The Business Times
business-time-50
Asean Business logo
SPONSORED BYUOB logo
ASEAN BUSINESS

Bullish Asean growth; Thai PM, central bank lock horns again

google-preferred-sourceAdd BT as a preferred source
Goh Ruoxue

Goh Ruoxue

Published Mon, Apr 15, 2024 · 02:26 PM
    • Indonesia’s US$2.5 billion Singapore-inspired green tourism destination is built on 1,775 hectares of land.
    • Indonesia’s US$2.5 billion Singapore-inspired green tourism destination is built on 1,775 hectares of land. ILLUSTRATION: AGUNG SEDAYU GROUP

    This week in Asean: 

    • Malaysia: Rosy manufacturing outlook 
    • Indonesia: New Singapore-inspired oasis 
    • Philippines: Bongbong Marcos visits White House 

    Dear BT reader,

    Summer storms are sweeping South-east Asia, but it’s not all dark clouds here. Figurative blue skies lie ahead, with recent outlook reports crowning Asean as the growth engine for the broader Asia-Pacific region. 

    TRENDING NOW

    PM Wong committed to donate his full annual increment - which works out to S$1.4 million – to “suitable good causes” for the next five years.

    Singapore's benchmark ministerial pay to rise to S$1.8m; ministers won’t get the full increase at once

    Vertical solar panels integrated into buildings are cited as one of several examples of green pathways that data centres can adopt.

    Singapore’s new data centres must use renewables. Can they overcome the hurdles?

    According to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Trump administration wants a say in Canada’s trade negotiations with other countries.

    Will the US-Canada tariff war irrevocably damage bilateral ties?

    Workers in Singapore are finding their roles reshaped by AI, with some tasks increasingly automated and some positions disappearing altogether.

    Is AI stealing your job?

    Latest T-bills Treasury Bills Results & Interest NewsLatest SSB Singapore Savings Bonds NewsLatest COE Certificate of Entitlement News
    Latest Johor-Singapore SEZ NewsLatest BTO Build To Order & Sales of Balance NewsLatest STI Straits Times Index NewsLatest SGX Dividends, Share Price NewsLatest Bonds Market NewsLatest Singapore Stocks To Buy NewsLatest Singapore Economy News
    View More