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Asean is already economically divided. AI will make it worse

AI has helped South-east Asians like (from left) Mr Lim Yi Ping from Singapore, Mr Jamras Inpuek from Thailand and Associate Professor Hasyiya Karimah Adli from Malaysia.

Asean must deepen integration as its export-led model loses steam: Panellists at Asia Future Summit

(From left) Mr Teo Siong Seng, Pacific International Lines executive chairman and Singapore Business Federation chairman; Dr Yose Rizal Damuri, executive director of Indonesia’s Centre for Strategic and International Studies; and Mr Liew Chin Tong, Malaysia’s Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry; at a dialogue moderated by ST foreign editor Li Xueying during the Asia Future Summit on Oct 9.

S'pore and Malaysia better as friends than enemies, says Malaysia’s Trade and Industry Minister Zafrul

Malaysia’s Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz (left) speaking during a fireside chat with Business Times editor Chen Huifen at the Asia Future Summit 2025 on Oct 8.

Weakening of UN would be dire for small states like Singapore, says Vivian Balakrishnan

Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan speaks during the General Debate of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York, on Sept 27.

Singapore will be useful to global partners, but not be made use of: Vivian Balakrishnan

CMG20250919-ChiaTY04/谢智扬/温伟中/FutureChina Global Forum 2025.［Marina Bay Sands]
11:55 - 12:35
Fireside Chat with Minister Vivian Balakrishnan

Vivian Balakrishnan
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Singapore
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Lee Huay Leng
Editor-in-Chief, Chinese Media Group, SPH Media

From Indonesia to Nepal, anime pirate flag has become symbol of Asian Gen Z’s discontent

The cartoonish skull on a black banner has increasingly become a protest icon in parts of Asia.

Brotherhood of green jackets: Ojol riders unite, from deliveries to Jakarta street protests

A man wearing a biker's jacket holds a portrait of the motorcycle taxi driver who was run over by an armoured Brimob (Mobile Brigade Corps) vehicle the night before, during a protest against police in front of the Greater Jakarta Metropolitan Regional Police headquarters in Jakarta on August 29, 2025. Protests erupted across several Indonesian cities on August 29 in anger at the death of a motorcycle taxi driver hit by a police vehicle, as officers responded with tear gas and the president called for calm. (Photo by Aditya IRAWAN / AFP)

S-E Asians sending food and aid via delivery apps to Indonesia’s gig workers following deadly riots

Commuters at a burnt bus stop following a recent protest against police violence, in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sept 2.

Blood shed in Jakarta: Prabowo appeals for calm but he’s unlikely to succeed, say analysts

How Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto handles the fallout will shape perceptions of his presidency.

How Indonesia accidentally won the internet in 2025

Indonesia has produced more than one viral export in recent months.

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