Malaysian Palm Oil Slumps in Production
Malaysia is the world's second-largest producer of palm oil. However, its production and export dived to an 11-month low.
Both production and export in Malaysia's...
India to test road to Thailand
Mandalay Palace. The highway will pass through the historic city of Mandalay in Upper Burma. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.
The trial run for the India-Myanmar-Thailand (IMT)...
Fuel firms flee Singapore for KL
Jurong refinery, Singapore. Source: Wikimedia
Oil and gas companies in Singapore are moving across the straits to Malaysia, attracted by lower costs as profits tumble.
The Financial...
Singapore bullish about 2018
Singapore’s stock market could see gains of as much as 11 per cent next year, according to market analysts.
The Straits Times Index (STI) has...
Philippine Airlines lets go of 300 workers
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines has laid off some 300 employees as part of its retrenchment program as the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) continues to...
Minister tips Asean to overtake US economy
Palm oil: one of Asean's big earners. Source: Wikimedia
Malaysian trade and industry minister Ong Ka Chuan says the formation of the Asean Economic Community...
Hun Sen brushes off US ban
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The meteoric rise of Vietnam’s export-led manufacturing sector
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Malaysia seeks reopening of border with Singapore anew
The Malaysian government was planning to reopen its shared border with Singapore as it sought to generate more revenues for the economy that was...
Manila rejects EU aid
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