Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu New heights for ASEAN–China commercial diplomacy in aviation In 2010 ASEAN and China concluded an air transport agreement to establish a liberalised market access regime for both […]
Singaporean firm to build platform for Malaysia’s life insurers A unit of Singapore-based tech firm Silverlake Axis has won a contract to develop a digital platform for life insurance and takaful providers in Malaysia. — […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Philippines To Host Asean Youth Conference 2017 Pampanga, in Central Luzon the Philippines, is to host the inaugural Asean Youth Conference between November 10-13 as part of […]
Solid Q1 performance fuels forecast upgrade The economy seems to have started Q2 on a downbeat note according to recent economic indicators. In April, industrial production growth slowed as a result of a contraction in […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu G20, EU, Asean urged to commit to Paris Agreement despite US withdrawal Over 300 civil society groups held the Civil20 (C20) Summit to urge the G20 governments […]
Business travellers to Malaysia can now apply for eVISAs According to Berry Appleman & Leiden’s latest advisory, Malaysia’s eVISA programme is now available for business travellers as well. Previously, the eVISA and VISA-free programme was […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Asean and South Asia take lead in infrastructure race Asean and South Asia are building infrastructure at an unprecedented rate. Anyone who travels the capital cities of […]
Indonesian group invests in Malaysian healthcare tech startup The Hamami Family, ranked as one of the richest in Indonesia by Forbes, has invested in BookDoc, a healthcare technology start-up which has its headquarters in Malaysia. […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Thai investors urged to expand in neighbouring countries Labour-intensive industries, agricultural processing, electricity, garments, hospitality, retail, and spa are potential sectors where Thai investors can expand their […]
UMNOs Support For Hudud in Kelantan a Shrewd Najib Strategy Attempts to amend Malaysia’s 1965 Criminal Jurisdiction Act, or RUU 355, have divided the country for more than two years now. — AEC News Today […]
US moves to recover stolen 1MDB funds; Malaysia govt replies US authorities on Thursday (Jun 15) moved to seize another US$540 million in assets allegedly stolen in Malaysia’s multi-billion-dollar 1MDB fraud and used to fund […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu TTM: Single-entry visa for CLMVT nations coming ‘sooner rather than later’ A singe entry visa for five countries in the South East Asia region is set to […]