the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone Work

Ong Kian Ming

To fully harness the benefits of bilateral cooperation on both sides, the recent signing of the memorandum of understanding for the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone needs to be followed up by the relevant agencies doing the real spade work after the initial hype is over.

Economic Planning Malaysia Singapore

29 Dec 2023

2023 Top 10

Same Moon, Different Dates for Hari Raya (Again!)

Norshahril Saat

Some countries in Southeast Asia might end up celebrating Hari Raya on different dates, but this should not detract them from the higher goals of Ramadhan.

2023 Top 10 Indonesia Islam Malaysia Singapore