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Thailand to face severe labour shortage
Thailand could face a shortage of about 5 million labourers in the next 12 years if migrant workers from Myanmar - the vast majority...
Myanmar inks rubber deal with Japan
Myanmar and Japan have signed a memorandum of understanding on the manufacturing and export of rubber, according to the Myanmar Rubber Planters and Producers...
Labour shortage a major challenge in Laos
Investors in Laos, both local and foreign, are encountering growing problems due to the chronic labour shortage in the country, it turned out at...
Sime Darby allowed to clear 5,000 hectares in Liberia
Malaysia's agri-conglomerate Sime Darby got the nod from Liberian authorities and villagers to clear some 5,000 hectares of land in the African nation for...
Vietnam leads investment in Laos
Vietnam has been recognised as the top source of foreign direct investment to the small landlocked nation of Laos, with mining being the most...
Mindanao offers high agriculture potential
The Philippines is increasingly focusing on the investment allure of Mindanao, the country’s second largest island, now that a decades-old insurgency has been largely...
Laos puts break on mining, plantation investments
The government of Laos will not allow any new investments in mining or grant further land for rubber plantations until 2015, amid concerns about...
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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...