Asean Morning News Compiled by Sreypov Men @MenSreypov Southeast Asia’s strongmen are looking forward to elections in 2018 Voters in Cambodia, Thailand, and Malaysia are all expected to go to the polls this year. […]
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. […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Sreypov Men @MenSreypov US revamps travel warning system, ranks countries The United States unveiled a way to warn its citizens about the dangers of foreign travel on Wednesday (Jan […]
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 […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Sreypov Men @MenSreypov Mekong leaders fail to raise environmental concerns at summit in Phnom Penh ENVIRONMENTAL conservationists expressed concern over the negative impact of development projects in the Mekong […]
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, […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Sreypov Men @MenSreypov ASEAN economies ill-prepared for old age The demographic dividend that helped drive ASEAN’s strong economic growth from at least the 1990s is coming to an end. […]
Perdana Petroleum’s unit bags RM41m contract from DESB Perdana Petroleum Bhd’s wholly owned subsidiary, Perdana Nautika Sdn Bhd, has entered into four time charter party agreements with Dayang Enterprise Sdn Bhd (DESB) for the supply […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Sreypov Men @MenSreypov Southeast Asian Giants Team Up to Resist IS Southeast Asia’s two biggest countries, the Philippines and Indonesia, are joining forces to stop Islamic State sympathizers from […]
Malaysian stocks surge to two-year highs on foreign fund flows, election bets Malaysian stocks jumped to more-than-two-year highs, powered by surging foreign fund inflows and expectations surrounding national elections. — Nikkei Asian Review 2017 — […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Sreypov Men @MenSreypov Australia must embrace ASEAN, but we’ve got listening to do Australia must move beyond our obsession with the US versus China debate and to once again […]
Malaysia opposition names Mahathir, 92, as PM candidate Malaysia’s opposition coalition on Sunday named 92-year old former premier Mahathir Mohamad as its prime ministerial candidate for a general election. — Bangkok Post Malaysia: Axiata shares […]