World Bank supports improvement of business environment in Laos Lao companies and households will benefit from reforms to the business environment, for instance reducing the number of days needed to start a business, through the […]
Myanmar Fails to Advance in World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business List Myanmar showed no improvement in its overall ranking in the World Bank’s latest ease of doing business index, retaining the No. 171 spot […]
Thai score improves in Ease of Doing Business but ranking drops THAILAND’S EASE of Doing Business(EODB) score has seen an improvement but its ranking has dropped as other economies have implemented reforms much faster, according […]
Singapore’s struggle to repeal Section 377A By most global indicators, Singapore would probably surpass many advanced nations. For example, Singapore is considered one of the least corrupt countries in the world, it has the lowest […]
Rohingya repatriation to start by mid-November DHAKA • Bangladesh and Myanmar agreed yesterday to start returning Rohingya refugees next month, less than a week after United Nations investigators warned that a genocide against the Muslim […]
Exclusive Report: Bureaucratic Chaos Rife in Hours Before Laos Dam Burst On the night of July 23, water poured over a saddle dam at the Xe Pian Xe Namnoy (PNPC) hydropower project in Champassak, Laos, […]
Plenty of deals as open electricity market kicks off From free iPads to free Internet subscriptions, the open electricity market kicks off in the northern part of Singapore today amid fierce competition, with retailers dangling […]
Thousands flee as fighting erupts in Myanmar At least 1,600 people have fled their homes and taken refuge at monasteries after fighting erupted among ethnic armed groups in Myanmar’s Shan State. — UCA News Rohingya […]
Vietnam, Laos step up collaboration in forestry law enforcement Representatives from the Vietnam Administration of Forestry (VNFOREST) and the Lao Department of Forestry Inspection (DOFI) sat down in the central province of Ha Tinh on […]
Changi Airport’s T4 handled over 8 million passengers in first year October 31, 2018 5:00 AMChangi Airport’s Terminal 4, which turns one today, has seen over eight million passengers in the first year of operations […]
Jailed Myanmar Reuters reporters to file appeal Two Myanmar Reuters journalists will file an appeal this week against a seven-year prison sentence linked to reporting on the Rohingya crisis, their defence lawyer said yesterday. — […]
Second life imprisonment for alleged Lao drug kingpin Xaysana Keopimpa Alleged Laotian drug baron Xaysana Keopimpa who has a penchant for sports cars and links with some of Bangkok’s celebrities was today sentenced to life […]