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 […]
Asean morning news Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu U.S., China Agree to Asia Defense Rules to Avoid Air Crashes The non-binding guidelines had been formally adopted a day earlier by defense ministers from […]
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 […]
Asean morning news Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Asean defence ministers expected to ink world’s first multilateral air code Defence ministers from the Asean grouping meeting here from Friday (Oct 19) are set […]
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). — […]
Asean morning news Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu TPP takes back seat as Malaysia sets sights on early conclusion to RCEP trade deal Malaysia is putting a premium on a free trade deal […]
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. — […]
Asean morning news Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu SE Asia among FDI growth drivers FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (FDI) inflows to the Philippines grew faster than the Southeast Asian average last semester, though the […]
Malaysia can build its own fighter jets by 2030, says Mat Sabu MALAYSIA is capable of building its own fighter jets by 2030, Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu said, but the problem is money. — The […]
Asean morning news Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Safety first: Indonesian rules, Philippines ambitions and China traceability challenges in our APAC food safety review Food safety is never far from the headlines in […]
Malaysia ranked 55th in World Bank human capital index Malaysia has been ranked 55th in the World Bank’s 2018 human capital index, lagging behind Singapore which topped the list. — The Edge Markets Survey: SST, […]
Asean morning news Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu RCEP ministers still struggling to reach year-end target The 16 mostly Asian countries negotiating what would be the world’s largest free trade area made some […]