Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Asean builders to reap gains from $323-billion spree With at least $323 billion in infrastructure spending in the pipeline in Southeast Asia and potentially more expected […]
Malaysia to Build World’s FIRST Halal Vaccine Centre Malaysia continues to propel itself as a halal hub – most recently with plans to develop a halal-vaccine manufacturing centre. — Juice Malaysia-China initiative will enable both […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Workplace Automation: Skills Development Key For Developing Countries (HD video) In 2017 economists Carl Frey and Michael Osborne concluded that 47 per cent of jobs in […]
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Is Spending Billions To Win Back Voters In 2018 Elections In 2015, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak found himself in the middle of a controversy. It was alleged that Najib diverted money […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Build sustainable cities, Asean urged Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu urged member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to build sustainable cities and urban […]
Malaysia to use QR codes to ensure authenticity of Musang King durians The Malaysian government will be introducing Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) technology in the future to identify and differentiate Musang King durians from other varieties. […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 ASEAN needs to move to minilateralism To save the principle of ASEAN centrality, the regional body should transcend its consensus-based decision-making and embrace minilateral arrangements on […]
RM300 million more needed to boost tourism, says Nazri The tourism and culture ministry is seeking another RM300 million from the government to boost Malaysia’s tourism industry, especially to woo tourists from India and China. […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Asean ignores civil society… again Malacañang’s spokesperson has termed Asean’s commemoration of its 50th year a “tremendous success,” but based it mainly on the absence of […]
Malaysia agrees to extend oil output cut to end of 2018 Malaysia will continue to cut oil production by 20,000 barrels a day until Dec 31, 2018, as agreed at the 3rd Opec and Non-Opec […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Former ASEAN secretary-general Surin Pitsuwan dies aged 68 Former ASEAN secretary-general Surin Pitsuwan died aged 68 on Thursday (Nov 30). Dr Surin, who was also a […]
Malaysia parliament removes mandatory death penalty for drug offenders Malaysian lawmakers voted on Thursday (Nov 30) to remove the mandatory death penalty for drug offences, giving judges full power to decide sentences of drug offenders. […]