TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Ride-hailing company Go-Jek is planning to expand in Southeast Asia in a bid to compete with similar companies Grab and Uber Technologies Inc. Without specifying the countries that will become its target, Go-Jek CEO Nadiem Makarim said that Southeast Asian nations have a large population and adopt cash payment system. He pointed out that Go-Jek digital […]
Read MoreTHE International Labour Organization (ILO) published its guide to Myanmar labour law on September 28. The project was funded by the European Union, Norway, Switzerland United States and the ILO. Since 2011, Nay Pyi Taw has requested ILO’s support for its legal reform process, including assisting the government to conduct a labour law review, aimed […]
Read MoreLong queues, a slow process and allegations of opportunists seeking money from those who want faster proceedings have marred the citizenship verification process for undocumented migrant workers from Myanmar. They are racing against time to receive legitimate working status in Thailand by the end of this year. In June, a new executive decree on foreign […]
Read MoreINTERNATIONAL Enterprise (IE) Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with Chinese tech partners last week to help more Singapore companies gain access to the market and the innovation ecosystem in China. The MOUs detailed partnership deals with AIRMaker, an accelerator that grooms IoT (Internet of Things) startups; NTUitive, the enterprise arm of NTU; and […]
Read MoreHCM City – Industrial and processing parks in HCM City have not developed to their potential due to poor infrastructure and a lack of connection among the parks, delegates said at a weekend seminar. Speaking on the 25th anniversary of the HCM City Export Processing and Industrial Zone Authority (HEPZA), Nguyen Thien Nhan, the municipal party […]
Read MoreThe Philippines is looking forward to increased foreign investments in the wake of high-level roadshows promoting opportunities in the country. “We hope to benefit from the transfers of technology that invariably tracks investment flows,” Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez was quoted as saying by the Finance department during Tuesday’s Philippine Economic Briefing in Tokyo. A second […]
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