Malaysia: Malaysia, Indonesia aim to double trade value Tuesday, 2 August 2016 – Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Bin Haji Tun Abdul Razak has said he wants to double trade with Indonesia to US$30 billion in the coming years. Last year, trade between the two countries was valued at $16.6 billion. As of April this year, […]
Read MoreThailand: Thai transport quotas to rise Wednesday, 20 July 2016 – Cambodia and five other countries that share the Mekong River have agreed to open their borders to more commercial truck and tourist bus traffic as part of a transnational agreement aimed at promoting regional logistics and tourism, a senior transport official said yesterday. Transport […]
Read MoreThailand: Thailand considers buying more power from Laos Tuesday, 19 July 2016 – Thailand may buy 9,000 megawatts of electricity from Laos this year to ensure sufficient supply to meet rising demand, says a senior official at the Energy Ministry. That is nearly 30% higher than the 7,000MW Thailand currently buys annually from Laos, according […]
Read MoreSingapore: Singapore banks’ concerns grow about oil and gas sector exposure Thursday, 28 July 2016 – Two of Singapore’s top banks flagged mounting concerns about loans to the oil and gas sector, on the same day that a prominent local oilfield services firm announced it was winding up, under the weight of crushing debt. The […]
Read MoreMyanmar: Myanmar turns to timber exports to save forests Monday, 04 July 2016 – Long a timber-producing and exporting country, Myanmar will start importing wood to protect its forests while allowing local timber companies to continue operating, the government has decided. U Kyaw Zaw, director of the office of the minister for natural resources and […]
Read MoreMyanmar: Central Bank shifts from manual to auto Friday, 01 July 2016 – The inner workings of Myanmar’s Central Bank rarely attract much interest from international investors more focused on fresh opportunities in sectors like infrastructure and agriculture. But since the start of the year the bank has gone through fundamental changes that have left […]
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