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Malaysia’s Proton starts production in Pakistan
Pakistan will be the first country to manufacture Malaysia’s home-made car brand Proton outside the Southeast Asian...
Philippines invites Chinese firms to become country’s third telecom player
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has asked China to invest in the Philippines’ telecommunication industry and to set up a subsidiary that would become the...
Apple’s ‘cheap’ iPhones launched globally
Apple started the rollout for its new "cheap" iPhones 5C and 5s on September 20. The double debut will see around-the-world sales of the...
Qatar pledges $15b for Myanmar license
Ooredoo, Qatar's national telecom company - formerly Qatar Telecom - said on June 5 that it would invest $15 billion in rolling out a...
Chinese investment in Myanmar drops
While interest of other foreign investors in Myanmar is surging, Chinese investment in the newly opened Myanmar economy has fallen over the past year...
Digicel and Soros pledge $9b for Myanmar
Caribbean-based mobile phone firm Digicel, a consortium led by billionaire George Soros bidding on a mobile phone license in Myanmar, said it is ready...
Vodafone, China Mobile skip Myanmar
Vodafone and China Mobile, the world's two largest mobile phone operators, announced on May 31 that they would withdraw their bids for one of Myanmar's...
Vodafone, China Mobile eye Myanmar
Telecom giants Vodafone (UK) and China Mobile are among the 22 bidders for the license for Myanmar's first nationwide mobile phone network.
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Indonesian banks shun Aceh as province tightens Islamic finance regulations
A number of large Indonesian banks are closing their conventional banking operations in the country’s strictly Muslim...
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US customs starts seizing Top Glove shipments
Despite assertions by the management of Malaysian glove maker Top Glove to have sorted out issues over...