Central Group, the country’s largest mall operator, is transforming a family retail business held for 72 years by the Chirathivat family and worth 240 billion baht into a listed company. Yol Phokasub, chief executive of Central Retail Corporation, said the company will submit filings with the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) some time this year. […]
Read MoreForeign investors are diving into developing liquefied natural gas (LNG) and gas-fired power projects in Vietnam, in part due to country’s growing demand for electricity. Korea Gas Corporation (Kogas) became the latest player last week after it entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Energy Capital Vietnam (ECV) that provides a framework for the […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: The ongoing demonstrations in Hong Kong have resulted in a spike in interest in Malaysian property and in private international school enquiries. A check with four property consultancies and a couple of international schools suggest that interest rose towards late June and early July this year. Hong Kong street demonstrations started in March/April […]
Read MoreJAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s oil and gas regulator SKK Migas said the authorities want to speed up talks with Chevron Corp over the Indonesia Deepwater Development (IDD) gas project to meet the onstream target of 2024. The government is negotiating with the U.S. oil giant, as well as its partners Italy’s ENI and China’s Sinopec, […]
Read MoreDespite healthy GDP growth, the Southeast Asian property market still has investment barriers and a lack of data, says Credit Suisse. “There is a lot of economic growth in Southeast Asia, but the property market is not very transparent compared with places like Australia and the US, where rules, regulations and tax policies are easy […]
Read MoreThe Jakarta Social Affairs Agency will soon stop logistical aid to refugees from the Middle East currently housed at the former building of the West Jakarta military command (Kodim) in Kalideres, West Jakarta, starting on Thursday. The agency’s social safety unit head Tarmijo Damanik said that starting on Thursday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees […]
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