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Malaysia’s Sarawak seeks Norway’s help to set up sovereign wealth fund
The eastern Malaysian state of Sarawak has entered talks with Norway to set up and manage a sovereign wealth fund from oil and gas...
Axiata, Telenor to create new Southeast Asian telecom giant
Axiata to merge Asian business with Telenor
The two telecom companies Axiata from Malaysia and Telenor from
Norway are...
Telenor launches Myanmar mobile phone service
Norway’s Telenor said it would launch telecommunications services in Myanmar on Sept. 27, becoming the second foreign telecoms company to start operating in one...
First Ooredoo SIM cards go on sale in Myanmar
Shops in Myanmar's second largest city Mandalay have begun selling a limited number of Ooredoo SIM cards, as the Qatari company remains tight-lipped about...
Malaysia has to face its challenges
There are some strange things going on in Malaysia these days and one has to wonder what the underlying reasons are.
First of all, the...
Norway’s state fund blacklists 2 Malaysian companies
Norway's sovereign wealth fund Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), the world's largest ahead of Saudi Arabia's and Abu Dhabi's with assets of about $760...
Ooredoo, Telenor in network-sharing talks for Myanmar
Qatar's telecom company Ooredoo is in talks with Norway's Telenor to share transmitter towers in Myanmar, seeking cost savings as they build networks in...
Philippines, four European countries eye trade pact
The Philippines and four countries in Europe that are not part of the European Union, but the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) are eyeing a...
Local Myanmar telecom firm to raise $1b
Myanmar's Yatanapon Teleport, one of the two local rivals against the two foreign mobile operators in Myanmar - Norway’s Telenor and Qatar’s Ooredoo who...
Ooredoo will need to proceed cautiously in Myanmar
The successful bid of Ooredoo (formerly Qatar Telecom) for a mobile phone licence in Myanmar was a great step forward towards closer business relations...
Investment: Ten countries to watch
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Singapore priciest Asian city for visitors
A survey by travel website Tripadvisor showed that Singapore is the most expensive Asian city to spend a night.
An evening for two costs $397...
ADB funds Myanmar-India highway
Myanmar, in cooperation with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), will build a new highway linking the northeastern part of India with Myanmar.
The ADB has...
Vodafone, China Mobile skip Myanmar
Vodafone and China Mobile, the world's two largest mobile phone operators, announced on May 31 that they would withdraw their bids for one of Myanmar's...
Look fast: Global resources hidden behind poor governance
80 per cent of countries with global integral oil, gas and mining sectors fail to achieve good governance, displaying shortcomings in transparency and government accountability.
The ups and downs of ADB’s past 4 presidents
A Japanese male has traditionally helmed the Asian Development Bank since 1966, bringing into the fold extensive experience from the financial realm – and the newest president of the bank is no different.
Vodafone, China Mobile eye Myanmar
Telecom giants Vodafone (UK) and China Mobile are among the 22 bidders for the license for Myanmar's first nationwide mobile phone network.
The world's two...
US equity firm goes Myanmar
New York-based private equity firm ACO Investment Group has said it will invest $700 million in Myanmar in a claim that the country would...
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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...