Indonesia to begin new capital city construction in 2021 The construction of Indonesia’s new capital city was scheduled for 2021 and allocation to finance related projects will be set in the 2020 state budget, Indonesia […]
Govt struggles to address budget deficit The government has projected that the country’s budget deficit for the first six months of this year could increase to as much as 1.16 trillion kip, intensifying budgetary tension […]
ARB ventures into Cambodia with RM83.5m ERP project ARB Bhd, a wood products manufacturer which diversified into information technology a year ago, has teamed up with a Cambodian firm to implement the enterprise resource planning […]
Sharp, LG to relocate factories to Indonesia Japanese and Korean electronics companies Sharp Corp. and LG plan to relocate their factories from Thailand and Vietnam, respectively, to Indonesia as part of their investment consolidation plans […]
Lao PM: Gov’t will stabalise staples The Lao government is endeavouring to stabilise the prices of various goods, including food items, against the backdrop of rising costs in the processing industry, Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith […]
Government tackles child labour The Ministry of Labour yesterday urged authorities, employers, communities and all stakeholders to strengthen measures to prevent child labour in the brick manufacturing sector and protect children from a dangerous work […]
Telkomsel set to offer 5G network in Indonesia Telkomsel, a cellular operator subsidiary of state-owned communications company PT Telkom Indonesia, is prepared to invest and conduct digital transformation to provide 5G networks to customers in […]
Myanmar and Lao to get infrastructure boost Myanmar and Lao PDR look to be the biggest winners of an ASEAN plan to boost connectivity with a series of infrastructure projects. — The Asean Post Free […]
EU tells Kingdom to provide ‘credible’ rights improvements The European Commission has issued a statement calling on the government to show credible improvements on issues of concern in order to avoid the withdrawal of Everything-but-arms […]
Boeing CEO concedes ‘mistake’ with planes in Indonesia, Ethiopia crashes The CEO of Boeing says the company made a “mistake” in handling a problematic cockpit warning system in 737 Max jets before two deadly crashes […]
Dengue Claims 14 Lives Nationwide The first six months have witnessed 14 people’s lives claimed by dengue fever with five casualties reported in Vientiane Capital, three each in Savannakhet and Champassak, two in Saravan and […]
Cambodia Faces Pressure Over Push to Rid Brick Kilns of Slave Labor A new government push to stamp out debt bondage and child labor in Cambodian brick kilns needs to be backed by a fresh […]