Malaysia Morning News For July 24

Analysts: Construction job flows to pick up again in 2H17 The momentum on contract awards and job flows in the construction sector is expected by analysts to pick up again in the second half of […]

Analysts: Construction job flows to pick up again in 2H17 The momentum on contract awards and job flows in the construction sector is expected by analysts to pick up again in the second half of […]

Government clarifies exemptions for minimum tax Nearly a year after the government announced that it would consider scrapping the controversial and burdensome 1 percent minimum tax obligation that is paid on monthly revenue flows, the […]

Malaysian realty player Aspen Group launches Catalist IPO, targets $26.8m raise Malaysia-based property development group Aspen Holdings Limited – which develops affordable residential and mixed development properties for middle-income mass market purchasers – has launched […]

Rubber exports bounce higher Cambodian rubber exports surged 37 percent during the first half of the year, compared to the same period in 2016, as the Kingdom’s rising harvest capacity coincided with firmer global demand […]

Malaysian ports’ prospects to remain healthy RAM Rating Services Bhd (RAM Ratings) expects the container- and cargo-handling prospects of Malaysian ports to remain healthy this year, in line with the gradual global economic recovery. — […]

Lift Commercial Surrogacy Ban Cambodia Trial of Cancer Struck Aussie Nurse Told A Cambodian defence attorney has called for the current ban on commercial surrogacy in Cambodia to be abolished ‘because the people are poor’, […]

Malaysia announces royal inquiry to investigate Mahathir-era forex scandal The Malaysian government formally established a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on Tuesday (Jul 18) to investigate a multi-billion-dollar foreign exchange scandal involving the central bank […]

Government to tap emergency rice fund to help corn farmers The government will use the untapped funds of an emergency rice loan package to support struggling corn farmers who have protested the low market prices […]

Malaysia’s commodity-based exports value rises The value of Malaysia’s commodity-based exports rose 27.1% to RM59.1bil for the January to May 2017 period, surpassing the RM46.5bil achieved for the same period last year. — Hellenic Shipping […]

Business Insider: The Big Cheese in Cambodia’s MICE sector As the Cambodian tourism market has evolved from attracting intrepid backpackers to large leisure-oriented group tours, ASIA DMC is carving out a niche in the high-end […]

Malaysia, Indonesia May Take EU Plan to Curb Palm Oil Imports to WTO Malaysia and Indonesia plan to raise the prospect of European Union curbs on the imports of palm oil with the World Trade […]

ADB plan aims for synergy in agro sector The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is close to finalising its five-year action plan for 2018 to 2022 that promotes agricultural-based value chains across the Greater Mekong Subregion […]