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Tigerair sets Taiwan-Singapore flights
Kyodo News, Published on 01/09/2014
» Taiwan's first low-cost carrier, Tigerair Taiwan, said Monday it will begin flights between Taipei and Singapore by the end of this month, seeking to expand to its presence from the already competitive budget airline business in Southeast Asia to that in Northeast Asia.
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Letting blind readers "see"
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/09/2014
» When blind children learn to read books, they use special paper with Braille, letters that they can feel instead of see. Now, they also have pictures.
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Busy Signals
Asia focus, Published on 01/09/2014
» Myanmar has seen a small revolution in its telecommunications sector over the past three years, with two licensed foreign providers and a state-owned company creating new, affordable ways for local people to communicate. But despite the influx of cheaper Sim cards and soaring subscriber growth (albeit from a negligible base), not all users are content.
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Power Play in Pakistan
Asia focus, Published on 01/09/2014
» In the 67-year history of Pakistan, the power pendulum has swung between democratic and authoritarian regimes.
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Indonesia looks inward
Asia focus, Published on 01/09/2014
» Indonesia is starting to apply more inward-looking policies that could hamper the inflow of investments not just into Asean's largest economy but the overall region, say business leaders and industry experts.
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Amata well positioned to tap into AEC potential
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 01/09/2014
» With the formation of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) drawing near, Amata Corporation Plc is gearing up to expand its industrial land area by tenfold to 1,000 square kilometres by 2020 to serve the expected surge in regional investment and trade. Vietnam, Myanmar and Thailand will be its main focus.
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Task force piloted to stop drug rackets
News, Sunthorn Pongpao, Published on 01/09/2014
» Police have piloted a drugs combat task force in Ayutthaya, the province rife with the illicit trafficking of drugs.
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Malaysian MRT chief applauded for taking responsibility for tragedy
Asia focus, Published on 01/09/2014
» Azhar Abdul Hamid has never been the type of person who craves the limelight. But by doing something almost unheard of in corporate Malaysia – resigning to take responsibility for his company's failings – his face has been all over the news lately.
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Stepping on board Asia's shipbuilding industry
Asia focus, Published on 01/09/2014
» Over the past few decades, the world's shipbuilding and repairing industry has seen a significant shift in power. In the 1960s, European nations accounted for almost 70% of the world's shipbuilders. Now, just 40 years later, more than 80% of the world's fleet originates from Far East Asia. Asia has become the world's largest shipyard, with more Southeast Asian countries joining the global top 10. Nonetheless, these countries are far from peeling away market share from the top three players.
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CIMBT debuts in Vientiane with hopes of 100% growth
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 01/09/2014
» Vientiane: CIMB Thai Bank (CIMBT) has set ambitious lending and deposits growth targets for its newly-opened Vientiane branch at 80-100% per annum over the next three years.
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