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Indonesia seeks to boost exports in bid to revive economy
Indonesia's new administration is seeking to roll out a set of measures to boost its exports in...
Singapore aims to become regional hub for digital banks
Singapore is undertaking steps to become a regional hub for technology firms with advanced data expertise, particulally...
Malaysia limits cash transfers to 25,000 ringgit, Thailand relaxes limits for money outflows
Malaysia will impose a cash transaction limit of 25,000 ringgit ($6,062) from the beginning of next year...
Indonesia’s Gojek to enter ride-hailing market in Malaysia, Philippines next year
Indonesia’s ride-hailing giant Gojek will expand into
Malaysia and the Philippines by 2020 as the company is looking...
Cambodia retains attribute of being haven for black money
There is no shortage of Chinese-funded casinos in Sihanoukville, Cambodia
Despite effort by the government, among them the...
Brunei opens largest rice farm to boost food self-sufficiency
Brunei’s largest commercial rice farm has begun operations in Kandol in the western district of Belait, with...
Special economic zone in Laos expects $10 billion in investments
A special economic zone in northern Laos bordering China is
anticipating investment of at least $10 billion to...
Ease of doing business: Philippines shines, Brunei drops most in Southeast Asia
The new Doing Business Report 2020 issued by the World Bank, which measures 190 global economies on...
Philippines to revise $180-billion “Build, Build, Build” plan to make it “more realistic”
Infrastructure construction in Makati
The Philippine government, after a phase of promoting its ambitious “Build Build Build” programme...
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...
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
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,...
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Malaysia’s grey economy at 21% of GDP
The size of Malaysia’s shadow economy stands at around 300 billion ringgit a year, more than...
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Indonesia seeks to boost exports in bid to revive economy
Indonesia's new administration is seeking to roll out a set of measures to boost its exports in...