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Malaysia Airlines sees strong bookings after tough Q1

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines continued to see strong bookings after a tough Q1 FY17 with a 45% improvement in forward bookings for the next six months from June to November 2017 compared with a year ago. Announcing the results of its performance, the national carrier said on Friday it was maintaining its cautious outlook for […]

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Laos, Thailand agree on business cooperation to boost economy

Laos and Thailand have agreed to cooperate on business development to promote trade and investment in order to boost economic efficiency and relations between the two countries. The government and business sectors of the two countries yesterday signed eight Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) in Vientiane at the Laos-Thai Business Forum. The first MoU is to […]

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Myanmar: Planning and finance minister hints at favouring import substitution

The administration will focus on supporting the developments of local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) through measures such as tackling illegal trade, boosting export-oriented businesses and improving industrial zones, according to the vice president, the minister of the Ministry of Planning and Finance and Yangon Region’s chief minister. Notably, the planning and finance minister also […]

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Singapore now world’s second-largest shark fin trader

Despite various moves here in recent years, such as hotels removing shark’s fin from their restaurant menus, for example, Singapore has moved up the ranks to become the world’s second-biggest trader of the product, a report has found. Traffic, a wildlife-trade monitoring network, and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), which published the report, […]

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