Sri Lanka’s Minister of Power, Energy and Business Development Ravi Karunanayake requested the public to submit their ideas and suggestions to d…
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Rubber Board worried by productivity decline
Declining rubber productivity seems to be a cause of worry not only for stakeholders but for the Rubber Board as well. It is now contemplating a produ…
Swiss-Malaysian free trade talks back on track
Swiss Economics Minister Guy Parmelin has re-started negotiations with Malaysia over a proposed free trade agreement (FTA). Talks had previously broke…
Airports, airlines join Putrajaya’s fight against anti-palm oil lobby
The Malaysian aviation industry has joined the government’s efforts to counter the anti-palm oil campaign in Europe, with airports and airlines ready …
Unraveling the Secret of Digital Malaysia
The rise of the digital economy in Malaysia is no surprise, given the foundation that has been laid for the country to enable digital across the every…
Brunei to host ASEAN Tourism Forum 2020
BRUNEI Darussalam will host ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2020 with the theme ‘Together Towards a Next Generation of Travel’ from January 12-16, 2020. Thi…
Decoding the future of blockchain for ASEAN in 2019
2019 will mark the tenth anniversary of the first deployment of blockchain technology. It was in 2009 that the still elusive Satoshi Nakamoto released…
Chinese scientists claim synthetic match to natural rubber
FRANKFURT, Germany—A team of Chinese scientists have developed a synthetic equivalent to vulcanized natural rubber, according to a news release by the…
President visits ADB Headquarters : Sri Lanka and ADB sign agreements worth $455m
President Maithripala Sirisena made his first visit to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) headquarters on Thursday during a state visit to the Philippin…
China-Myanmar economic cooperation zone to be developed along border area
A first ever China-Myanmar Border Economic Cooperation Zone will be developed along the Kunlong-Chinshwehaw border area in Shan state, the official Gl…