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    Rama on the rise

    Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 01/08/2016

    » It seems to be the season for exploration of all things Rama, the Hindu god and hero of the Ramayana (Ramakien in Thai), who vanquished the demon king Ravana to free his wife Sita from captivity.

  • BUSINESS

    Energy ambassador

    Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 01/08/2016

    » It was mid-afternoon on a Wednesday when I walked into a meeting room set aside for an interview with Stephen Green, the president of Chevron Asia Pacific Exploration and Production Company. As I greeted the 190-centimetre-tall executive who was making his second business visit to Thailand in two weeks, a jingle sounded, followed by woman's voice saying "It's time to stretch" twice. What an extraordinary welcome to the office of a multinational energy company, I thought.

  • BUSINESS

    Upward flight path

    Asia focus, Published on 01/08/2016

    » Although it had the worst score for flight delays during the end of the recent Ramadan holiday season in an Indonesian Transportation Ministry survey, the low-cost carrier Lion Air has had a lot to celebrate lately.

  • BUSINESS

    The property sector in the digital age

    Asia focus, Published on 01/08/2016

    » Technology has brought about disruption that has forced many businesses to change to ensure their survival and growth. Digital platforms are revolutionising the way business is done in some sectors. This has introduced new buzzwords to the world, such as AdTech, FinTech, HealthTech, and now in the property sector we have PropTech for property technology. PropTech aims to reduce paper-based processes and provide ancillary services across sectors, leading an inevitable wave of change.

  • BUSINESS

    China's corporate-debt challenge

    Asia focus, Published on 29/08/2016

    » The Chinese economy has slowed in recent years, but it is still a strong performer, contributing about one-third of total economic growth worldwide. It is also becoming more sustainable, in line with the shift in its growth model away from investment and exports and toward domestic demand and services.

  • BUSINESS

    Plastic tax hotly debated as Jakarta hunts for money

    Asia focus, Published on 08/08/2016

    » The Indonesian government is looking to cut 133 trillion rupiah (US$10.1 billion) in spending to reduce its fiscal budget deficit, after conceding that tax revenue will be about 9% short of the target set in the revised 2016 state budget.

  • BUSINESS

    Faith and vision

    Asia focus, Wanant Kerdchuen, Published on 08/08/2016

    » The success of many big businesses is attributed to the person at the top, to the point where some chief executives become celebrities and cult figures. Francis Yeoh has steered one of Malaysia's most successful multinational businesses since 1988, but he has no time for such hero-worship.

  • BUSINESS

    Asean adrift at sea

    Asia focus, Published on 20/06/2016

    » What transpired during and after the Asean-China foreign ministers' meeting last week in Yuxi, near the capital city of Kunming in Yunnan, has put a serious dent in the leading role of Asean in regional affairs. It will have far-reaching implications for regional integration if not urgently and conscientiously repaired.

  • BUSINESS

    India cracks down on abuse of matchmaking websites

    Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 20/06/2016

    » A young man meets a young woman on a matrimonial website. He wins her confidence online and, after promising marriage, asks her to deposit money in his bank account to meet an unspecified "emergency". Another man meets a woman through a matchmaking site, invites her to his home and rapes her.

  • WORLD

    Myanmar's mobile revolution

    Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 20/06/2016

    » Myanmar has seen massive growth in internet penetration, mobile phone adoption and social media usage in the past few years, spurred by the end of direct military rule and rapid opening up of its market after decades of isolation.

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