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Gig Economy to be Emphasized in Twelfth Malaysia Plan
The Malaysian government will be focusing on the gig economy sector as one of the new sources of economic growth in the Twelfth Malaysia Plan (RMP12), which will outline the ...

Budget 2020 – Healthcare Receives MYR 30.6 Billion Allocation
The Malaysian government has allocated a total of MYR 30.6 billion (USD 7.37 billion) in its budget for healthcare in 2020. The allocation was tabled during the Budget 2020 ...

USD 100 Million Loan from ADB to Catalyze Private Infrastructure Investment in Indonesia
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) granted Indonesia USD 100 million in October 2019 to help catalyze private sector investments in Infrastructure projects. ADB’s assistance ...

Toshiba Awarded Contract to Supply for Geothermal Power Plant
Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba ESS) has won a contract with PT Inti Karya Persada Tehnik (IKPT), a leading Engineering, Procurement and ...

Indonesia’s Halal Law Comes into Effect
Indonesia's Halal Product Law came into effect as of 17 October 2019. The Halal Law regulates the processing, materials and certification of Halal products, on top of ...

Indonesia’s First Spaceport to Operate in Papua
Indonesia is aiming to build the country's first spaceport in Biak, Papua. This is to facilitate the National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN)’s plan to pursue a ...

Indonesia Registers Investment Growth After Elections
According to the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Indonesia grew by 18% y-o-y in the third quarter of 2019, indicating that market ...

Indonesia Gives Green Light to Allow Overseas Data Placement
Indonesia has relaxed its data storage rules, revising the 2012 regulations which require domestic storage of a range of data to allow oversight by the government. Although ...

Indonesia Aims for Production of 100% Green Fuel by 2022-2023
Indonesia has set a goal to reach 100% green fuel production as an end-product of palm oil by 2022-2023. To achieve this, the government was seeking national and foreign ...

Indonesia Aiming to Jumpstart Electric-car Industry with Nickel Riches
Indonesia holds a quarter of the world’s nickel reserves and has implemented a ban on ore exports by January 2020. This is part of the country’s strategy is to lure EV makers ...

Alodokter Raises USD 33 Million in Series C Funding
Indonesian healthtech startup, Alodokter, successfully raised USD 33 million in Series C funding in October 2019. The round was led by Sequis Life, with the participation of ...

Vietnam’s Own Satellite to be Built by Japan’s Sumitomo and NEC
Vietnam will be deploying its own earth observation satellite, the LOTUSat-1, in 2023. This will be Vietnam’s first satellite, using the latest sensor and radar technology ...
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