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Cross-border power deal inked by 3 Asean states

The Association of Southeast Asian Nation’s (Asean) plans to forge closer energy ties have taken a major step forward after Malaysia, Thailand and Laos sealed a cross-border trading arrangement. The Energy Purchase Wheeling Agreement (EWPA), described as the region’s first multilateral power grid deal, allows Malaysia to purchase up to 100 megawatts of electricity from Laos […]

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Philippines: DTI cites benefits in joining TPP

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines finds the benefits of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) too hard to resist even without the US, citing it as the reason for the country’s recent revival of interest in joining the mega-trade deal. The country has had a change of hearts recently about joining the deal after deciding to shelve […]

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Indonesia Agrees on Three Points with Malaysia, Philippines

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Indonesian Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has agreed on three points with his Malaysian counterpart Mr. Liow Tiong Lai and Philippines` Mr. Arthur Tugade. Three points agreed with Malaysia, Budi said, include the plan to operate Ro-Ro ships between Dumai and Malacca. The seaports are currently being prepared for the cooperation. The second agreement is on […]

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Cambodia: Uber is now in Phnom Penh

US-based Uber officially launched its ride-sharing service in Cambodia yesterday, making good on its expansion plans in Asia. According to Uber, Cambodia is the first country in Asia to implement a dedicated ride-sharing framework even before the company’s services were launched. Cambodia is now the 78th country in the world where Uber is available. Uber’s […]

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Myanmar: ‘Potential land conflict epidemic’ warned

THE country may soon face a land conflict epidemic as a result of the growing influx of investments and the subsequent demand for land, unless the laws and policies that adequately address land-rights issues are urgently adopted and implemented, warned the Paris-headquartered International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) in a report released on September 27. […]

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