Lao Morning News For May 3
Singapore hopes to be part of Laos’ transformation: PM Lee Laos’ leaders have ambitious plans to transform the landlocked country into one that’s connected to the rest of the world, and Singapore hopes to be […]
Singapore hopes to be part of Laos’ transformation: PM Lee Laos’ leaders have ambitious plans to transform the landlocked country into one that’s connected to the rest of the world, and Singapore hopes to be […]
Illicit trade costs millions Illicit financial flows in and out of Cambodia starved the Kingdom of at least $360 million in lost taxes annually between 2005 and 2014, according to a new report. — The […]
AllianceDBS: Govt needs PFIs for future big projects Given the current state of government finances, it will have to resort to private financing initiatives (PFIs) or foreign-based funding for future big projects such as those […]
Moody’s and SP affirms Việt Nam’s sovereign rating Two major credit rating agencies, Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s (S&P), on Friday affirmed Việt Nam’s sovereign rating, citing the country’s strong foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows, […]
Laos-China railway will rev up pace of development Laos will be able to accelerate the rate of development and grow even faster than some neighbouring countries now that construction of the railway linking Vientiane to […]
Emerald’s gold prospects improve The Australian-listed mining firm behind Cambodia’s Okvau gold project in Mondulkiri province released its definitive feasibility study (DFS) yesterday, confirming its predictions of 1.14 million ounces in gold reserves while reducing […]
M’sia named top medical tourism destination for third time Malaysia has won the Health and Medical Tourism Destination of the Year award for the third consecutive year. — New Straits Times Bring down tariff to […]
Vietnam well poised to face growth challenges Global research and consultancy firm Oxford Business Group (OBG) on April 25 launched a comprehensive report on the Vietnamese economy. — VIETNAMNET Bridge PV Gas and foreign partners […]
Cigarettes must bear health warning labels in Laos from May The Lao Ministry of Health (MoH) has said as of May 1, all cigarette products of all brands, either domestically made or imported for commercial […]
CNRP Asks Government to Investigate Angkor Bribe Claims Culture and Fine Arts Minister Phoeung Sakona said on Thursday that she would investigate allegations by a senior opposition lawmaker that the authority managing the world famous […]
AmBank: Malaysian bonds to rally after selldown Malaysia’s sovereign bonds will rally in the next three months, spurred by demand from local insurers and pension funds, and an accommodative interest-rate policy, according to the nation’s […]
Vietnamese consumers the most socially-conscious in Asia-Pacific Vietnamese consumers are the most socially-conscious in Asia-Pacific according to the Corporate Sustainability Report from Nielsen released on April 26. — VIETNAMNET Bridge Foreign investors pour $11 bln […]