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US President Barack Obama has said his country's commitment to...</p> <div class="post_more"> <a href="https://www.siiaonline.org/us-committed-to-asia-pacific-for-long-term-obama/" class="qbutton small">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-1765" class="post-1765 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-siia-in-the-news tag-asean tag-china tag-laos tag-usa tag-simon-tay tag-obama"> <div class="post_content_holder"> <div class="post_image"> <a href="https://www.siiaonline.org/pledge-for-more-aid-to-laos-to-clear-unexploded-us-bombs/" title="Pledge for more aid to Laos to clear unexploded US bombs"> <img width="599" height="322" src="https://www.siiaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/obama-laos-photo-600.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.siiaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/obama-laos-photo-600.jpg 599w, https://www.siiaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/obama-laos-photo-600-300x161.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_text_inner"> <h2><span class="date">07 Sep</span> <a href="https://www.siiaonline.org/pledge-for-more-aid-to-laos-to-clear-unexploded-us-bombs/" title="Pledge for more aid to Laos to clear unexploded US bombs">Pledge for more aid to Laos to clear unexploded US bombs</a></h2> <div class="post_info"> <span class="time"> </span> <span class="post_author"> by <a class="post_author_link" href="https://www.siiaonline.org/author/admin_siia/">SIIA</a> </span> </div> <p class="post_excerpt">SIIA Chairman Simon Tay was quoted in an article by Tan Hui Yee for The Straits Times on US President Barack Obama's comments regarding aid to Laos during Mr. Obama's trip to the country for the East Asia Summit. US President Barack Obama has announced increased...</p> <div class="post_more"> <a href="https://www.siiaonline.org/pledge-for-more-aid-to-laos-to-clear-unexploded-us-bombs/" class="qbutton small">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-1746" class="post-1746 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-siia-in-the-news tag-asean tag-indonesia tag-singapore tag-usa tag-aaf tag-siia tag-aec tag-tpp tag-obama"> <div class="post_content_holder"> <div class="post_image"> <a href="https://www.siiaonline.org/integrated-digital-economy-can-benefit-asean/" title="Integrated digital economy can benefit Asean"> <img width="601" height="322" src="https://www.siiaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/aaf-logo-600-2016.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.siiaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/aaf-logo-600-2016.jpg 601w, https://www.siiaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/aaf-logo-600-2016-300x161.jpg 300w, https://www.siiaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/aaf-logo-600-2016-600x322.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_text_inner"> <h2><span class="date">23 Aug</span> <a href="https://www.siiaonline.org/integrated-digital-economy-can-benefit-asean/" title="Integrated digital economy can benefit Asean">Integrated digital economy can benefit Asean</a></h2> <div class="post_info"> <span class="time"> </span> <span class="post_author"> by <a class="post_author_link" href="https://www.siiaonline.org/author/admin_siia/">SIIA</a> </span> </div> <p class="post_excerpt">Speakers and panellists at the SIIA's 9th ASEAN & Asia Forum were quoted in an article by Lee Xin En for The Straits Times. Excerpts from the article are below. Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry) Mr S. Iswaran told a forum at the Ritz Carlton...</p> <div class="post_more"> <a href="https://www.siiaonline.org/integrated-digital-economy-can-benefit-asean/" class="qbutton small">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-1447" class="post-1447 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-siia-in-the-news tag-singapore tag-usa tag-simon-tay tag-obama"> <div class="post_content_holder"> <div class="post_image"> <a href="https://www.siiaonline.org/siia-chairman-simon-tay-quoted-in-the-straits-times-on-pm-lees-us-visit/" title="SIIA Chairman Simon Tay quoted in The Straits Times on PM Lee’s US visit"> <img width="600" height="322" src="https://www.siiaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Media_News_201ee9cbb02b4b34b4a41bf10e3fd73c.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.siiaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Media_News_201ee9cbb02b4b34b4a41bf10e3fd73c.jpg 600w, https://www.siiaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Media_News_201ee9cbb02b4b34b4a41bf10e3fd73c-300x161.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_text_inner"> <h2><span class="date">05 Aug</span> <a href="https://www.siiaonline.org/siia-chairman-simon-tay-quoted-in-the-straits-times-on-pm-lees-us-visit/" title="SIIA Chairman Simon Tay quoted in The Straits Times on PM Lee’s US visit">SIIA Chairman Simon Tay quoted in The Straits Times on PM Lee’s US visit</a></h2> <div class="post_info"> <span class="time"> </span> <span class="post_author"> by <a class="post_author_link" href="https://www.siiaonline.org/author/admin_siia/">SIIA</a> </span> </div> <p class="post_excerpt">As an advertisement for the strength of US-Singapore ties, the past few days are perhaps without parallel. Singapore Institute of International Affairs Chairman Simon Tay said the relationship goes beyond who is currently occupying the Oval Office: "For the relationship to endure, it is not just...