The Southeast Asia Issue

By one count, there are more than 260 arbitration institutes worldwide. None is more trusted or popular in the Asia-Pacific region than the Singapore International Arbitration Centre. Brunswick speaks with its CEO, Gloria Lim.

Dr. Andrea Maier chooses Singapore as a base of operation for groundbreaking work in healthy longevity research and clinical practice. By Brunswick’s Sunitha Chalam.

Few know Singapore’s story as intimately as does Lim Siong Guan, whose 37-year career in government included senior roles at most every key ministry or institution.

Singapore’s hawker centers stand apart for quality, variety, price and popularity. By Jay Koh and Gloria Hoh.

By Sir Alan Parker.

A former journalist and Director of Communications for the World Bank, Peter Stephens reflects on the beauty of a city much misunderstood in the West.

International arrivals fell 99.9% during the pandemic’s peak. Jeannie Lim of the Singapore Tourism Board discusses how the country’s tourism industry survived—and actually emerged stronger.

Caesar Indra is President of Traveloka, Southeast Asia’s largest online travel platform. He spoke with Brunswick’s Ayesha Khan about new trends—and travelers—shaping the region.

Capital and companies are pouring into Southeast Asia. That means more attention for the region—and more competition. Sunitha Chalam, Head of Brunswick’s Singapore office, reports.

The playground of tech startup investors, Indonesia’s fast-growing economy is no myth.

What began as a “crazy idea,” according to the people behind it, is today Singapore’s most successful homegrown musical—one that tells the story of the country’s founding and its founder. Brunswick’s Ben Fry reports.

His passion for business—and Thailand—underpin the resilience and success of Bill Heinecke’s Minor International, writes Michael Kearns.

Two European experts on trade with Vietnam talk to Brunswick’s Thai Le about the country’s potential.

Upcoming elections mark a potential inflection point in the positive trends of ASEAN’s biggest economy, says Brunswick Senior Advisor Edward Lee.

The traditional culture of indirectness and nuance offers the best path to preserving ASEAN’s unity and neutrality, the keys to its value in the global market, says Brunswick’s George Yeo.

Tiny Singapore boasts an outsized presence and performance across a huge range of areas.

Governments and private enterprise must work together to solve the “trilemma” of a just energy transition, says Brunswick’s Maxim Petrov.

Former corporate lawyer Tan Ying Hsien, now the first Singaporean Master of Wine, speaks with Brunswick’s Will Carnwath about his journey and the culture of wine.

A President at Thailand-based SCG, formerly the Siam Cement Group, spoke with Brunswick about leadership, sustainability commitments and key trends set to shape Southeast Asia.

For Singapore-based Netflix Vice President Dean Garfield, local stories are the entertainment industry’s window to global resonance. He talks to Brunswick’s Sunitha Chalam and Yan Tong Goh.

Four languages, one "economic miracle."

Long-ago sacrifices still frame contemporary commitment to Singapore and Southeast Asia. By Will Carnwath, co-founder of Brunswick’s Singapore office.

Cisco Systems helped build the internet. Now it has asked naveen menon to launch offers designed to make it more accessible and equitable. By Cecilie Oerting and Michael Kearns.