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Mekong countries forge growth plan

Member countries of the Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) are working to develop a master development plan for 2019-23 to strengthen sustainable economic growth and enact better economic management. Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak said the ad hoc committee working on ACMECS’s master plan is scheduled to finalise it in April before submitting it […]

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Indonesia, Singapore to Exchange Financial Data in September

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Directorate General of Tax stated that financial data exchange and Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) for taxation purposes with Singapore will begin in September 2018. “We will begin information exchange with Singapore in September 2018,” said international taxation director at the tax DG John Hutagaol in Jakarta on Friday, Feb. 23. John admitted that the government […]

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Myanmar businesses urge closer ties with Kanchanaburi

HIGH POTENTIAL of Myanmar’s Tanintharyi Region could be unlocked only if the government attempts to strengthen bilateral cooperation with the neighbouring Kanchanaburi Province, according to Ye Htut Naing, president of Tanintharyi Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TCCI). “Myanmar and Thai businesses have planned to implement the ‘sister cities’ initiative between Dawei and Kanchanaburi. Now […]

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Singapore: Professional services sector roadmap aims to create 5,500 new jobs annually till 2020

A NEW roadmap to help boost the professional services sector is aiming to generate 5,500 new jobs for professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMETs) every year from 2015 till 2020. The sector’s Industry Transformation Map (ITM) also aims to equip workers with skills in high-growth areas such as data science, analytics and artificial intelligence. The […]

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Malaysia: Industry 4.0 success depends on key factors

PETALING JAYA: National success in the Fourth Industrial Revolution hinges on key factors such as Malaysians upgrading their skills, raising their English proficiency and embracing the digital economy. “We are, and we have been, focused on the future,” the Prime Minister said in his keynote address at Invest Malaysia 2018. “And we know that depends […]

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