Legislation
Malaysia seeks to phase out tobacco smoking completely, a world’s first
Malaysia strives to become the first country in the world to put a complete end to smoking of tobacco, starting with the youngest generation.
The...
New Year message to Thais: No elections in 2017?
Democratic elections initially planned for this year will not happen until at least mid-2018 because the necessary legislation has to be passed first, a...
Philippines will remain UN member despite Duterte’s threats to leave
Philippine authorities on August 22 clarified that the country will not leave the United Nations (UN) despite a threat made by Philippine President Rodrigo...
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Garuda halves debt, believes profitability in sight
Indonesia’s national carrier Garuda Indonesia has halved its debt and achieved comparable cuts to aircraft leasing costs in negotiations with creditors, according to a...
Stories of the week
Carsome to delay its US-Singapore dual listing amid valuation concerns
Malaysian online car sales platform Carsome, which operates a used-car online marketplace across Southeast Asia, said it is delaying its planned dual listing in...