Yaowarat among ‘world’s coolest streets’
2022-09-02
Yaowarat Road in Bangkok’s Chinatown has been graded among the top ten “coolest” street to visit, for the history, food and routines, by Time Out.Continue Reading
Yaowarat rated world’s 8th ‘coolest’ street
2022-09-02
Yaowarat Road in Bangkok’s Chinatown has been rated the world’s eighth “coolest” street to visit, for its history, food and activities, by Time Out magazine.Continue Reading
SC fines former unit trust consultant RM2mil for defrauding investor
2022-09-02
KUALA LUMPUR: The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has reprimanded and imposed a RM2mil fine on a former unit trust consultant for deceiving an investor between November 2012 and November 2019, causing the victim to lose RM1.32mil. Read full storyContinue Reading
Is Thailand ‘bending’ toward the United States? Think again
2022-09-02
The Kingdom’s foreign policy shows recent signs of inclined towards China, in spite of premature assumptions of its defiance of Beijing.
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Laos-China rail a boon for Thais
2022-09-01
VIENTIANE: The Laos-China high-speed railway is definitely expected to fulfil Laos’ ambition of becoming a significant regional land link offering greater online connectivity and better access to trade opportunities.Continue Reading
Standard Chartered Malaysia launches SmartStocks
2022-09-01
KUALA LUMPUR: Standard Chartered Malaysia has launched SmartStocks, a one-stop online share trading platform, bringing clients the convenience of trading on 12 exchanges across seven global markets from Malaysia via one account. Read full storyContinue Reading
Asia's factory activity slumps on China's Covid curbs, US slowdown
2022-09-01
TOKYO: Asia’s factory activity slumped in August as China’s zero COVID curbs and cost pressures continued to hurt businesses, surveys showed on Thursday, darkening the outlook for the region’s fragile recovery. Read full storyContinue Reading
Maybank launches sustainable product framework to drive sustainability finance
2022-09-01
KUALA LUMPUR: Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) has formulated its own Sustainable Product Framework (SPF) – the first ever by a Malaysian bank – to enable greater development of green, social and sustainable products. Read full storyContinue Reading
Alibaba’s Lazada eyes Europe push to take on Amazon, Zalando
2022-09-01
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s Lazada Group is preparing to make its maiden foray into Europe, building on its success in South-East Asia to take on rivals such as Amazon.com Inc and Zalando SE in one of the biggest online shopping markets. Read full storyContinue Reading
Tuas Port opens officially, will be ‘critical engine’ driving Singapore’s economy: PM Lee
2022-09-01
Tuas Port will be the “port for the future” anchoring the exact upcoming Western Gateway.Continue Reading