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Malaysia: Loopholes that lead to property overhang

PETALING JAYA: Flaws at the planning approval process and a failure to consider market conditions have led to over-building, and thus to the overhang situation in the country. Although land is a state matter and town planning is a powerful tool, state local authorities have failed to use it and developers “take advantage of” these […]

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Laos: NA urges govt to address economic issues

Although Laos has so far dodged severe health impacts from the Covid-19 pandemic, the government has been urged to work harder to address the resulting economic issues. Vice President of the National Assembly (NA), Dr Bounpone Bouttanavong, told the ongoing Assembly session this week that the government had done a good job in containing the […]

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Thailand: Cabinet okays reopening to tourists, yacht crews

The cabinet on Wednesday approved in principle a guideline to reopen the country for foreign tourists and crews of foreign yachts under a special tourist visa (STV) scheme, which was recently approved by the cabinet to restart the pandemic-battered tourism industry. According to deputy government spokeswoman Traisulee Traisoranakul, the new guideline will become effective within […]

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Indonesia – E-commerce must do more to protect users against cybercrime: BPKN

The National Consumer Protection Agency (BPKN) has recommended that e-commerce platforms ramp up their user protection measures following a rise of online marketplace complaints during the health crisis. BPKN advocacy expert staff member Akmalia Hidayati said e-commerce platforms should adhere to the general data protection regulation (GDPR) and make their terms and conditions clear, so […]

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