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Malaysia, Cambodia sign taxation, tourism deals
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Thailand seeks trade boost with Malaysia
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Airlines seeking compensation from Malaysian airport operator
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Malaysia dismisses UN poverty claims
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Australia PM backs Vietnam over South China Sea
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Singapore cuts GDP forecast amid recession fears
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EU imposes tariffs on Indonesian biodiesel
The European Union says it has imposed tariffs on imports of subsidised biodiesel from Indonesia to level the playing field with European producers. It...
Malaysia charges 17 Goldman chiefs over 1MDB
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Singapore and KL low in work-life study
Singapore has come 32nd out of 40 cities in a study of work-life balance but higher than Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong and Tokyo. Malaysia’s...
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Indonesia’s Papuan lies continue
Indonesia has opened its Sorong Special Economic Zone (SEZ) on a 524-hectare site in the troubled province of West Papua.
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony,...
Singapore dethrones the US as the world’s most competitive economy
Singapore is now the world’s most competitive economy after overtaking the United States, which was last year’s number one, in the World Economic Forum...
Philippines looks to buy Russian nuclear ship
A copy of Russia's controversial floating nuclear power station could power remote Philippine islands, according to Manila’s trade secretary, Ramon Lopez.Philippine’s president, Rodrigo Duterte,...