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Indonesia seen as key market for business aviation in Asia
Business aircraft manufacturers are seeing Indonesia as the emerging country for business aviation in Asia. They believe that sales, albeit still relatively slow, are...
Forget Myanmar, Mindanao is the final frontier
Myanmar has hosted so many conferences, forums and summits thus far in 2013 that it’s starting to become nauseous from its newfound popularity.
About twelve...
Sarawak, Brunei have their own haze problem
Overshadowed by the huge environmental disaster caused by Sumatra plantation fires over the past couple of days, the eastern part of Malaysia, as well...
Haze crisis: ‘Singapore behaves like a child’, says Jakarta
Severe haze from raging forest fires on Sumatra island have not only put smog levels in Singapore to hazardous all-time highs but now also...
Malaysia tops Asia’s investment in Africa
Malaysia is ahead of China in foreign direct investments in Africa, new data published by the United Nations shows.
A survey of foreign investment into...
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...
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New Philippine leader seeks help from South Korea for revival of nuclear power plant
Philippine president-elect Ferdinand Marcos emphasised his determination to adopt nuclear power in the country, holding talks on May 23 with South Korea's envoy on...
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Laos starts operations at newly discovered gold mine
A newly discovered underground gold mine in Laos that has just begun operations is expected to significantly bolster mineral production in the country and...