</p> <div class="post_more"> <a href="https://www.siiaonline.org/siia-chairman-simon-tay-quoted-in-the-straits-times-on-pm-lees-us-visit/" class="qbutton small">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-1472" class="post-1472 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-siia-in-the-news tag-asia tag-singapore tag-usa tag-simon-tay tag-obama"> <div class="post_content_holder"> <div class="post_image"> <a href="https://www.siiaonline.org/siia-chairman-simon-tay-comments-on-us-state-dinner-for-pm-lee-on-singapore-tonight/" title="SIIA Chairman Simon Tay comments on US State Dinner for PM Lee on Singapore Tonight"> <img width="899" height="483" src="https://www.siiaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Media_News_836385b29e7d4158997fa669dd77d5f2.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.siiaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Media_News_836385b29e7d4158997fa669dd77d5f2.jpg 899w, https://www.siiaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Media_News_836385b29e7d4158997fa669dd77d5f2-300x161.jpg 300w, https://www.siiaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Media_News_836385b29e7d4158997fa669dd77d5f2-700x376.jpg 700w" sizes="(max-width: 899px) 100vw, 899px" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_text_inner"> <h2><span class="date">04 Aug</span> <a href="https://www.siiaonline.org/siia-chairman-simon-tay-comments-on-us-state-dinner-for-pm-lee-on-singapore-tonight/" title="SIIA Chairman Simon Tay comments on US State Dinner for PM Lee on Singapore Tonight">SIIA Chairman Simon Tay comments on US State Dinner for PM Lee on Singapore Tonight</a></h2> <div class="post_info"> <span class="time"> </span> <span class="post_author"> by <a class="post_author_link" href="https://www.siiaonline.org/author/admin_siia/">SIIA</a> </span> </div> <p class="post_excerpt">Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was in the United States this week, in a visit that marked 50 years of US-Singapore diplomatic relations, and saw PM Lee receive the rare honour of being hosted for a state dinner by President Barack Obama. Mr Obama has hosted...</p> <div class="post_more"> <a href="https://www.siiaonline.org/siia-chairman-simon-tay-comments-on-us-state-dinner-for-pm-lee-on-singapore-tonight/" class="qbutton small">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-1171" class="post-1171 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-siia-in-the-news tag-usa tag-vietnam tag-human-rights tag-simon-tay tag-obama"> <div class="post_content_holder"> <div class="post_image"> <a href="https://www.siiaonline.org/obama-upholding-human-rights-does-not-threaten-vietnamese-society/" title="Obama: Upholding Human Rights Does Not Threaten Vietnamese Society"> <img width="600" height="322" src="https://www.siiaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Media_News_a9220f37fb4c4d92903a0cbcdd07faff.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.siiaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Media_News_a9220f37fb4c4d92903a0cbcdd07faff.jpg 600w, https://www.siiaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Media_News_a9220f37fb4c4d92903a0cbcdd07faff-300x161.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_text_inner"> <h2><span class="date">24 May</span> <a href="https://www.siiaonline.org/obama-upholding-human-rights-does-not-threaten-vietnamese-society/" title="Obama: Upholding Human Rights Does Not Threaten Vietnamese Society">Obama: Upholding Human Rights Does Not Threaten Vietnamese Society</a></h2> <div class="post_info"> <span class="time"> </span> <span class="post_author"> by <a class="post_author_link" href="https://www.siiaonline.org/author/admin_siia/">SIIA</a> </span> </div> <p class="post_excerpt">SIIA Chairman Simon Tay and Dr. Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Director of the Institute of Security and International Studies (ISIS), an affiliate of the SIIA in the ASEAN-ISIS network of think tanks, were quoted in a Voice of America feature on US President Barack Obama's visit to...</p> <div class="post_more"> <a href="https://www.siiaonline.org/obama-upholding-human-rights-does-not-threaten-vietnamese-society/" class="qbutton small">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-1586" class="post-1586 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-commentaries tag-asean tag-usa tag-fukushima tag-nicholas-fang tag-terrorism tag-nuclear tag-security tag-obama"> <div class="post_content_holder"> <div class="post_image"> <a href="https://www.siiaonline.org/asean-has-role-to-play-in-global-nuclear-security-environment/" title="ASEAN has role to play in global nuclear security environment"> <img width="400" height="197" src="https://www.siiaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/nuclear_summit_400_1.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.siiaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/nuclear_summit_400_1.jpg 400w, https://www.siiaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/nuclear_summit_400_1-300x148.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_text_inner"> <h2><span class="date">14 Apr</span> <a href="https://www.siiaonline.org/asean-has-role-to-play-in-global-nuclear-security-environment/" title="ASEAN has role to play in global nuclear security environment">ASEAN has role to play in global nuclear security environment</a></h2> <div class="post_info"> <span class="time"> </span> <span class="post_author"> by <a class="post_author_link" href="https://www.siiaonline.org/author/admin_siia/">SIIA</a> </span> </div> <p class="post_excerpt">The fourth and final Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) concluded in Washington, DC earlier this month. The summit series was the brainchild of United States President Barack Obama, who first mooted the idea in 2009. Results have been mixed and it is unclear if the nuclear security...