Opium cultivation business squeezed by market shift towards meth Myanmar’s opium business has shrunk by more than 3000 hectares (ha) over the last 12 months as the market shifted towards synthetic drugs, a UN study […]
Vietnam to include underground economy in GDP data in 2020 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a scheme to measure non-observed economic activity in Vietnam, with data beginning to be released in 2020. — […]
Malaysia’s FDI rises 1.3% to RM631.2b in Q4 2018 The foreign direct investment (FDI) in Malaysia increased 1.3% to RM631.2 billion in the fourth quarter (Q4) in 2018 from RM623.1 billion in Q3 2018, according […]
PTTEP to raise investments in Myanmar offshore projects to maintain gas production Since 2014, a total of 345 million cubic feet of natural gas for daily domestic consumption and export to Thailand is channeled from […]
Strengthening e-payments in Vietnam 2018 proved to be a fantastic year for the Vietnamese economy. Figures from the government showed that the socialist state’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 7.1 percent year on year […]
Malaysia can post 4.8-4.9pc GDP growth for 2018, deputy minister says Malaysia is capable of achieving gross domestic product (GDP) growth of between 4.8 per cent and 4.9 per cent in 2018 on the back […]
Myanmar police fire rubber bullets, tear gas to scatter ethnic minority protest Myanmar police fired rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannon on Tuesday to disperse a protest over a statue of independence hero General […]
MoIT to support domestic automobile industry projects The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will implement solutions to support and promote the automobile industry projects of companies such as Trường Hải Automobile Company (Thaco), Thành […]
Malaysia’s natural rubber production up 5.4% in Dec 2018 Malaysia’s natural rubber production increased 5.4% to 54,992 tonnes in December 2018 from 52,174 tonnes in November 2018, according to the Department of Statistics. — The […]
Vice president calls for more competitive rice production Vice President Henry Van Thio underscored the need for Myanmar farmers to improve the quality and price of rice to make it more globally competitive. — Myanmar […]
HCM City collects 712.5 million USD in land-use change fees Ho Chi Minh City collected fees of more than 16.49 trillion VND (over 712.5 million USD) last year for changing land-use purposes, according to the […]
Malaysian manufacturing sales value up 7.7pc in 2018 The sales value of the manufacturing sector increased 7.7 per cent to RM824.8 billion in 2018, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said today. — Malay Mail […]