Jesslene Lee

RESEARCHER, ASIA COMPETITIVENESS INSTITUTE, LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY, NUS

Singapore increasingly serves as a pathfinder, helping global firms enter South-east Asia and chart pathways for regional expansion.
NEW GLOBAL ORDER

Singapore can be Asia’s ‘super-connector’ and strengthen global trade

More than a hub connecting trade and investment, the Republic is shaping the rules for connectivity

Asean is well-positioned to write its own rules on data governance, and the DEFA offers an opportunity to do so. Frontrunners in data governance in Asean, such as Singapore, have the experience and expertise to expedite this process.

Asean’s window of opportunity to write its own data rules

ON September 25, the world’s first fully digitalised cross-border movement of goods arrived in Singapore. The shipment, which came from the UK, marked a major milestone in trade history as the entire ...

A poultry farm in Sungai Panjang, Selangor; Malaysia may allow the export of chickens again after August 31.

Trade more, trade smarter – Lessons from Malaysia’s chicken ban for Singapore

THE news that Malaysia may allow the export of chickens after Aug 31 is certainly welcome, particularly in Singapore.