Singapore is one of Southeast Asia’s most stable and prosperous countries. The electoral and legal framework allows for some political pluralism, but constrains the activities of opposition parties and limits freedoms of expression, assembly, and association.
The agreement between Malaysia and Singapore to establish a special economic zone (SEZ) in Malaysia’s Johor state, which lies across the Johor Strait from Singapore, could help turbocharge growth on both sides of the border, argues Adrian Ashurst, CEO of Worldbox Intelligence.