A Thai court issued a new arrest warrant on Tuesday for an heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune, a month after news of the dropping of a long-standing charge against him caused widespread ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. State department says Pompeo and Hamdok discussed “positive developments” in the Sudan-Israel relationship
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok discussed "positive developments in the Sudan-Israel relationship," the State Department said in a statement on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
UAE firms told not to obtain short-term financing for long-term projects
Companies are tempted to obtain short-term financing but they should not fund long-term projects with short-term financing, according to a senior industry executive from the hospitality industry. ( read original story ...)
Public has little say in gov’t spending, says NGO
Cambodia's legal and policy framework provides little opportunity for citizens and civil society organisations to have a say in public financial management at the national level, said a study by NGO ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan sees 2021 GDP growth at 2.8% – economy minister
Kazakhstan sees 2021 gross domestic product growth at 2.8%, Economy Minister Ruslan Dalenov said on Tuesday, after an expected 0.9% contraction this year. Dalenov told a government meeting Kazakhstan ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of China provides B-loan financing on Kazak ring road
BANK of China has provided the B-loan for the Almaty ring road financing in Kazakhstan, which features a diverse group of development banks. A Korean-Turkish consortium was awarded a 20-year ... ( read original story ...)
North Korean Hacker Group Targeted Crypto Firm Using LinkedIn Ad: Cybersecurity Report
According to a report by F-secure, a Finland-based cybersecurity company, hackers from the infamous Lazarus group targeted a crypto firm in an attack last year. ( read original story ...)
Malaysian finance ministers embroiled in new corruption row
Another row over government corruption allegations broke out in Malaysia on Tuesday, after former Finance Minister Lim Eng demanded incumbent Tengku Abdul Aziz to back up claims that Mr Eng’s ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia lawmakers debate hot issue of ‘direct negotiations’, previously a byword for graft
A leader of a small Malaysia political party made a report to the anti-graft agency on Tuesday (Aug 25) against the previous Pakatan Harapan (PH) government for awarding RM6.61 billion (S$2.2 billion) ... ( read original story ...)
How the Philippines plans to finance its 2021 budget
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Tuesday submitted to Congress the proposed P4.506-trillion spending program for 2021. ( read original story ...)