Myanmar’s draft oil and gas bill jeopardises next bidding round Uncertainty and confusion over Myanmar’s proposed oil and gas law risk alienating existing investors and could undermine the next crucial bidding round, according to companies […]
Vietnam blocks ‘Abominable’ film over depiction of Beijing’s nine-dash line in South China Sea Vietnam has pulled the animated DreamWorks film Abominable from cinemas over a scene featuring a map which shows China’s unilaterally declared […]
Dr M: Malaysia aims to be South-East Asia’s Industry 4.0 hub Malaysia is targeting to be an Industry 4.0 hub in South-East Asia to regain its status as an Asian Tiger. — The Star Online […]
Rakhine rebels abduct dozens after storming Myanmar bus – army State-backed Global New Light of Myanmar says a bus was flagged down by a man before 18 rebels in sportswear emerged from the forest and […]
Vietnam President Says 2019 Growth May Beat Official Estimate Vietnam’s economic expansion this year may exceed the higher end of an official estimate, President Nguyen Phu Trong said. — Bloomberg Vietnam projected to have all-time […]
No citizenship for foreigners buying homes in Malaysia Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad assured that the move to allow foreigners to buy condominiums and apartment units was due to a huge property overhang nationwide […]
Spending on electricity tops budget for the first time The energy and electricity sector has been allocated with the highest volume of funds in the Budget for fiscal 2019-20, which commenced October 1. It is […]
Vietnam levies anti-dumping measures on imported aluminum products The Ministry of Industry and Trade has recently promulgated the Decision No.2942/QD-BCT on officially imposing anti-dumping duties on some extruded aluminum bar products from China. — Sggp […]
World Bank maintains Malaysia’s 2019 economic growth at 4.6% The World Bank maintained Malaysia’s economic growth at 4.6 per cent in 2019, underpinned by the continued robust growth in private consumption amid stable labour market […]
Myanmar looks to legalize its informal economy Myanmar aims to mobilize funds hidden in its vast informal economy through a tax amnesty, a controversial bid to galvanize new investment and business activity in the nation’s […]
The World Economic Forum has ranked Vietnam as the 67th most competitive economy The World Economic Forum (WEF) has ranked Vietnam as the 67th most competitive economy in its latest report released on October 9. […]
VEP implementation deferred until next year over RFID installation issues: Malaysian transport minister The Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) will only be implemented next year, said Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke on Wednesday (Oct 9), adding […]