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Malaysia adjusts poverty line income: 400,000 households considered poor
Malaysia more than doubled its national poverty line income from 980 ringgit ($230) to 2,208 ringgit ($518)...
Vietnam’s economic outlook among best in Asia
Ho Chi Minh City skyline at dusk
In stark contrast to Thailand, Vietnam has been named to be...
AirAsia’s future “in doubt” – stock tumbles
The share price of AirAsia Group dropped almost 18 per cent on July 8 after the budget...
Thailand now has Asia’s gloomiest economic outlook
Thailand' main international Suvarnabhumi Airport feels the heat of the lockdown
Thailand’s GDP will shrink by 8.1 per...
“There is no restart button for exiting the crisis”: Malaysia’s Ex-Finance Minister Daim Zainuddin
Interview conducted by Firoz Abdul Hamid and Jeremiah Capacillo
Read part one and part two of this interview.
AirAsia posts record loss in first quarter
AirAsia Group on July 6 reported a first-quarter loss of $187.91 million, down from a net profit...
Malaysia could see snap election in March next year
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin is reportedly considering a snap election possibly by March 2021, Sin Chew...
Vietnam to fully privatise country’s largest brewery
Vietnam's government will sell its remaining 36-per cent stake in the country's largest brewer Sabeco by the...
Test for San Suu Kyi government on November 8
Aung San Suu Kyi during her visit to the Czech Republic in early June
November 8 will be...
“Checks And Balances Must Be Continued Irrespective Of Which Government Is In Power”: Malaysia’s Ex-Finance Minister Daim Zainuddin
Interview conducted by Firoz Abdul Hamid and Jeremiah Capacillo
Read part one of this interview.
Vietnam opens world’s first gold-plated hotel with borders still closed for tourists
Crisis? What crisis? As the Covid-19 pandemic still bites in many parts of the globe, Vietnam made...
Malaysia’s popular expat programme in limbo
Days for Malaysia’s popular expat retirement programme “Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H)” could be numbered due to...
Vietnam posts export surplus, growing economy despite virus crisis
Containership leaving Saigon Port
Vietnam reported a surprise trade surplus of $4 billion for the first half of...
“There must be clear goals and clear timelines” to navigate through crisis: Malaysia’s ex-finance minister Daim Zainuddin
Interview conducted by Firoz Abdul Hamid and Jeremiah Capacillo
Daim Zainuddin is a man apart. The Malaysian politician has...
SwitzGo, Shootsta: No shortage in innovative startups in Southeast Asia despite virus crisis
Despite a disruption of the disruptive innovation industry by the coronavirus pandemic , new business ideas and...
What’s up with Thailand’s high-speed rail network?
By Jeremiah Capacillo
After much debate and derailment, bullet trains are finally arriving in...
Cambodian garment manufacturer call for wage cuts
As the coronavirus pandemic bites and export numbers drop, garment manufacturing companies in Cambodia have asked the...
Myanmar’s growth to contract, poverty rate going up again: World Bank
Myanmar could expect its economy to contract by as much as 2.5 per cent in the country’s...
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Malaysia adjusts poverty line income: 400,000 households considered poor
Malaysia more than doubled its national poverty line income from 980 ringgit ($230) to 2,208 ringgit ($518)...
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Test for San Suu Kyi government on November 8
Aung San Suu Kyi during her visit to the Czech Republic in early June
November 8 will be...