KUALA LUMPUR: A top adviser to Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is considering an overhaul to Malaysia’s social safety net by setting up a fund that pays out basic income to the poor. Last year alone, the government spent about 37 billion ringgit ($9.3 billion) on subsidies, various kinds of aid, and cash handouts known as […]
Read MoreA proposal to construct a multi-purpose port in Kawhmu township, southwestern Yangon, was submitted to the Yangon Regional Parliament by U Zaw Aye Maung, Rakhine ethnic minister last week. “Yangon is the gateway to trade and handles up to 95 percent of the country’s imports and exports. The current port capacity in Yangon and Thilawa […]
Read MoreJAKARTA: Over the past couple of decades, Indonesian companies have developed a tried and tested strategy to cope with the periodic plunges in the rupiah: retain dollars to protect their profits. But their behaviour can add to downward pressure on the currency, exacerbating problems for policymakers in southeast Asia’s biggest economy, especially given its relatively […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: Coca-Cola Bottlers Malaysia, which has made an accumulative investment of RM1.5bil, is not ruling out further significant investments in the country in a move by the international bottler to strengthen its market presence. Chief executive officer for Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Gareth McGeown told StarBiz that the company had made the accumulative investment since 2010, […]
Read MoreTHAILAND faces many challenges ahead as it seeks to transition the country to succeed in the era of automation and digitalisation with the 4.0 initiative. The country needs to prepare itself to meet Thailand 4.0’s manufacturing environment as well as respond to the expansion of Chinese investments and those from global investors into the Kingdom, […]
Read MoreRISE Academy, a two-year-old corporate innovation accelerator, is aiming high and expects to contribute 1 per cent to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 2020. The academy is an umbrella with two key facets – the RISE Accelerator and RISE Innovation Week. The RISE Accelerator has been in place for two years, helping build […]
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