SBF CEO Kok Ping Soon emphasised that Singapore should strengthen its trade regime against forced labour without weakening its role as a global trade hub. He urges a pragmatic, tiered approach that distinguishes genuine transshipment from origin-shifting, adopting a tiered due diligence standard based on risk level, setting a high evidentiary bar to prevent bad-faith complaints from disrupting legitimate trade, and helping SMEs build compliance capabilities. Read more on The Straits Times.