East Malaysia
Malaysia raises minimum wage to 1,050 ringgit per month
The Malaysian government will raise and standardise the minimum wage for the private sector across the country as of January 1, 2019, fulfilling one...
Religious row fuels Sarawak-Malaysia separation talks
Discussion are heating up on several social media channels set up by residents of Sarawak, as well as Sabah, over separation talks from the...
Building a recognised education brand in Brunei
Laksamana College of Business was the first British college opening a campus as a foreign educational institution in Brunei. Inside Investor wanted to know more from the renowned institution's head.
Sarawak, Sabah scratch MASwings plans
The state governments of Sarawak and Sabah have withdrawn its initial plans to buy stakes in Malaysia Airlines' regional carrier MASwings
Sarawak's Minister of Tourism,...
Permaju to secure giant Sabah landbank
Malaysian industry major Permaju Holding has entered the final stages of closing a land concession deal of some 809.37 hectares of timber in the...
Labuan expects $800m private investment
The federal territory of Labuan in East Malaysia, known as an offshore financial center, is expecting investments from the private sector at a value...
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Cambodia to include financial literacy in school curricula
Cambodia in a first for Southeast Asia’s developing countries will introduce a pilot scheme to add financial literacy into school curricula, the Phnom Penh...
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Poverty on the rise again in the Philippines
The poverty rate in the Philippines rose to 18.1 per cent of the population in 2021, equivalent to nearly 20 million poor Filipinos, as...