Villages in Myanmar are taking electricity generation into their own hands, turning to solar micro-grids to power their homes. One of the solar pionee…
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Malaysian R&D centre to leverage cloud-based blockchain platform
According to a recent report, Malaysia’s national applied research and development centre under the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI…
Trump’s trade war with China enters next phase
United States (US) President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping may have agreed at the Group of Twenty (G20) summit in Osaka to resume trad…
Thailand aims to be hub of Trans-ASEAN railway network
The Thai government is pursuing an ambitious plan to build a rail network linking Thailand to other countries in the region, like Singapore and China,…
Malaysia: Digitising the palm oil sector
It is a call made loudly and often enough – palm oil companies, with its high dependence on labour, need to digitise their operations as the next step…
Malaysia’s efforts towards sustainable palm oil production lauded
Malaysia is on the right path to get its palm oil production and the oil palm industry certified in order to ensure that the country’s palm oil is rec…
First commercial solar power plant launched in Myanmar
The Minbu Solar Power Plant project, which will be completed in four phases, will have the capacity to generate 170MW of power and produce 350 million…
Asean Today – Jun 2019
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Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand committed to developing Rubber City
The world’s top producers of natural rubber – Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand – are committed to strengthening collaboration to develop Rubber City i…
US offers Sri Lanka technical assistance for capacity building and skill development to improve bilateral trade
The US has expressed willingness to offer their cooperation in providing technical assistance for capacity building and skill development in several a…