Taxation system must change to help domestic industries thrive: Malaysian PM
CYBERJAYA, Apr 16, 2019, MalayMail. Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today said he is puzzled why…
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Celebration of the traditional New Year Pi Mai ended in Laos
VIENTIANE, Apr 16, 2019, The Laotian Times. Thailand knows the time of year as Songkran….
[Analytics] Will Changi Airport’s Jewel draw international and Indian visitors?
The big news at Singapore’s Changi Airport this week was not that debt-laden Jet Airways…
Billionaire Jack Ma again endorses extreme overtime culture as furore rages
HONG KONG, Apr 15, 2019, Bloomberg. Billionaire Jack Ma again encouraged tech workers to embrace…
Not the right time to disagree over South China Sea: Philippines gov’t
MANILA, Apr 15, 2019, PhilStar. Amid the Duterte government’s apparent change in tune over the…
East Coast Rail Link construction to start in Malaysia as early as next month
PUTRAJAYA, Apr 15, 2019, MalayMail. Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) CEO Datuk Seri Darwis…
Vietnamese frigates sail to China for naval review
HANOI, Apr 15, 2019, VN Express. Two Vietnamese frigates are on their way to China…
Bangladesh and Bhutan agree to work on duty free and quota free access of products
DHAKA, Apr 15, 2019, The Bangladesh Today. Bangladesh and Bhutan agreed in principle to work…
[Analytics] Industry’s bright spark: Adding bite to additive manufacturing
Singapore is a leading adopter of the technology in R&D, yet lags behind in industrial…
[Analytics] ‘US will fly, sail, operate anywhere int’l law allows’
The United States “will fly, sail and operate anywhere international law allows,” a ranking US…
Palawan in Philippines divides into three new provinces
MANILA, Apr 13, 2019, PhilStar. President Rodrigo Duterte signed a law dividing the islands of…
[Analytics] Making sense of sub-regionalism and regionalism in Southeast Asia
How to make sense of the varied relationships between sub-regional projects and the larger Southeast…