Govt draft roadmap to develop and support digital economy in Myanmar Myanmar has released its official strategy for developing its digital economy over the next six years, according to the Ministry of Planning and Finance. […]
Lao gov’t, development partners discuss LDC status graduation The Lao government officials and development partners are meeting here to discuss the efforts Laos needs to take to graduate from the Least Developed Country (LDC) status. […]
Vietnam Ranked Among the Best Countries for Business: Forbes Vietnam has been ranked at #84 among the best countries for business, U.K. on Top, U.S. Down in Forbes’ 13th annual look at the Best Countries […]
Malaysia eyes RM200bil in approved investments this year Malaysia’s approved investments was flattish in 2018, despite a strong surge of investments in the domestic manufacturing sector. — The Star Online Malaysia to keep death penalty, […]
Renewed calls for constitutional change in Myanmar’s ‘military-state’ Constitutional change was a 2015 election campaign promise of Myanmar’s National League for Democracy (NLD) and Aung San Suu Kyi. As the 2020 elections loom large, they […]
Laos needs ‘best practice’ logistics LAOS will need to pay serious attention to making logistics more efficient through the application of the world’s best practices, as the country is now integrated regionally and internationally, a […]
Electricity demand in VN rises faster than GDP growth Statistics show that the rise in demand for energy in Vietnam is double the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate, participants heard at a workshop […]
Not guilty, Najib says it again on money laundering charges Former prime minister Najib Razak today maintained his plea of not guilty to three counts of money laundering amounting to RM27 million of SRC International […]
Lao Front committee bolsters support for development process The Committee of the Lao Front for National development is meeting in Vientiane to summarise its most recent activities and outline plans in support of its role […]
Myanmar Government seeks airline mergers The Myanmar government wants its local airlines to merge in an effort to mitigate competition for a shrinking market after five airlines—Asian Wings Airways, FMI Air, Apex Airlines, Air Mandalay, […]
VN aviation authority will not grant licences for Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircrafts The Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam (CAA) said it is not considering granting licences for the use of Boeing 737 MAX […]
Mahathir weighing shutdown or sale of Malaysia Airlines MALAYSIA’S Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said he’s studying options for flag carrier Malaysia Airlines Bhd, including whether to invest more funds, sell it off or even shut […]