Thailand cuts growth forecast to 3.7%
September 27, 2013
Thailand’s Finance Ministry has cut the 2013 economic growth estimate for the country to 3.7 per cent from a previous estimate of 4.5 per cent, the ministry’s Fiscal Policy Office…
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Chinese man grows new nose on forehead (video)
A man from China’s Fujian province has grown a new nose on his forehead following a car accident which damaged his face, the BBC reported. The 22 year-old, whose identity…
Singapore’s population growth hits new low
Singapore’s population recorded its slowest pace of growth in nine years in the 12 months to June 2013 because of “tightened foreign manpower policies,” government statistics released on September 26…
Malaysia to get another F1 circuit
Malaysia will see another Formula One race circuit by 2016 in Iskandar, Johor following the developer’s decision to upgrade the existing track to F1 Test-grade quality. The Straits Times reported…
Cambodia’s construction sector booming
Cambodia’s construction sector received a total investment of $2.14 billion in the first eight months of 2013, up 40 per cent over the same period last year, a government report…
Malaysia one of the most corrupt nations
Malaysia has been ranked as one of the most corrupt nations in a recent survey by consultancy Ernst & Young. Malaysia, along with China, has the highest levels of bribery…
Axiata to buy Saudi Telecom’s Indonesia unit
Malaysia’s telecom giant Axiata Group Bhd will buy Saudi Telecom’s Indonesian unit in a bid to boost its presence in Southeast Asia’s largest economy. The sale of a majority stake…
Top Glove in growth mode
Tan Sri Lim Wee Chai about the rubber glove business
Vietnam builds repair facility for ex-Soviet ships
Vietnam has set a deadline of 2015 for the construction of a repair facility for Russian and formerly Soviet ships at Cam Ranh Bay on the southeastern coast of Vietnam,…
Condom factory open for tourists in Taiwan (video)
Taiwan’s biggest condom manufacturer, Taiwan Fuji Latex, recently opened a "model condom factory" for tourists in a bid to educate the public on condom production and contraceptives. The factory, called…
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