The universities of Myanmar and India have plans to sign MOUs for cooperation in the education sector, Professor Dr Thida Win from Mandalay University said. Speaking at a talk by Indian Ambassador Vikram Misri on India’s Foreign Policy and Developments in India-Myanmar Relations that was held at the Mandalay University on May 19, she also […]
Read MoreThailand, the world’s second-largest sugar exporter, is introducing regulations to govern its sugar trading system for the 2017-18 crop, which commences in November, to bring the system in line with World Trade Organization (WTO) rules. The new system is unlikely to be a game changer, as it is designed to secure sugar supply for domestic […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) chairman Thomas Lembong expects US$5-10 billion investment in Indonesia (RI) in the next 1-2 years after ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) upgraded Indonesia’s credit rating. “It’s equal to Rp70-130 trillion investment in Indonesia thanks to S&P upgrade,” he said yesterday. According to Thomas, the rating upgrade […]
Read MoreThe government agreed yesterday to invoke the powerful Section 44 of the interim charter to speed up investment in the much-touted Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), unlocking limits and streamlining procedures regarding environmental impact assessments (EIAs) and the public-private partnership (PPP) model. Sansern Kaewkamnerd, a government spokesman, said using Section 44 to facilitate EEC investment was […]
Read MoreThe government has approved the Vientiane-Vangvieng expressway’s corridor and legislation in a move to boost socio-economic development. The approval was made at the monthly cabinet meeting for May, chaired by Prime Minister ThonglounSisoulith and attended by the cabinet members. The 113.7-km corridor is part of the envisioned Vientiane-Boten expressway that the government wants to develop. […]
Read MoreThe top five residential developers posted a year-on-year decline in revenue in the first quarter of 2017, reflecting a drop in the number of newly transferred and registered housing units after property tax incentives expired in April 2016. Pruksa Real Estate, a property development arm of SET-listed Pruksa Holding Plc that posted the highest revenue […]
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