• Securing Price Stability as Singapore Restructures

• PSE signs agreements with BAP and SGX to explore consolidation of PSE and PD

• Myanmar Readies for the ASEAN Chair 2014

• Lao PDR Awarded World's Best Tourist Destination

• Thai bourse clarifies INTUCH shareholder status

• India, Viet Nam boost trade

• Brunei, France see potential in halal food sector collaboration


22 May 2013
• 81% of CEOs surveyed were affected by currency appreciation

• Thai alternative bourse’s firms record profit growth at 54 pct in Q1

• Myanmar’s media faces fresh challenges

• ASEAN and Cyprus Reaffirm Commitment

• ASEAN Enhances ICT for Disaster Management

•The service for the “associations of learn-shy students”

• Pine forests disappear, Da Lat gets ragged


21 May 2013
• U.S. Business Groups Welcome Myanmar's President U Thein Sein to Washington

• Thai listed firms’ post earnings of THB 241 bln in Q1/2013

• SGX enters discussions on sale of Philippine Dealing System stake

• Tackling Development Gaps in ASEAN

• Jakarta index up following naming of new finance minister

•Tenaga unit issues RM1.62b Sukuk for Penang power plant

• Govt does not rule out anti-discrimination labour laws: Tan Chuan-Jin


20 May 2013
• Food preparation appliances becoming increasingly popular with Singaporean households

• Smartphones continue to drive vibrant performance of mobile phone sector in Southeast Asia

• ASEF Green Action in Bangkok

• 20 Thai stocks added to MSCI Global Small Cap Indices effective from June 1

• Thailand has offered to convene a meeting with Laos and China on a high-speed train project linking the three countries

•1000 DepEd-PBEd graduates to work as teachers

• Viettel mulls ambitious expansion


17 May 2013
• Armstrong secures US$20m commitment from IFC for first US$150m Armstrong Clean Energy fund focused on Southeast Asia’s emerging markets

• Mittu Chandilya named as CEO for AirAsia India

• 4 Thai stocks added to MSCI Indices effective from June 1

• Indonesia Stock Exchange Performed Capital Market Awards 2013

• PSE and Asiamoney host forum on tourism

• Promoting Vehicle Fuel Efficiency in ASEAN

• Most employers sceptical of information on social media


16 May 2013
• PSE net income grows 27.8 percent in 1Q

• Co-Chairs’ Press Release ASEAN-EU Senior Officials’ Meeting

• Cyclone Mahasen downgraded to category 1

• PHL travel agents withdraw from Taipei tourism expo

• ASEAN to boost cross-border travel, remove red tape, says new sec-gen

• Thailand to propose single-visa plan to Laos

• PM Lee: Make Singapore preferred place for business


15 May 2013
• Five teams shortlisted for Airbus’ Fly Your Ideas challenge final

• TNT Thailand sponsors poignant celebration of Netherlands Queen's Day

• Branson Finally Graduates as AirAsia’s Flight Attendant

• BURSA MALAYSIA SECURITIES PUBLICLY REPRIMANDS PETROL ONE RESOURCES BERHAD FOR BREACH OF LISTING REQUIREMENTS

• AIPA Pledges Support for ASEAN Community Building Efforts Attention to Green Growth while Narrowing the Development Gap

• Thai bourse welcomes medical services provider Chularat Hospital

• Thai bourse market report for April 2013

• Bangkok Airways takes delivery of its latest aircraft A319


14 May 2013
• The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights Meets With the European Union Special Representative for Human Rights

• Twelfth Meeting of The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights

• Laos looks to Beijing for minerals help

• Contingency funds pushed for PPPs

• ASEAN ends first round of free-trade negotiations

• Thailand invests US$27bn in oil project

• Foreigners bought net RM3.1b Malaysian equities


13 May 2013
• Thai alternative bourse lists maker of truck and trailer bodies on May 13

• HM King’s, HM Queen’s and Loom Nam Khong Pijai Scholarships announced at AIT, Thailand

• SGX welcomes Croesus Retail Trust to Mainboard

• Telkom teams up with Intel to boost business

• Polls results to be gazetted this month

• Make foreigners hedge

• 21 Malaysians arrested for staging protest at Merlion Park


10 May 2013
• Thai cement maker SCG to build factory, upbeat about market

• Banks weigh on KLCI

• RB, ALSB seal cargo partnership deal

• Industry players see better future promoting local invention, IP

• VN, China defence ministers meet

• Policy supports apartment renovations

• Tax cuts proposed to boost tourism sector


9 May 2013
• The Joint Statement of the 16th ASEAN+3 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' Meeting

• ASEAN Defence Ministers Strengthen Cooperation Ties

• ASEC to Host Back-to-Back Events Tackling Development Gaps in ASEAN

• JAGUAR LAND ROVER EXHIBITS AT 4TH SUPERCAR AND IMPORT CAR SHOW

• Global consumers are concerned about green issues but more than half unaware of how they can help

