News about Southeast Asia

PETALING JAYA (Oct 29): Airbnb Southeast Asia has lauded the government initiative of introducing Malaysia Digital Nomad Program in catalysing the industry’s recovery as it paves a new era for the tourism industry.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 26): Southeast Asia has lagged the pace of recovery in the Asia-Pacific region (APAC) with the economies in the former still performing below pre-pandemic peaks in the first quarter (1Q21), according to Moody’s Analytics.

PETALING JAYA (July 19) Savills has acquired a strategic interest in the Malaysian supply chain consulting business LCA.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 17): The renowned eslite spectrum by the eslite Group from Taiwan is set to debut in 2022 as an anchor tenant at The Starhill which is located within the Bukit Bintang shopping belt in Kuala Lumpur.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Parkson Holdings Bhd’s net loss for the fourth quarter ended June 30, 2020 (4QFY20) ballooned to RM209.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): US-based Semiconductor Equipment & Materials International (SEMI) is postponing SEMICON Southeast Asia 2020, the region’s premier event for the global electronics manufacturing supply chain, from May 12-14, 2020 to Aug 11-13, 2020.

We have watched many science fiction movies inspired by the planet Mars such as The Martian, Interstellar, Red Planet and Mission to Mars and in reality, earthlings are getting themselves closer to making it possible to even live there, one day.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 26): Airbnb has recorded a 99% increase in guest arrivals in Malaysia to two million as at July 2018, making the country the fastest growing in Southeast Asia for the platform.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 22): The joint venture (JV) between Aspen Group and IKEA Southeast Asia has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Marriott International, appointing Aloft Hotel as the hotel operator in the planned development of Aspen Vision City in Batu Kawan, Penang.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 16): The government has freezed issuance of licenses to establish plastic waste recycling factories in Malaysia and banned the import of these materials to ensure existing illegal factories do not continue their operations.