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Google launches free public high-speed WiFi in Thailand
Google’s Thailand unit on July 18 announced a number of initiatives in the country, among them free high-speed public Wi-Fi, in an effort to...
Five ASEAN countries among world’s biggest plastic polluters
Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia are named in a new Greenpeace report as being among the top ten countries globally for mismanaged...
UK eyes Philippines as trade hub
The Philippines is expected to become the United Kingdom’s gateway to the fast-growing Southeast Asian market as Britain seeks to boost its trade with...
Advertising spending in Myanmar surges
The recent entry of many international brands has led to a boom in advertising expenditure in Myanmar, increasing five-fold to some $118 million in...
Prestigious event raises Myanmar’s profile
The World Economic Forum (WEF) on East Asia 2013 puts Myanmar in the spotlight. The country has received massive investment pledges in the line-up to the prestigious conference, but with high potential also comes risk.
Unilever steps into Myanmar fold
Anglo-Dutch consumer goods producer Unilever began factory operations in Myanmar on June 4, the same day Coca-Cola restarted bottling in the country after an...
Indonesia to be largest palm oil consumer
Indonesia, the world’s largest producer of palm oil, is about to become the largest consumer as well, overtaking India as the front runner.
Consumption could...
Consumer brands expand in Indonesia
Global consumer goods giants Nestlé and Procter & Gamble are set to open new factories in Indonesia to capitalise on rising demand attributable to...
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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...