Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu ASEAN’s highest quality citizenship: Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei The people of Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei enjoy the highest quality citizenship in Southeast Asia, according to a recent […]
GE looks to deal with government on coal plants US-based energy giant General Electric (GE) hopes to finalise an agreement with the Ministry of Mines and Energy by November that would see the Kingdom’s coal […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Asean police to get better info-sharing database With returning Islamic State in Iraq and Syria fighters passing through Asean countries, there is a need for close […]
Cambodia gets low marks in ‘human capital’ report A recent report by the World Economic Forum underscored the Kingdom’s poor performance in educating and training its citizens in order to develop a competitive workforce and […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu US firms bullish on Asean despite TPP exit American business enthusiasm in Southeast Asia is bent but far from broken even as the region grapples with […]
Cambodian paper’s demise bad for business One of Cambodia’s most respected independent newspapers, The Cambodia Daily, closed last week after being handed a US$6.3 million back tax bill with interest that its owners couldn’t pay. […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu ASEAN has larger buffers against capital outflows, says economist Nomura Research sees Southeast Asian countries have larger buffers to cushion the impacts of capital outflow risks […]
Cambodia lags Asean peers in eliminating tariffs More than 96 percent of tariffs in Asean have been eliminated, but certain parts of the 10-nation economic bloc including Cambodia lag behind others in full implementation of […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Consumption growth, not integration, leads investors to ASEAN A growing consumer market has been identified as the number one attraction of ASEAN, rather than its economic […]
Exam pass rate increases The number of students who passed Cambodia’s high-stakes grade-12 exam saw only a slight increase this year, signalling that scores may be plateauing after an overhaul to weed out rampant cheating […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu SE Asia logistics firm Ninja Van raising $60 mln for expansion-sources Southeast Asian last-mile logistics provider Ninja Van is raising at least $60 million in its […]
Cook & Grow: Cambodians Find Biodigesters a Gas An innovative household biodigester has proved itself to a point where a consortium of international investors has put down $1 million for further expansion in Cambodia and […]