THE infocomm media sector is getting a leg-up from the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), with a series of initiatives launched on Thursday aimed at capturing opportunities in the fast-growing services industry. The initiatives follow the unveiling of the Services and Digital Economy Technology Roadmap (SDE Tech Roadmap), which outlines efforts to help Singapore ride on emerging […]
Read MoreYangon-based Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business (MCRB) will take part in an Asian “doing good” index, which examines fiscal, cultural and social incentives to donate to charitable causes. The process will be helpful to clear up the regulatory environment for social enterprises and philanthropic activities in Myanmar. The centre this month signed a Memorandum of […]
Read MoreMANILA: The world’s largest Ikea store will open in 2020 in the Philippines as the Swedish furniture retailer presses on its bets in Asia. “Ikea will debut a 65,000-square-metre store in SM Prime Holdings Inc’s Mall of Asia where it’s leasing a space that’s equal to more than 150 basketball courts,” Ikea Southeast Asia managing-director Christian Rojkjaer said […]
Read MoreCustoms-cleared exports rose more than expected in October after a surprise decline in the previous month, the Commerce Ministry said on Wednesday. Exports increased 8.7% in October from a year earlier, compared with the median forecast for a 4.5% rise in a Reuters poll. In September, exports contracted 5.2% from a year earlier. The export […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR (Nov 20): Exports of Malaysian palm oil products for Nov 1-20 fell 10.9% to 793,497 tonnes from 890,622 tonnes shipped during Oct 1-20, according to independent inspection company AmSpec Agri Malaysia said on Tuesday. Here is the breakdown of the AmSpec Agri Malaysia palm export figures for Nov 1 to 20 compared with […]
Read MoreThe government will allow foreign investors to have full ownership in 25 business units, among the 54 business units that were removed from the Negative Investment List (DNI) stipulated in the 16th economic policy package announced earlier this week. “So, the withdrawal of [54] business units from the negative investment list was not to invite foreign […]
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