The ongoing infrastructure projects will definitely improve our transportation system. We need to assess this development from a historical perspective. At the time of Partition, the transport infrast…
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Multi-modal economic corridor
THE topic of whether creating a ‘multi-modal corridor’ is feasible or not has been debated time and time again since the late 1990s on various different political platforms and within expert circles, …
Malaysia: Kedah launches master plan on green energy
Mentri Besar Kedah Incorporated (MBI Kedah) has launched the state’s Green Energy and Renewable Energy Master Plan. Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir said the plan also provides guidelines for …
Malaysia can tap sukuk investors in UK with right policies
THE UK wants to deepen its trade ties with Malaysia, particularly in the Islamic capital market, and in return, Malaysia can tap into a bigger pool of international investors when it uses London as a …
Asean Today – July 2019
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Laos seeks South Korea support for regional connectivity projects
Sharing borders with five Asean member states, Laos is seeking to facilitate the connectivity of infrastructure across the region by strengthening cooperation with South Korea. “There have been alread…
ANRPC Annual Rubber Conference 2019 to be held in Indonesia
Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) Annual Rubber Conference 2019 will be held at Yogyakarta, Indonesia on October 7, 2019 with the theme ‘Adaptive and inclusive path to sustaina…
Myanmar: More Indian investments expected with better connectivity, bilateral ties
With a target of becoming a US$5 trillion economy within the next six years, India could overtake the UK to become the world’s fifth biggest economy this year and even surpass Japan to be the third la…
Time for Asean to focus on integration
As storm clouds hang over the global economy, Asean is perceived as one of the fastest growing and more stable economic regions. This presents an opportunity to strengthen relationships with other par…
Vietnam plans to become leading digital economy in Asean by 2030
Vietnam will become the leading digital country and economy in the Asean region by 2030 and allow testing of new technologies in the digital economy. This is one of the proposals in a draft project on…