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