Competition
After Singapore, Malaysia and Philippines put Grab on competition watchlist
Just days after the Competition Commission of Singapore suspected that Southeast Asia’s leading ride-hailing app Grab has infringed the country’s Competition Act by purchasing...
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...
Malaysia 12th most attractive to investors
Malaysia moved up the world competitiveness ranking again, securing a spot in the enviable top dozen and improving the country's attractiveness to investors. The...
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Malaysian doctor creates world’s first unisex condom
Malaysia has come in the news for a rather unconventional, but nevertheless quite practical innovation: the world’s first unisex condom.
According to an October 28...
Stories of the week
Brunei’s population shrinks on worker exodus, fewer births
Early results from Brunei’s 2021 population census show that the country is moving towards an ageing population due to falling birth rates and a...