Brunei’s halal industry has the potential to become a cornerstone of the country’s effort to reduce reliance on hydrocarbon exports, an in…
Market Insights
Rubber tyre wall installed along dangerous mountain pass
A wall of rubber tyres has been installed along the Lò Xo mountain pass which passes through the provinces of Quảng Nam and Kon Tum. The installation …
Rubber industry enjoys good start in 2019
Việt Nam earned US$220 million from shipping 175,000 tonnes of rubber abroad in January, up 10.8 per cent in value and 28.9 per cent in volume compare…
Malaysia bets on biofuel projects to spur palm oil demand
Malaysia is aiming for domestic annual demand of crude palm oil to rise by 1.3 million tons in 2020 as it presses ahead with biodiesel programs in the…
Adopt Kerala method to boost rubber production: Tripura CM
Agartala: Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Tuesday asked all stakeholders to adopt the Kerala method to boost rubber production in Tripura. The nort…
Enterprising Sri Lankan exporters showcase at Ambiente 2019
Most of the Sri Lankan firms participating at the world’s largest consumer goods fair Ambiente 2019 in Frankfurt, Germany, expressed confidence over p…
Watch Out for BLOCKCHAIN- Another Business Disruptive Technology – Professor Dato’ Dr Ahmad Ibrahim
By Professor Dato’ Dr Ahmad Ibrahim Fellow Academy of Sciences Malaysia UCSI University Few would deny that ICT and the internet have been a disruptiv…
Malaysian minister: RM100m allocation for rubberised roads in ports, industrial areas
The government has allocated RM100 million this year for the maintenance and construction of roads using cuplump modified bitumen (CMB) in ports and i…
Japan envoy says development is solution for Rakhine
Japan’s top envoy to Myanmar said that economic development is an answer to Rakhine’s conflict and that Tokyo is considering providing aid for the sta…
Malaysia’s strategic drift to Japan might provide a template for Asean to follow
From the capitals of Jakarta, Phnom Penh and Bangkok leaders of Asean countries are watching how Malaysia’s strategic drift towards Japan is likely to…