Malaysian infra firms to maintain stronger credit profiles, says S&P S&P Global Ratings expects infrastructure majors in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines to be on stronger footing versus their peers in India and Indonesia. […]
Cambodia government to reduce foreign debt The Cambodian government plans to reduce its foreign debt and raise capital through the issuance of bonds, a representative of the Ministry of Economy and Finance has unveiled. — […]
Telekom inks MoU with TNB to deliver Nationwide Fiberisation Plan Telekom Malaysia Bhd and Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) have teamed up to develop a plan to expand the availability of high speed internet access in […]
Public Holidays: Cambodians Work The Least in Asean, Second Least Globally Every worker enjoys a public holiday. What’s not to like about getting paid to not go to work? While few employers begrudge their staff […]
Mahathir struggles to unite Malaysia’s opposition He remains Malaysia’s longest-ruling prime minister and was one of 20th Century Asia’s most outspoken political leaders. Now Mahathir Mohamad cannot even meet opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, a former […]
Cambodia’s opposition sets up new movement Foreign-based members of Cambodia’s dissolved opposition party have launched a movement to demand the release of its detained leader and to call for free and fair elections and possibly […]
Ringgit strengthens further against US dollar The ringgit continued its strong upward momentum to end higher against the US dollar, supported by better-than-expected manufacturing data and strong crude oil prices amid a softer US dollar. […]
Four Parties Register to Contest Senate Election Next Month Cambodia’s national election body has announced that four parties have put forward candidates for the Senate elections in February. — VOA China signs 19 new deals […]
Malaysia’s CIMB to Divest Stakes in Two Asset-Management Companies CIMB Group Holdings Bhd. (1023.KU), Malaysia’s second-largest bank by assets, said Thursday it had signed agreements to divest stakes in two of its asset-management companies to […]
Cambodia’s Ruling Party ‘Action Plan’ Outlines Strategy For Upcoming General Election An “action plan” outlined by a member of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s cabinet ahead of Cambodia’s general election warns that the ruling Cambodian People’s […]
In election mode, Najib bids to shine online As Malaysia enters an election season, the long ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition is fast bidding to burnish its online image through a new web portal, therakyat.com, […]
Cambodian Opposition Officials in Hiding Refuse to Return Home Amid Pressure to Defect Five opposition commune councilors who have gone into hiding since Cambodia’s Supreme Court dissolved their party in November said Tuesday that they […]