Entrepreneurs
Laos set to build up a startup community
Young startups and entrepreneurs in Lao are now being helped
to utilise digital technologies to achieve their full...
Startups blooming in Cambodia
Cambodia had seen at least 12 tech startup funding announcements by the second quarter of the year, which was a 140 per cent increase...
New Myanmar bank to supply tourism businesses with cheap loans
A new bank, Myanmar Tourism Bank, will begin operations within six months in so far three branches in Yangon, Mandalay and Naypyidaw with the sole...
Thailand spearheads regional push towards organic agriculture
Thailand is establishing itself as a driving force for a push towards organic agricultural products within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN,...
Vietnam to replicate Israel in becoming “start-up nation” by 2020
The Vietnam government has ambitious plans to transform the country into a "start-up nation" in the next four years, replicating the success of Israel...
Startups set to spur new economic model for Thailand
Thailand in its aim to embark on a innovation- and smart service-based economic model, dubbed "Thailand 4.0", is now set to boost the number...
Thailand seeks to become Southeast Asia’s start-up hub
"Thailand 4.0" is the new catchphrase for the Thai government in its aim to groom the country's start-up scene to an extent that Thailand...
Thailand pushes nascent startup scene
Amid sluggish economic growth, Thailand is now trying to create the foundations for a flourishing startup scene, initiatives from which the country could certainly...
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Myanmar placed back on money laundering watchlist
Yangon street view © Arno Maierbrugger
International financial watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) as expected placed Myanmar...
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Singapore to pump $4 billion in virus-hit economy
Singapore will set aside a budget of S$5.6 billion ($4
billion) to support the ailing economy in the...