Private investments in ECER to hit RM110bil this year The East Coast Economic Region Development Council (ECERDC) expects private investments to reach RM110bil in the East Coast Economic Region (ECER) this year, a target actually […]
Philippines exports, imports grow faster than expected Outbound shipments from the Philippines grew more than expected in March, but a surprise rise in imports helped drive the country’s trade deficit higher than anticipated. — Financial […]
World Bank Lends $200m to Expand Indonesia’s Social Assistance Programs The World Bank has approved a $200 million loan to help the Indonesian government expand social assistance programs in an effort to eradicate poverty, according […]
Singapore can ‘partner China in one belt one road initiativeAs a developed country not short of roads and ports, Singapore may not seem like a natural partner for China’s One Belt, One Road (Obor) initiative, […]
Police fire shots to break up Myanmar nationalist, Muslim scuffle Police in Myanmar fired warning shots to break up scuffles between Buddhist nationalists and Muslims in Myanmar’s biggest city in the early hours of Wednesday […]
Malaysia And Australia Committed To Address Cross-Border Crime – DPM Zahid Malaysia and Australia will be more committed in addressing cross-border crimes, including on issues pertaining to illegal immigrants involving both countries, through border patrol […]
Income tax authorities seize RM126 million from Country Heights boss Inland Revenue Board seizes money from a fixed deposit account of Lee Kim Yew over taxes owed by Country Heights Holdings Bhd’s subsidiary, Country Heights […]
Duterte’s Populist Project Grinds On Almost one year into office, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte continues to rule with characteristic sound and fury. Under his watch, the Southeast Asian nation has experienced a radical reorientation of […]
Indonesia: Ahok conviction for blasphemy is an injustice The conviction and imprisonment of Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, better known as “Ahok”, will tarnish Indonesia’s reputation for tolerance, Amnesty International said today. — Amnesty International […]
Singapore Intensifies War on Diabetes With Government-Industry Partnership Scheme Singapore’s Minister of State for Health, Chee Hong Tat, has announced a Government-Industry Partnership scheme as part of a multi-pronged ‘war on diabetes’. The strategy follows […]
K4.8t worth of treasury bonds and notes sold in 2016-17 The Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) sold K 4.823 trillion in Government Treasury Bonds and Treasury Notes during the 2016-17 fiscal year. — Myanmar Times […]
Singapore’s Minister of State for Health, Chee Hong Tat, has announced a Government-Industry Partnership scheme as part of a multi-pronged ‘war on diabetes’. The strategy follows hot on the heals of him announcing in the Singapore Parliament mid […]