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Malaysia: Govt launches unsold property enquiry system

KUALA LUMPUR: The National Property Information Centre (Napic) has launched an Unsold Property Enquiry System Malaysia (UPESM) to provide information to market players like developers, local authorities, buyers and other interested parties. Napic director Md Badrul Hisham Awang said on Thursday the system was developed last year and launched in April 2018. “The system shows the […]

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Thailand: JFin Coin slumps to investors’ dismay

JFin Coin’s maiden trading day in the secondary market ended on a sour note Wednesday, with the price dropping over 50% from February’s initial coin offering (ICO) launch.  The sale price stood at 3.10 baht per token as of press time, down from 6.60 baht during the ICO on Feb 14. The token peaked at […]

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Philippines: Investment pledges soar 53% to P182.8 B in Q1

MANILA, Philippines — Committed investments approved in the first quarter surged by 53.2 percent as bullish local investors more than offset the shrinking pledges from their foreign counterparts and a continued slump in ecozone projects. Combined figures from the Board of Investments (BOI) and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) – the country’s two biggest […]

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Thailand openly airs hope to join TPP

Thailand has expressed its hope of joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Japan’s minister in charge of the free trade deal said Tuesday. “Thailand has made it clear that it wants to take part in the TPP,” Toshimitsu Motegi told reporters after meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak. Mr Somkid was quoted by Mr Motegi as […]

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