World Bank Approves $100M in Loans for Schools, Rural Roads The World Bank approved $100 million in loans to Cambodia to bolster secondary education by improving schools and educators’ qualifications, and to make rural roads […]
More Chinese-Owned Banana Plantations to Close in Laos Lao government orders closing down environmentally destructive Chinese banana farms, first reported in January in Bokeo province, are now in force in six other provinces in the […]
Singapore central bank keeps policy settings unchanged as expected Singapore’s central bank kept its exchange-rate based policy unchanged as expected on Thursday, saying a “neutral” stance will be needed for an extended period of time. […]
P2P platform aims to disburse up to RM20mil to local SMEs Peer-to-peer (P2P) financing platform Funding Societies aims to disburse between RM10 million and RM20 million to 100 to 200 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) […]
Investment in Cambodia’s construction dips in Q1 Investment in Cambodia’s construction sector saw a 22-percent decline in the first quarter of 2017 compared with the same period in 2016, the Khmer Times reported on Wednesday, […]
Troubled road project along Lao-Cambodian border rolls on Work by military engineers on a contentious road skirting Cambodia’s border with Laos – which has prompted a military stand-off in the area – has quietly resumed, […]
Huge potential in southern Thailand-Malaysia cross-border trade The cross-border trade between southern Thailand and Malaysia has the potential to grow about 400,000 20-ft equivalent unit (TEUs) of cargo per annum. — The Star Online Cashless […]
CBS completes merger with Legend Tiger Cambodia Broadcasting Service (CBS), a subsidiary of business tycoon Kith Meng’s Royal Group, has finalised its merger with TV advertising company Legend Tiger Investment Co Ltd, creating the nation’s […]
‘FIRE SALES’ AT PETRONAS TO RAISE CASH FOR NAJIB REGIME? OIL MAJORS EYE STAKE IN OFFSHORE SARAWAK GAS FIELD Petroliam Nasional Bhd’s (Petronas) proposed sale of a stake in a gas field offshore Sarawak has […]
Intellectual Property Fair to Be Held on April 21 The Intellectual Property (IP) Fair 2017 will be held from April 21 to May 1 in Vientiane Capital, aiming to celebrate the 17th anniversary of World […]
Cambodia’s microfinance shakeup: in whose interest? With Cambodia’s microfinance sector reeling from the central bank’s controversial decision to introduce an interest rate cap, Southeast Asia Globe investigates the repercussions — Southeast Asia Globe MFIs predict […]
When it comes to quality tertiary education Singapore’s title as the higher education centre of Asean can not be challenged, with Nanyang Technological University (NTU) ranked as the region’s best and the third best in […]