Time for Myanmar to focus on the economy Much has been said about the National League for Democracy (NLD)-led elected government’s stance on peace and security in recent weeks, with attention being drawn to the […]
Global firms join rush to bet on Indonesia as next start-up frontier Big-name investors including Expedia and Alibaba are pumping billions of dollars into Indonesian tech start-ups in a bid to capitalise on the country’s […]
Government to establish agency to manage State assets The Government plans to establish a special agency to act as the ownership representative of State capital at State-owned enterprises by 2018. — VietnamPlus Tourism sector gets […]
Rights group accuses Myanmar army of village massacre Myanmar’s military has summarily executed several dozen Rohingya Muslims in a village in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, a human rights group says. — UCA News Ooredoo Myanmar launches […]
Jokowi shows how to escape a traffic jam – alight and walk President Joko Widodo was not about to let a terrible traffic jam make him late for a military parade to mark the 72nd […]
SME transparency a must for loans: experts Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) must improve their transparency to enable them to access banking credits, experts said at a conference on Thursday. — Bizhub Foreign investors shun […]
Local investments in property sector the highest Total investments by Myanmar citizens in 11 business sectors until September exceeded Ks14,659 billion, with the property sector topping the list. — Eleven Myanmar Budget deficit for 2017-18 […]
External Conditions Influence Weakening of Rupiah The weakening of the rupiah, which once touched IDR13,500 per US dollar, is said to be influenced more by external conditions and is temporary. — Netral News Indonesia has […]
VNPT aims to complete IPO in 2019 Vietnamese state-run operator VNPT plans to conduct its scheduled IPO in 2019, in line with the government’s instruction to complete an equitization process by this time. — Telecomasia.net […]
Distrust and suspicion deepens in Myanmar’s Rakhine State amid violence Suspicion and anger directed at Rakhine State’s Muslims appears to be continuing to intensify. — Channel NewsAsia Diplomats who toured Myanmar’s Rakhine want access for […]
Work permit for foreigners granted online Companies in Việt Nam who wish to employ foreign employees can now apply for work permits online. — Viet Nam News Govt seeks investment from Vietnam in auto sector […]
Myanmar ‘makes proposal’ to take back Rohingya refugees Myanmar has proposed taking back the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya who have fled to Bangladesh in recent weeks, the Bangladeshi foreign minister said after talks Monday […]