• TM has cash to settle RM2b sukuk, will not issue more bonds for now

• AirAsia X to issue 592.59m new shares under IPO (Update)


8 May 2013
• Airline partners heralded for contributions to Changi Airport

• Thai alternative bourse to list Sanko Diecasting (Thailand) on May 9

• Public and Private Sectors in ASEAN Join Forces to Promote Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture

• SGX welcomes OKH Global to Mainboard

• SGX and China Beijing International Mining Exchange collaborate to develop iron ore market

• PSE opens 2013 Bell Awards for Corporate Governance

• 'ASEAN fund passport key to Brunei becoming regional financial centre'

• Petronas to acquire stake in OGX Brazil offshore blocks for 850 mln

• Singapore's fifth airport terminal will be ready in the next decade

• Nation to co-operate over aid, says PM


7 May 2013
• Call of Ms Akira Matsu on the Secretary-General of ASEAN

• Highlights of 22nd Summit in Brunei in Latest “ASEAN Today”

• The 26th ASEAN-U.S. Dialogue to Further Enhance Partnership

• Workers, locals attack 'slave' factory

• Indonesia growth slows to 6 percent in 1Q

• Malaysian elections expose worrying social schisms

• GE13: Singapore PM congratulates Najib on polls win

• Insurers told to understand risks, business to thrive well

• Export growth to US slows

• LAOS IS SELECTED AS WORLD BEST TOURIST DESTINATION FOR 2013


 6 May 2013
• Thai bourse opens “SET-TFEX Investor City” at Money Expo 2013, May 9-12

• SGX derivatives and commodities activity grows

• Revised death toll for Kalaw flash floods

• Finland open to more trade with Vietnam

• Myanmar offers huge opportunities for VN investors

• Visit by Chinese official boosts wide-ranging co-operation: PM

• Laos embassy denies bringing in cars

• RB may see route to Middle East affected by PAL expansion

• ASEAN officials hold investment, trade workshop

• Malaysia's Barisan Nasional wins polls


3 May 2013
• Thai bourse awards winners of capital market learning center concept contest

• Norway adds 10 new scholarships for Myanmar students to study at AIT in 2013

• AirAsia Introduces New Energy Drink On Board

• Thai bourse lists KPNPF property fund on May 3

• AirAsia X Records 20.9% Growth in First Quarter 2013

• MAS Consults on Proposed Regulatory Requirements for Renminbi (RMB) Foreign Exchange Conversion in China

• Vietnamese consumers spent nearly USD1.14 billion on 3.5 million units of air-conditioners, refrigerators and washing machines

• Thai Fest in Tokyo 2013 is ready to amaze the visitors

• ASEAN-Japan Enhance Further Cooperation in Information and Communication Technology

• Improving ASEAN Healthcare Through Medical Device Regulation Harmonization

• ASEAN is a Priority in Canada’s Foreign Policy

• Germany to expand investments in Manila

30 April 2013
• Vietnam’s Mekong River Delta is home to nearly 6,300 crop protection stores

• Thai bourse’s first “TFEX Open House” declared a success

• ArisingLand.com Targets Chinese and Asian Property Buyers With an All New Marketing Channel

• DMG and Partners Securities joins SGX as Derivatives Clearing Member

• Asian markets mixed after US, Japan economic data

• The Housing & Development Board (HDB) is setting aside about S$1.5 million to help 3,000 shops island-wide enhance their business vibrancy and competitiveness.

• Acting Manpower Minister (MOM) Tan Chuan-Jin

• Malaysia GE13: Big plans will vanish if BN loses Johor, says Najib

• Talks on new trade pact to start May 9

• Ho Chi Minh City marks liberation day

• EIA going ahead at Thilawa

• Armstrong Asset Management expands Investment Team for SE Asia's first Clean Energy Fund

29 April 2013
• Thai bourse revamps electronic trading portal for professional and beginning investors

• SGX adds Maybank as clearing member for OTC financial derivatives

• Journeys into Myanmar: A big step for tourism

• Toshiba to launch Yangon branch

• Vietnam stands up for East Sea

• Detoxification project continues in Da Nang

• Party rallies for fair elections

• First batch of 400 maids from Cambodia due in July

• KAI to finish work on improvements in June

• AirAsia submit NOC application to Ministry of Civil Aviation of India


25 April 2013
• Wipro Unveils "Lend Value" Enterprise Loan Origination Solutionst

• JAGUAR LAND ROVER CO-SPONSOR 2013 TOP OF THE GULF REGATTA

• ATC chooses Laos ahead of Thailand

• Singapore Exchange:Understanding Sustainability from an Investor’s perspective

• Arrival of ASEAN Leaders and Representatives

• ASEAN Summit Working Dinner

• Damming Laos' Mekong River

• KTC helps members prepare for the AEC.


