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Metro Pacific Hospital Holdings Inc. (MPHHI), a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC), one of Philippines’ largest conglomerates, is seeking to raise P83 billion through an initial public offering. In a copy of the company’s prospectus sent to the media on Wednesday, MPHHI said...

Malaysia and Cambodia are set to ink a double-taxation avoidance (DTA) agreement to boost their bilateral trade ties. The agenda is part of Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s agenda during his three-day visit in Cambodia beginning September 2 to 4. It is also the...

Thailand is looking to boost its trade relationship with Malaysia, with efforts to remove hurdles to cross-border trade with the latter in Songkhla's Sadao district. Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said that Thailand is now looking to double the number of immigration...

THE Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has joined forces with the United States in holding maritime exercises which were aimed at preventing other countries’ “wrongdoings.” The US Embassy in Bangkok announced in a statement on Friday that the exercises will be launched on September...

A Malaysian Court on Monday has deferred one of the five trials of former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak over a multi-billion-dollar scam involving 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).   High Court Collin Lawrence Sequerah, who is presiding over the case, said on Monday that the hearing...

  A Regional Trial Court (RTC) in the Philippines has granted Senator Leila de Lima, a known critic of President Rodrigo Duterte, to be temporarily released to visit her ailing mother. In two separate orders, the Muntinlupa RTC Branches 205 and 256 granted De Lima of...