While haze-filled images from India and China often dominate media coverage, pollution increasingly takes its toll across much of Asia, including Southeast Asia and even in Singapore – the site of this year’s Asean Summit. But there is also hope and opportunity as evolving Asian consumer behaviour encourages the transition away from “development at any […]
Read MorePORT MORESBY – Leadership from a regional forum of Asia-Pacific economies is needed more than ever given mounting pressures against multilateralism and free trade, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. “We can set the global direction and encourage others to follow our example of working together, rather than of going it alone,” he added. Mr […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) – Despite recording a moderate Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 4.4 per cent in the third quarter (3Q) of this year, analysts and economists remain confident of Malaysia’s future prospects, suggesting that domestic demand and the private sector will be the key drivers of economic growth, going forward. On Friday, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) announced that […]
Read MoreTHE positive progress of the Islamic capital market in Brunei was recently highlighted during a keynote address at the Brunei Darussalam Islamic Capital Market (BICAM) Conference 2018. The two-day BICAM Conference 2018 was hosted by the Centre for Islamic Banking, Finance and Management (CIBFM) and its event partner, the International Centre for Education in Islamic […]
Read MoreLabour authorities will continue to work with their Thai counterparts to complete the registration of Lao nationals currently working illegally in Thailand. It is hoped the process can be completed next year, but some bureaucratic challenges have arisen. A meeting was held on Friday to discuss the current status of the legalisation process, and was […]
Read MoreThere seems to be alarm, almost bordering on panic, at the falling tourist statistics, and many sectors are commenting on ways to reverse this trend, including waiving visa fees. Might I suggest the relevant authorities look at the high price of the baht, which is making it more expensive for tourists coming here, especially those […]
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