Myanmar’s economy – a kitten among tigers?
THIT NAY MOE THE MYANMAR TIMES NOVEMBER 8, 2019 Back in the 1960s, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea and Hong Kong were able use cheap labour and tax incentives to draw […]
Indonesia House Rep: Govt Must Side with People, Not Corporates
KARANA WW TEMPO.CO November 8, 2019 JAKARTA – House of Representatives (DPR) Commission IV Deputy Dedi Mulyadi strongly urges the government, in this case, the Environment and Forestry Ministry (KLHK), to guarantee […]
‘Stop Importing Hoes’: Indonesia President Jokowi
BY AICHI HALIK JAKARTA GLOBE NOVEMBER 7, 2019 JAKARTA, Indonesia – President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has lamented the fact that Indonesia still imports hoes, a low-complexity item that local craftsmen should have […]
Cambodia among four in Asean receiving FDI at record level
Chhut Bunthoeun Khmer Times November 7, 2019 A truck exits Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone. KT/Chor Sokunthea PHNOM PENH: Cambodia is one of four Asean nations where the influx of […]
Cambodia poised to ink deal for first wind farm
May Kunmakara THE PHNOM PENH POST November 6, 2019 Cambodia will soon build a wind farm in Kampot province – the first of its kind in the Kingdom. Supplied PHNOM […]
Tourism Ministry launches Visit Cambodia website, app
Thou Vireak The Phnom Penh Post November 5, 2019 Cambodia received a total of 4.8 million tourists in the first nine months of this year, according to the Ministry of […]
Mane Hariharalaya village resort in Cambodia returns guests to a ‘blissful age’
Raksmey Hong The Phnom Penh Post November 6, 2019 Mane Hariharalaya is a village-style resort with 34 luxurious traditional Khmer bungalows. Yousos Apdoulrashim Imagine a row of traditional wooden bungalows […]
Ten youths appointed to tell locals about protecting Myanmar’s Inle Lake
John Liu The Myanmar Times Nov 6, 2019 A Phaung Daw Oo pagoda procession on Inle Lake. Aung Htay Hlaing/The Myanmar Times INLE LAKE, Myanmar – A local non-governmental organisation […]
Biggest free trade pact in the world being readied for launch at the ASEAN summit on Monday
By Joseph O’Connior Thai Examiner November 2, 2019 The Thai prime minister Prayut Chan ocha addressing an audience at the summit this weekend being held in Muang Thong Thani just […]
Cambodia entrepreneurs and students join global fight against climate change
Gerald Flynn Khmer Times October 24, 2019 The winners, three students from Liger Leadership Academy, pose with their award after the competition last week. Impact Hub PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – On Oct […]
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