Malacca Strait
Malaysia could build 120-kilometer connection across Malacca Strait
A new route – either a bridge or a tunnel – spanning 120 kilometers is planned by a private consortium to link Malaysia's coast...
Agreement signed to build China-Myanmar Economic Corridor
Myanmar and China signed a memorandum of understanding to set up the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC) as part of Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative,...
Pirates loot oil tanker off Malaysia’s coast
Armed pirates have raided a Japanese oil tanker off the coast of Malaysia, kidnapping three crew members and pumping millions of liters of diesel...
‘Hub Singapore’ in the limelight of Gulf investors
As the GCC-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (GSFTA) came into force on September 1, 2013, Gulf companies and especially Qatari investors are expected to flock...
China opens valve for Myanmar gas pipeline
A 793-kilometer natural gas pipeline (see map here) linking China’s Yunnan province with the Bay of Bengal through Myanmar opened on July 28, a...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...