Tag: southeast-asia

Straight Talk: Malaysia Going Bankrupt in 9 Years?

Malaysia Going Bankrupt in 9 Years? Minister Idris Jala had sounded the alarm bell by stating that this country could go to the dogs or ended up bankrupt in 9 years if nothing is being done to the subsidy system. … Read the original:  Straight... 
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Malaysia's Petronas to jointly develop oil blocks with Brunei …

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian national oil company Petronas said Saturday that it is in talks with Brunei to jointly develop two offshore oil reserves off Borneo island after the two nations ended a long-standing spat over … See... 
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On the way from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore

florian_grupp posted a photo: Go here to read the rest:  On the way from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore  
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Southeast Asia – Singaporean ships seized by Malaysia (AsiaOne …

Singaporean ships seized by Malaysia (AsiaOne) JOHOR BARU, MALAYSIA – Two vessels were seized by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Southern Region enforcement officers on Friday night. … More here: Southeast Asia – Singaporean... 
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Southeast Asia – Thai stocks cautiously up; Malaysia at 1-week low …

Thai stocks cautiously up; Malaysia at 1-week low (The Malaysian Insider) BANGKOK, March 15 Thai stocks ended with slim gains today as banks, expected to benefit from a recovery in the economy, outperformed, but many investors opted to … Read... 
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Travel Winter 2010

Trusip posted a photo: My journey in winter 2010, from Malaysia back to China Excerpt from:  Travel Winter 2010  
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Southeast Asia – Malaysia frees Vietnamese fishermen for Tet …

Malaysia frees Vietnamese fishermen for Tet (Thanh Nien Daily) Twenty fishermen detained in Malaysia three months ago went home to the south central province of Phu Yen Saturday night on Lunar New Year s Eve. … See the original post here: Southeast... 
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Southeast Asia – Changes afoot for F1's Singapore, Malaysia venues …

The Indonesian military is deeply involved in the trade in illegally felled timber that is destroying vast tracts of pristine forest near the Malaysian border, researchers said Friday. Pertilla, Burmese in front at Myanmar Masters … Read... 
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The Jawa Report: 10 Arrested in <i>Malaysia</i> Tied to al Qaeda …

Which is pretty much par for the course for countries like Malaysia which are always pointing the finger elsewhere, thus denying that they themselves are knee deep in jihadis. This is not to deny that the 10 weren’t real threats, … See... 
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Southeast Asia – Malaysia Hopes Singapore Will Also Help Ease …

JOHOR BAHARU, Jan 15 (Bernama) — Malaysia hopes Singapore will also help in easing the congestion of lorries heading to the republic via the Johor Causeway, Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah said on Friday. … Original... 
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