24 April 2013
• ASEAN Community 2015 is Top Priority at 22nd ASEAN Summit

• Thailand's CP All mulls over Siam Makro takeover

• Free trade zone for Asia-Pacific?

• EU foreign ministers agreed Monday to lift the last of the bloc's trade, economic and individual sanctions against Myanmar

• Capital industrial production soars

• Companies merge to offer online payment platform

• Guns major cause of crime — survey

• Thai bourse announces two members elected to its board

• Myanmar president frees 56 political prisoners

• Lee Kuan Yew Fund for Bilingualism supports two early childhood events

• KNM unit files injunction to stop winding-up petition


23 April  2013 
• SGX welcomes GDS Global to Catalist

• Thai bourse launches “TFEX Open House” to attract first-time derivatives investors

• Thai bourse market report for Q1/2013 and March 2013

• Thai bourse lowers exchange fees on SET50 Index Futures and gold futures, effective May 2

• Southeast Asian consumers spending more on and buying more small domestic appliances: GfK

• Operating indicators for March 2013

• The Philippine Stock Exchange: Upgraded to 7,000

• Australia Committed to ASEAN, Appointing a Resident Ambassador to ASEAN this year

• ASEAN and ROK Determine Future Directions

• ASEAN Supports CLMV, Welcomes Attachment Officers to Build Capacity Ahead of Regional Integration

• Malaysia's KLCI falls in early trade, MISC rebounds

19 April  2013 
• MAS TAKES CIVIL PENALTY ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST MR ANG KOK MIN FOR INSIDER TRADING

• Singapore Exchange appoints Jenny Chiam as new Securities Head

• Road paved with granite and hope comes to Myanmar

• MISC falls below Petronas revised takeover offer

• Trading ideas: MISC, Aeon Credit, Efficient E-Solutions

• Thai AirAsia ready to serve Chinese boom

• Car production rises 34%

• Cambodia-backed map was 'never endorsed'

• US warship arrives in S'pore for Southeast Asian deployment

• EU ready to lift Myanmar sanctions, except on arms

• Vietnam jails activist for 'anti-state propaganda'

• Activist groups call for rights tribunal in Aceh

• Signor Sassi Bangkok voted as Thailand's Best Restaurants


18 April  2013 
• Toyota's hybrid vehicle sales pass 5 million

• Gold prices dive 2,350 baht

• Fishball noodles, mixed vegetable rice cost more: CASE study

• New homes to have optical fibre termination points pre-installed from 1 May

• BIR explains why Forbes richest Filipinos not among top taxpayers

• President Sang thanks Kansai firms for support

• TFEX announces temporary halt of All Gold and Silver Futures trading

• Thai bourse lists BTSGIF, the first Thai infrastructure fund, on April 19

• Thai bourse gold futures trading prices align with global market

• Genting stocks among major decliners

• Baht sets another high as yen nosedives

• Cambodia 'altering maps'

• Loan Approval Puts Thailand-Laos-Vietnam Rail On Track

• EU-ASEAN Conference Stresses the Need to Move Ties to a Higher Level


17 April  2013 
• The Meeting of the Secretaries-General of ASEAN-Korea Centre, ASEAN-Japan Centre and ASEAN-China Centre

• ASEAN – China Partnership in Traditional Medicine and Health

• Third Quarter Financial Year 2013 - Singapore Exchange Reports $98Million

• Bali to host international seaweed symposium

• Shahril takes over as EPF’s new CEO

• Thai team at the ICJ confident

• Push for amnesty bill may bring chaos: critic

• Brunei-Muara keeps property prices amid shift in rates

• Vietnam, Japan boost defence cooperation

• Thai bourse recommends investors closely monitor commodity prices due to global price fluctuations

• DPM AND MINISTER FOR FINANCE THARMAN SHANMUGARATNAM IN U.S. FOR INTERNATIONAL MONETARY AND FINANCIAL COMMITTEE MEETINGS

• SPEECH BY MR NG NAM SIN, ASSISTANT MANAGING DIRECTOR, MONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE, AT ASIA INSURANCE & REINSURANCE CONFERENCE , 17 APRIL 2013, 9:15 AM AT THE RITZ CARLTON, MILLENIA SINGAPORE

