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Malaysia Paves Way for Corporates to Start Ride-sharing Services

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The Malaysian government is providing a swathe of incentives to encourage more people to drive for ride-sharing services, effectively backing what remains, technically, an illegal activity by law. As the Malaysian prime minister tabled Budget 2017 in end-October, one thing became clear: ride-sharing is here to stay in the nation. The question now is whether big local corporates will take the government’s

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THAILAND woos Chinese Start-Ups

THAILAND is beckoning Chinese start-up companies to invest in the Kingdom in such high-tech industries as information and communications technology, automobiles, aviation and electronics. Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak took representatives of the private sector to China to seek more investment. The delegation will be there until Thursday, visiting Beijing and Shanghai. He will talk with eight to 10 start-ups

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