Malaysia morning news for October 25
Malaysia on track to achieve 3.7pct productivity growth by 2020 Malaysia is on right track to achieve productivity growth of 3.7 per cent by 2020, based on its labour productivity performance last year. — New […]
Cambodia morning news for October 24
Cambodia’s casino boom town, created by Chinese money Chinese money has transformed the once-sleepy backpacker destination of Sihanoukville, Cambodia into a gambling resort hub with 30 casinos, and 70 more being built. It’s touted as […]
Malaysia morning news for October 24
Malaysia can save RM300 billion from cancellation of HSR, other projects: Mahathir Cancellation of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR), East Coast Rail Line (ECRL) and trans-Sabah gas pipeline projects can help reduce the government’s […]
Cambodia morning news for October 23
Who needs the EBA? Cambodia inks trade deals with Turkey Cambodia will greatly expand its two-way trade with Turkey, Prime Minister Hun Sen said, perhaps seeking out new economic partners days after his talks with […]
Malaysia morning news for October 23
Malaysia’s Sept inflation rate seen picking up to 0.8% y-o-y Malaysia’s consumer price index (CPI) likely rose 0.8% from a year earlier in September, a Reuters poll showed on Monday, accelerating from the previous month […]
Cambodia morning news for October 22
EuroCham Cambodia to EU: State your objectives The European Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia (EuroCham) has again called on the European Commission to immediately “state its objectives” after the group threatened to strip Cambodia’s access […]
Malaysia morning news for October 22
Malaysia to be the second country in Southeast Asia to introduce the digital tax The upcoming Budget 2019 slated to be announced on November 2, is exceptionally important to provide direction for the country. More […]
Cambodia morning news for October 19
Cambodia government mulls standard for imported cars The Cambodian government plans to standardise the import of automobile especially second-hand cars to ensure quality and safety for the end-user is not compromised, a senior official from […]
Malaysia morning news for October 19
Mahathir to table Malaysia’s midterm review of five-year economic plan Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is expected to table the midterm review of the 11th Malaysia Plan, a five-year economic blueprint, on Thursday (Oct 18). — […]
Cambodia morning news for October 18
Construction Investment in Cambodia Hits $5 Billion Within the first nine months of 2018, construction investment in Cambodia has reached nearly $5 billion, a decrease of $1 billion compared to the same period of last […]
Malaysia morning news for October 18
Malaysia improves its spot in WEF global competitiveness ranking Malaysia rose one spot to 25th, out of 140 countries, with a score of 74.4 in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) 2018 Global Competitiveness Report. — […]
Cambodia morning news for October 17
Enthusiasm ‘low’ over new wage Garment and footwear industry workers continue to struggle following the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training’s October 5 announcement of a $182 minimum wage for the industry next year. — […]