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Malaysia To Be The Second Country In Southeast Asia To Introduce The Digital Tax

The upcoming Budget 2019 slated to be announced on 2 November is exceptionally important to provide direction for the country. More importantly, in the direction and.....»»

Category: blogSource: valuewalkOct 21st, 2018

Malaysia Influences SEA To Introduce The Digital Tax

Malaysia is officially the second country in Southeast Asia (SEA) to introduce a Digital Tax which could apply to both local and international .....»»

Category: blogSource: valuewalkDec 1st, 2018

China’s Window Into Southeast Asia’s Digital Scene Through Malaysia

Earlier in 2018, I made three key predictions on the ecommerce landscape in Southeast Asia. With less than 4 months more till the en.....»»

Category: blogSource: valuewalkAug 23rd, 2018

Shopee exec explains how mobile-first platforms are helping businesses in Southeast Asia optimize

Pang talks about how the digital revolution in Southeast Asia is being spurred by mobile platforms. .....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytMay 3rd, 2021

ASE Technology lands orders shifted from Southeast Asia

Taiwan-based OSAT provider ASE Technology has recently gained orders shifted from backend plants located in Southeast Asia, where coronavirus lockdowns are imposed in several countries such as Malaysia and the Philippines, according to industry sources......»»

Category: topSource: digitimesApr 16th, 2020

Proton-packed Geely takes on Honda and Toyota in Southeast Asia

Li Chunrong was hired by Chinese automaker Geely to revive the fortunes of the Proton brand in Malaysia, and it took him two years to eclipse Japanese giants Honda and Toyota. Now he plans to take the fight across Southeast Asia and beyond......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJan 28th, 2020

Jack Ma, Grab eye opportunities in Singapore digital bank battle

Singapore is opening up its banking industry to digital lenders in a reform that could shake up the sector across Southeast Asia, with Chinese billionaire Jack Ma and ride-hailer Grab among those seeking licences......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralJan 12th, 2020

Digital financial services in Southeast Asia will triple to $38 billion in revenue by 2025

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Category: topSource: businessinsiderNov 1st, 2019

DBS Must Bulk Up or Lose Fintech Turf in Southeast Asia

Big foreign rivals like Citi are winning digital deals as the region’s internet economy is poised to triple.....»»

Category: topSource: washpostOct 4th, 2019

Gaming brands targeting Southeast Asia markets for growth

Gaming brand vendors have been shifting their focus to promoting products in Southeast Asian markets including Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia, which have started seeing surging demand for gaming products recently, according to industry sources......»»

Category: topSource: digitimesJul 15th, 2019

Vietnam, EU sign landmark free trade deal

The European Union signed a landmark free trade deal with Vietnam on Sunday, the first of its kind with a developing country in Asia, paving the way for tariff reductions on 99% of goods between the trading bloc and Southeast Asian country......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJun 30th, 2019

Malaysia Seeks Killers, Again, After Second High-Profile Assassination in a Year

Investigators hunting two men accused of shooting and killing a Palestinian electrical engineer in the street described them Monday as Middle Eastern or European in appearance and said they may have fled this Southeast Asian country......»»

Category: topSource: wsjApr 23rd, 2018

U.S. auto import probe fans tariff fears, riles Asia, Europe

(Reuters) - A U.S. threat that it may introduce tariffs on foreign auto imports drew strong criticism on Thursday from the country's main business lobbying group, which warned a "staggering" blow to the industry and the prospect of a global trade war......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMay 24th, 2018

Malaysia makes record-setting bust of 1.2 tons of crystal meth, smuggled in from Southeast Asia"s meth hub

REUTERS/Angie Teo NILAI, Malaysia (Reuters) - Malaysia has made its largest ever seizure of crystal methamphetamine, officials said on Monday, finding nearly 1.2 tonnes of the.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 28th, 2018

Honda: Faulty Takata air bag kills 7th person in Malaysia

Japanese carmaker Honda says another person has died in Malaysia after a flawed Takata airbag inflator exploded, raising the number of deaths linked to the defect in the Southeast Asian country to seven......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsJun 1st, 2018

How Jack Ma Saved His ‘Dream Project’ To Boost Malaysia’s Internet Economy

On June 18th, Alibaba Group opened its national office in Malaysia, the first in Southeast Asia. This marks a new chapter in the company’s strategic cooperation with Malaysia, which housed the groupâ€.....»»

Category: blogSource: valuewalkJul 1st, 2018

I spent 2 years living in Malaysia — here are 14 of my favorite fruits Americans probably wouldn"t recognize

Mark Abadi/Business Insider Southeast Asia is home to several fruits that most Americans probably haven't heard of. They include the durian — the pungent "king.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJul 21st, 2018

Sequoia Closes India and SE Asia Fund at $695m

Sequoia Capital has closed its latest fund for India and southeast Asia at $695 million. It is the Californian VC’s sixth in India since it expanded into the country in 2012, whi.....»»

Category: topSource: redherringAug 21st, 2018

A "painful lesson" for Chinese developer Country Garden

Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad reportedly said he intends to ban foreigners from buying homes being built by Country Garden in the southern tip of the country. Alan Jin of Mizuho Securities Asia weighs in......»»

Category: realestateSource: cnbcAug 29th, 2018

Southeast Asia"s Grab inks prepaid card deal with Mastercard

Singapore-based Grab has partnered payments processor Mastercard Inc to issue prepaid cards tailored to Southeast Asian consumers, extending the use of Grab's digital wallet and helping its unbanked users transact online......»»

Category: topSource: reutersOct 24th, 2018

Japan to extend loan to help Malaysia"s debt problem

The leaders of Malaysia and Japan have agreed that Japan will issue yen-denominated bonds of up to 200 billion yen ($1.8 billion) to help the Southeast Asian country battle its fiscal deficit......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsNov 6th, 2018