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Category: Societal Insights

Societal Insights

​Shaping Southeast Asia’s switch to electric cars

Majority in Southeast Asia have positive impressions towards electric cars

Societal Insights

​Singapore Takes the Factfulness Quiz: How Do We View the World?

Singaporeans take the Factfulness Quiz to to assess how aware we are of general global trends!

Societal Insights

‘Pink Penalty’: pressure on SG moms apart from kids

Sentiments towards mothers who choose to live apart from their children are more positive in Thailand and Philippines.

Environmental Sustainability

People Care About Sustainability. They Just Don’t See The Full Picture.

A Milieu Insight study of 900 respondents across Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand finds the real barrier to sustainable…

Career

Workers Want AI Training, But Not Everyone Is Getting It

New data from 3,000 workers across Southeast Asia reveals a striking gap between the desire for AI training…

Business

How 2026 Rewired Southeast Asian Consumers’ Spending Mindset

In 2026, Southeast Asian consumers have shifted from cautious to deliberate — spending less, but with more intention.…

Business

Step Aside Travel – Health Is Becoming the One Thing Southeast Asian Consumers Refuse to Cut Back On

Even as financial confidence weakens across Southeast Asia, health and wellness remains the one category consumers refuse to…

Finance

SEA’s Financial Independence from the Childhood Bedroom

New research from Milieu's 2026 Solo Economy Study reveals why living with family is the dominant housing choice…

Societal Insights

Year-End Reflections Across Southeast Asia

As the curtain descends on 2020, Milieu takes a look at the year that was and what lies…

Societal Insights

Why couples should talk about sexual consent

56% of respondents had engaged in sexual activities with their partners despite not wanting to do so.