Malaysia benefits from US-China trade war as the foreign direct investment to Malaysia has soared by 73.4 per cent in first quarter of the year. The f…
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Indonesia: Plant disease threatens thousands of hectares of rubber plantations
An outbreak of Leptosphaeria leaf spot (Pestalotiopsis spp) that has hit many rubber plantations in Indonesia is expected to significantly reduce the …
Myanmar invites foreign investment in microfinance
In response to growing investors’ interest in Myanmar’s finance sector amid on-going market liberalisation, key players in the microfinance industry g…
Impact of Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy on Economic Growth of Myanmar
Situated in the western region of the Indochinese Peninsula, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar has several peculiar economic features. Green energy…
Ho Chi Minh City plans to be global financial hub
Ho Chi Minh City has committed to develop a detailed plan to turn the city into a regional and international financial hub after years of delay in car…
The future of transport infrastructure in Bangladesh
The ongoing infrastructure projects will definitely improve our transportation system. We need to assess this development from a historical perspectiv…
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 differe…
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 Ma…
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…
Asean Today – July 2019
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