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Video interview: Malaysia’s Grand Old Statesman speaks out
Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia’s prime minister for two separate terms from 1981 to 2003 and 2018 to 2020, gave Investvine his latest interview,...
Myanmar remains closed for international flights until at least October
Myanmar’s airports will not allow international commercial flights in or out until at least October, the Irrawaddy...
ASEAN Narcos: Goodbye, Golden Triangle?
Six Asian countries come together to lead Southeast Asia’s biggest drug bust.
By Jeremiah Capacillo
Singapore election: Support for ruling party slips, opposition wins seats
Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) remained in power in an election held amid a pandemic crisis...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
Recovery from the crisis needs collaboration and forward-looking perspective: APEC head
Interview conducted by Firoz Abdul Hamid and Jeremiah Capacillo
Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria, executive director of the APEC...
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Video interview: Malaysia’s Grand Old Statesman speaks out
Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia’s prime minister for two separate terms from 1981 to 2003 and 2018 to 2020, gave Investvine his latest interview,...
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ASEAN Narcos: Goodbye, Golden Triangle?
Six Asian countries come together to lead Southeast Asia’s biggest drug bust.
By Jeremiah Capacillo