• New Feature-rich DesignSpark PCB Version 5.0 from RS Components Delivers Time Saving and Error Reduction Benefits to Design Engineers

• The Philippines to Display its Beauty through Dance and Music

• More ASEAN-Emergency Rapid Assessment Team (ASEAN-ERAT) Members Trained


15 April  2013 
• MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE CHAIRS THE ASEAN MINISTERIAL MEETINGS IN PREPARATION FOR THE 22~D ASEAN SUMMIT

• BURSA MALAYSIA DERIVATIVES BRANCHING INITIATIVE TAKES OFF WITH THE FIRST FUTURES-ONLY BRANCH OFFICE IN JOHOR BAHRU

• Police up for security during National Examinations

• City aims to end water dispute by May

• Agency 'needs' time to reveal negligence case

• KLCI up in early trade, Petronas stocks, banks up

• Another blow for Thai rice

• ASEAN nations must put up united front

• Work on world-class port underway in Hai Phong

12 April  2013 
• MAS Releases Survey Findings on Module 9A of the Capital Markets and Financial Advisory Services Examination

• SGX explains delay in derivatives market trading

• SGX and China Financial Futures Exchange collaborate to develop derivatives markets

• PSE extends nomination period to April 10

• Lao Airlines re-instates flights to Yangon

• SGX Iron Ore Contracts Set Multiple Records in Q1 2013

• SET News for release on Wednesday April 17, 2013

• U.S. Business Celebrates 180 Years of US-Thai Friendship

9 April  2013 
• ASEAN Launch a Guidebook for Businesses and Investors

• ASEAN-UN talks focus on Conflict Prevention and Preventive Diplomacy

• First Recipients of U.S.-ASEAN Fulbright Program Announced Today

• BURSA MALAYSIA SECURITIES INTRODUCES ‘GREEN LANE POLICY’ TO ENHANCE EFFICIENCY OF DOING BUSINESS FOR EQUITIES BROKERS

• Thai bourse says TCH to raise margins for Songkarn holiday trade and update margin rates

• Thai bourse supports Thai firms to produce CSR reports for sustainability disclosure

• President SBY Satisfied with ASEAN progress, Reconfirms Support to SG Minh Towards Achieving ASEAN Community

• Changi Airport enhances connectivity to Myanmar

5 April  2013 
• ASEAN and Partners Firmly Committed to Narrowing the Development Gap

• Thailand Futures Exchange shows upbeat performance in Q1

• ABC Meets with ASEAN Finance Ministers

• Advancing Air Traffic Management in Asia Pacific

• 19th ASEAN-China Senior Officials’ Consultation

• SGX trading and clearing volumes grow in March

• AirAsia receives formal approval from India’s Foreign Investment Promotion Board

4 April  2013 
• Thai bourse announces candidates qualified for “SET Awards 2013”

• Thai bourse adds “XB” as a supervisory sign

• Consensus reached at the first GreenPort South Asia Conference

• Unique partnership raises forwarder-airline connectivity to the next level

• Digital still cameras with Wi-Fi capabilities gaining grounds in Southeast Asia, making up nearly one in five sold: GfK

• Asia offers an opportunity of restructuring the transport sector

• 19th ASEAN-China Senior Officials’ Consultation

3 April  2013 

• Thai bourse lists ERWPF property fund on April

• Yunnan Province to Further Enhance Cooperation with ASEAN

• National Library Board and Singapore Exchange team up to promote financial literacy to library users

• Phuket becomes gateway to India

• ASEAN Youth Meet Japan Prime Minister

• U.S. Business Groups Welcome Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee to Washington

• WORLD HALAL FORUM REVEALS PLANS

1 April  2013
• ASEAN Peatland Media Award “Peat for Life”

• ASEAN and Civil Society Work Together for Disaster Resilience in the Region

• Myanmar Prepares for Leadership of the ASEAN Economic Community

• Guidelines on Developing Core Competencies in Competition Policy and Law for ASEAN

• ASEAN Exchanges CEOs announce next rollout phase of Invest ASEAN 2013 following its debut success

• MAS JOINS IN IMPLEMENTATION OF CROSS BORDER SECURITIES OFFERING STANDARDS

• Indo Property Companies perform strongly

• Malaysian police looking for Sulu sultan relative

• Indonesia’s strong economy fuels Harley Davidson sales

• Healthcare spending in Indonesia to reach US$60.6B by 2018

• Companies in Indonesia on capital raising drive

• Guidance on the Application of Listing Rules 407(4)(b) and 1204(10)