A tea bush planted today may take five years to produce a crop, a decade to generate meaningful returns and more than 20 years to repay the investment. Yet Sri Lanka’s regional plantation companies ha…
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Johor-S’pore SEZ records $28b of approved projects, ministers note ‘good progress’ on various fronts
The Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) recorded RM88.83 billion (S$28.04 billion) of approved investments between January 2025 and June 2026, said the authorities from both sides following…
Google Malaysia Investment: US$15 Billion and 6 Big Wins for Jobs, Skills and Clean Energy
Google will invest an additional US$15 billion (about RM61 billion) in Malaysia over 2027 and 2028 to expand its data centres. The Google Malaysia investment is one of the largest technology commitmen…
Laos, World Bank discuss sustainable tourism to unlock economic potential
The Lao Ministry of Culture and Tourism, in collaboration with the World Bank, held a meeting in Lao capital Vientiane on Tuesday to discuss the country’s tourism sector and explore ways to boos…
Cambodia’s Next Economic Transformation: From Assembly to Value Creation
Cambodia’s economic transformation over the past three decades is a significant development success story. Emerging from decades of conflict and economic disruption, the country has built an outward-o…
Why Bangladesh needs a new growth model
For four decades, garment exports have driven Bangladesh’s development. The garment industry has created jobs, earned foreign exchange and helped transform a country once dismissed as an economi…
Energy self-reliance underpins Vietnam’s double-digit growth ambitions
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Singapore International Energy Week: Industry leaders gather to advance secure, sustainable power
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SoftBank’s Son plans US$50 bil Malaysian tech outlay, says Anwar
A push in Malaysia would expand SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son’s reach in Southeast Asia, a region which is emerging as a key hub for artificial intelligence infrastructure such as data centres.…
Laos moves to develop carbon credit market
The government is moving to develop a domestic carbon credit market and voluntary greenhouse gas emissions-reduction standards, as well as implementing carbon credit projects focused on wetland preser…