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Myanmar’s economy picking up again ahead of next year’s elections
Government district in Naypyitaw, Myanmar © Arno Maierbrugger
Myanmar’s GDP is projected to grow by 6.6 per cent...
McKinsey tasked with assessing Indonesia’s new capital project
The Indonesian government has commissioned the local branch of US management consulting firm McKinsey & Company to...
Indonesia brings high-speed Internet to remote eastern provinces
Indonesia’s president Joko Widodo on October 14 announced the
completion of the last leg of a 13,000-kilometer fiber-optic...
Thailand will be host to cannabis festival next year
Thailand will host what it calls the “World Ganja Festival” next year, an event organised by the...
Brunei’s youth unemployment highest in Southeast Asia: IMF
Not much signs of wealth inside Brunei's floating villages © Arno Maierbrugger
At a whopping 31.7...
Philippine GDP growth forecast revised
The US-China trade war is hitting the Philippine economy © Arno Maierbrugger
The World Bank has downgraded its...
Singapore smartest city in Southeast Asia, others not so…
Traffic congestion in Metro Manila
Singapore made it to the top of the Smart City Index 2019, the...
Thailand to open industries banned for foreigners to spur innovation and technology transfer
Thailand’s commerce ministry is considering whether to remove certain innovation-related businesses from the list of those open...
Myanmar lauded for easing business environment
Custom House along Strand Road in Yangon, a well-preserved British colonial building still fulfilling its original function © Arno Maierbrugger
Thailand seeks to become high-income nation by 2036
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on the sidelines of the 74th Session of the United Nations General...
Vietnam economy blasts off with 7.3% growth in third quarter
Vietnam’s economic growth quickened in the third quarter,
underpinned by solid growth in exports and manufacturing, the General
Statistics...
Sweden’s Ericsson exposed for bribery in Vietnam, Indonesia
Swedish mobile telecoms equipment maker Ericsson has been found violating the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)...
Majority of Filipinos content with bloody anti-drug campaign
A great majority in a representative poll amongst 1,200 Filipinos is satisfied with President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody...
Vietnam, Thailand benefit most from Chinese company relocation amid trade war
More Chinese manufacturers are looking to Vietnam and Thailand as a production base to avoid US tariffs,...
EU pressure results in minimum wage hike for Cambodia garment workers
Cambodian labour ministry on September 20 announced a raise in next year's legal minimum wage for workers...
Vietnam best country for foreign investment in SE Asia: report
Vietnam has climbed in the ranking of best countries in which to invest this year, surpassing other...
Thailand, Cambodia to connect capital markets
Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia (SECC) on...
Thailand seeks to lure companies fleeing China with 50% tax break – effects on real estate seen
The Thai government has introduced a package of incentives
for companies in China affected by the China-US trade...
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Myanmar’s economy picking up again ahead of next year’s elections
Government district in Naypyitaw, Myanmar © Arno Maierbrugger
Myanmar’s GDP is projected to grow by 6.6 per cent...
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Indonesia brings high-speed Internet to remote eastern provinces
Indonesia’s president Joko Widodo on October 14 announced the
completion of the last leg of a 13,000-kilometer fiber-optic...