</p> <div class="post_more"> <a href="https://www.siiaonline.org/asean-has-role-to-play-in-global-nuclear-security-environment/" class="qbutton small">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-1722" class="post-1722 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-siia-in-the-news tag-asean tag-usa tag-simon-tay tag-obama"> <div class="post_content_holder"> <div class="post_image"> <a href="https://www.siiaonline.org/siia-chairman-simon-tay-quoted-on-us-asean-summit/" title="SIIA Chairman Simon Tay quoted on US-ASEAN Summit"> <img width="600" height="322" src="https://www.siiaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/obama-aquino-600.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.siiaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/obama-aquino-600.jpg 600w, https://www.siiaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/obama-aquino-600-300x161.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_text_inner"> <h2><span class="date">14 Feb</span> <a href="https://www.siiaonline.org/siia-chairman-simon-tay-quoted-on-us-asean-summit/" title="SIIA Chairman Simon Tay quoted on US-ASEAN Summit">SIIA Chairman Simon Tay quoted on US-ASEAN Summit</a></h2> <div class="post_info"> <span class="time"> </span> <span class="post_author"> by <a class="post_author_link" href="https://www.siiaonline.org/author/admin_siia/">SIIA</a> </span> </div> <p class="post_excerpt">Obama Staking Asia Policy On ASEAN Sunnylands Summit [Forbes, 14 Feb 2016] "Diplomatically, symbolically, this is putting ASEAN—10 medium-size and smaller countries—virtually on par on China, which is a great acknowledgement of the distance ASEAN has come since past years," said SIIA Chairman Simon Tay. For the...</p> <div class="post_more"> <a href="https://www.siiaonline.org/siia-chairman-simon-tay-quoted-on-us-asean-summit/" class="qbutton small">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-1580" class="post-1580 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-commentaries tag-asean tag-usa tag-south-china-sea tag-simon-tay tag-tpp tag-obama"> <div class="post_content_holder"> <div class="post_image"> <a href="https://www.siiaonline.org/keeping-asean-united-what-the-us-can-and-cannot-do/" title="Keeping ASEAN united: What the US can and cannot do"> <img width="600" height="322" src="https://www.siiaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/obama-asean2012-600.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.siiaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/obama-asean2012-600.jpg 600w, https://www.siiaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/obama-asean2012-600-300x161.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_text_inner"> <h2><span class="date">04 Feb</span> <a href="https://www.siiaonline.org/keeping-asean-united-what-the-us-can-and-cannot-do/" title="Keeping ASEAN united: What the US can and cannot do">Keeping ASEAN united: What the US can and cannot do</a></h2> <div class="post_info"> <span class="time"> </span> <span class="post_author"> by <a class="post_author_link" href="https://www.siiaonline.org/author/admin_siia/">SIIA</a> </span> </div> <p class="post_excerpt">ASEAN leaders will soon converge in the United States for a Summit with President Barack Obama. The Sunnylands summit, late into Mr Obama’s last year in office, is a marker of the American pivot to the region. His administration should be credited with giving closer...</p> <div class="post_more"> <a href="https://www.siiaonline.org/keeping-asean-united-what-the-us-can-and-cannot-do/" class="qbutton small">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-1100" class="post-1100 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-insights tag-china tag-usa tag-obama"> <div class="post_content_holder"> <div class="post_image"> <a href="https://www.siiaonline.org/president-xi-jinpings-white-house-visit-implications-for-asean/" title="President Xi Jinping’s White House Visit: Implications for ASEAN"> <img width="600" height="322" src="https://www.siiaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Insight_2a57b636ad5b422183fecbe2a16a2888.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.siiaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Insight_2a57b636ad5b422183fecbe2a16a2888.jpg 600w, https://www.siiaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Insight_2a57b636ad5b422183fecbe2a16a2888-300x161.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_text_inner"> <h2><span class="date">09 Aug</span> <a href="https://www.siiaonline.org/president-xi-jinpings-white-house-visit-implications-for-asean/" title="President Xi Jinping’s White House Visit: Implications for ASEAN">President Xi Jinping’s White House Visit: Implications for ASEAN</a></h2> <div class="post_info"> <span class="time"> </span> <span class="post_author"> by <a class="post_author_link" href="https://www.siiaonline.org/author/admin_siia/">SIIA</a> </span> </div> <p class="post_excerpt">On September 25, China’s President Xi Jinping will make his first state visit to the United States to meet with President Barack Obama. It is expected that they may discuss both issues of contention and cooperation in Sino-American relations. 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