Myanmar Monitor

5 October, 2017

Photo Credit: File Photo Economy, Investment and Trade Myanmar PMI continues to indicate manufacturing contraction (2 October 2017) The Nikkei Myanmar Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index, or PMI, stood at 49.4 in September, signalling a

China-ASEAN Monitor

4 October, 2017

Photo Credit: South China Morning Post Economy, Investment and Trade China and Philippines to jointly explore oil and gas in South China Sea (28 September 2017) The Philippines Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi, speaking at

Myanmar Monitor

28 September, 2017

Photo Credit: Frontier Monitor Economy, Investment and Trade Bankers warn unrealistic deadlines will cause economic disruption (25 September 2017) Banking industry executives warn that a severe disruption to the economy may occur unless a

China-ASEAN Monitor

27 September, 2017

Photo Credit: Daily Mail Economy, Investment and Trade Monorail line to be built in Cambodia (27 September 2017) China Sky Railway Group will operate on a 10km line in Cambodia in May 2018, according

Don’t lose the shirt off our back

25 September, 2017

23 September 2017 Originally published in The Star Online WHILE they should not be negative about China, Asean member states should not however surrender their sovereign rights or abdicate from their commitment to greater

Myanmar Monitor

21 September, 2017

Photo Credit: Myanmar Monitor Economy, Investment and Trade Deeper port necessary to meet growing trade demands (19 September 2017) Logistics businesses from European and Japanese chambers have called for Myanmar to build a deep-sea

China-ASEAN Monitor

20 September, 2017

Photo Credit: The Star Online Economy, Investment and Trade Malaysian steel companies benefit from China’s clampdown (15 September 2017) Steel companies listed on Bursa Malaysia continue to be on the uptrend as China looks

Myanmar Monitor

14 September, 2017

Photo Credit: Retail News Asia Economy, Investment and Trade Business and investment prospects to improve (13 September 2017) According to U Maung Maung Win, Myanmar’s Deputy Minister of Planning and Finance, inflation pressures are

China-ASEAN Monitor

13 September, 2017

Photo Credit: New Straits Times Economy, Investment and Trade China-ASEAN expo seeks to boost cooperation (12 September 2017) China and ASEAN member countries look to strengthen cooperation in trade and investment during the 14th

Asean needs to think again

11 September, 2017

09 September 2017 Originally published in The Star Online AFTER the deserved 50th anniversary celebrations, Asean needs to take a long, hard look into the future, and to be ready for it. The trouble