Parliament: VOAs important for tourism The Star | KUALA LUMPUR: The Government has no plans to stop issuing Visas On Arrival (VOAs) to tourists entering the country as they were created to boost the tourism industry, Deputy Home Minister Datuk Wira Abu Seman Yusop told the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday. | Responding to Ab Aziz Ab Kadir (PKR-Ketereh) d...
Betting on Thailand The New York Times | BANGKOK - Thais are naturally preoccupied with immediate issues - their convoluted politics and the succession to the revered but ailing King Bhumibol, 81. But in the long term they may need to be thinking about how the country will rate 20 years from now against its traditional rivals, Vietnam an...
Boom Times Wall Street Journal By BETH GARDINER | As Islamic finance grows into a thriving and increasingly lucrative sector, business schools around the world are adding courses, concentrations and specialized degrees to train students in structuring investments that comply with ...
Another free magazine for global market The Star | A PENANG-BASED tourism magazine company has introduced another free magazine for the international market entitled Small Island, Big Heart, Great Destination! | IN Penang tourism magazine managing editor Ch'ng Huck Theng said 20,000 copies have bee...
Genting: Sentosa resort on track to open in Jan The Star | KUALA LUMPUR: Genting Bhd has ruled out speculation that its integrated resort, Resorts World at Sentosa, will open earlier than its January deadline. | Chairman and chief executive Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay said the company was "on track" to opening th...
Kong Choy wants to clear his name The Star | PETALING JAYA: Former transport minister Tan Sri Chan Kong Choy has pledged to return home and clear his name after the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) wants him probed for alleged criminal breach of trust over the Port Klang Free Zone project. | "...
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China oil company starts work on Myanmar pipeline The Boston Globe | BEIJING-State-owned China National Petroleum Corp. said Tuesday it has begun construction of a pipeline across neighboring Myanmar to speed delivery of Middle East oil shipped th...
Pullman Kuching to open it's doors in November TravelDailyNews Pullman Hotels and Resorts, hotels designed specifically for today's business and leisure travellers, announced that the Pullman Kuching will open on 17 November, 2009. Pullman Kuc...
Anwar to MACC: Enough small fry, go after big fish The Star | KUALA LUMPUR: Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is backing the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission's (MACC) crackdown on corrupt politicians but wants them to pursue mo...
Parliament: VOAs important for tourism The Star | KUALA LUMPUR: The Government has no plans to stop issuing Visas On Arrival (VOAs) to tourists entering the country as they were created to boost the tourism industry, Deputy Home Minister Datuk Wira Abu Seman Yusop told the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday...
Sukuk are equity, demand risks must be shared The Guardian The default of Kuwait Investment Dar's sukuk and the bankruptcy filing of U.S. sukuk issuer East Cameron have put the spotlight on the extent to which investors are protected when an Islamic bond sours. Most sukuk have been structured as asset-based ...
Asset quality, not structure, central to sukuk's safety The Guardian A default of Kuwait Investment Dar's sukuk and the bankruptcy filing of U.S. sukuk issuer East Cameron have put the spotlight on the extent to which investors are protected when an Islamic bond sours. Most sukuk have been structured as asset-based in...
Asian stocks still offer long-term value Money Week | It's been a spectacular year - the MSCI Asia ex-Japan is up 90% since March. In the past, a recovery on that scale has normally taken two years or more; this time it's been just seven months. | Naturally many investors worry that this is too much too soon. They fear equities may be back into another bubble, inflated by easy money policies from ce...
China oil company starts work on Myanmar pipeline The Boston Globe | BEIJING-State-owned China National Petroleum Corp. said Tuesday it has begun construction of a pipeline across neighboring Myanmar to speed delivery of Middle East oil shipped through the Indian Ocean. | Construction of the 771 kilometer (481 mile) pipeline comes as China boosts investment in Myanmar and tries to gain greater access to foreign oi...
