The Philippines and Singapore have agreed to partner on liquefied natural gas (LNG) and electric vehicle initiatives, a senior Energy department official said. Phillippine Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi and Singaporean Minister for Trade and Industry S. Iswaran have assigned point persons to collaborate and coordinate for further exchanges, Energy Undersecretary Felix Fuentebella said in a […]
Read MoreSET-listed Amata Corporation Plc, Thailand’s largest industrial estate operator, said it is in talks to sell developed land to Saab Automobile AB, a Swedish maker of automobiles and fighter jets, to build a maintenance, repair and operation (MRO) hub in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC). Chief executive Viboon Kromadit said Saab had expressed its interest […]
Read MoreRe: “Laos prevails in Hongsa power plant court case”, Vientiane Times/The Nation, September 18, The Lao Ministry of Planning and Investments presents a completely false picture of the facts and legal status of the arbitration, according to the claimant, Thai-Lao Lignite Company Limited (TLL), a company of Thailand’s Nganthavee Group. Thai-Lao Lignite discovered the lignite […]
Read MoreUSAID Cambodia officially launched its Feed the Future Cambodia Harvest II project yesterday, a five-year initiative that aims to promote commercial horticulture in four Cambodian provinces and help smallholder farmers gain access to markets, reducing the country’s high dependence on imported fruits and vegetables. The $17 million US-government funded project will use a buyer-led approach […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE saw the largest initial public offering (IPO) in six years in its market through September, according to data in the latest EY (Ernst & Young) Global IPO Trends: Q3 2017. Homegrown telecoms company NetLink NBN Trust raised US$1.7 billion on the mainboard of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) in July, making it the largest IPO […]
Read MoreThailand’s e-commerce value is projected to reach 2.8 trillion baht this year, growing 9.8% from last year thanks to the popularity of online retail commerce (B2C). For the first time, Thailand’s B2C market in 2016 was the largest in Asean with a value of US$19.6 billion (652 billion baht), followed by Malaysia at $17.5 billion, […]
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