Today-Apr 2
While most other Southeast Asians (57.7 per cent) regard unemployment and economic recession as the region’s most pressing concern, less than a third of Singapore (27.8 per cent) express such fears. Instead, climate change is Singapore respondents’ top fear (64.8 per cent), which is also among the highest in the region – just behind Vietnam (75 per cent) and Brunei (64.9 per cent), a regional survey has found. If given an opportunity to relocate, Singapore is the top choice (28 per cent) for respondents who prefer to stay within the region. These findings were published on Tuesday (April 2) in the sixth State of Southeast Asia report. The annual survey by the Iseas-Yusof Ishak Institute gauges the views and perceptions of Southeast Asians on key international affairs and geopolitical developments affecting the region, to inform or influence policies. The institute surveyed 1,994 respondents, aged 18 and above, from 10 Southeast Asian countries – Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam – between Jan 3 and Feb 23 this year. The respondents belonged to one of the following five categories: academia, think-tankers or researchers, private sector representatives, civil society, non-governmental organizations or media representatives, government officials, and regional or international organizations personnel. Read more at: https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/5-takeaways-survey-southeast-asians-including-singapore-being-top-choice-regional-country-relocation-2394731
