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BY MARK ROWE
MONEY launderers looking to process their criminal gains look favourably upon south-east Asia. Authorities in the region are under-funded and overworked, while cash-transactions are a cultural norm, making it easy to ensure that money you would prefer not to be traced can simply disappear, with little likelihood that anyone will have the time to investigate the transaction.…

BY MARK ROWE
THE STAR Alliance group of carriers is interested in leasing the terminal space at Australia’s Sydney airport vacated by the failed airline Ansett. Investors backed by Singapore Airlines, a member of the Star Alliance, are believed to want to start up a new Australian domestic carrier by the end of the year.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
SINGAPORE is seeking to develop its processed and ready-to-eat food sectors’ export performance in an attempt to offset problems in its high tech electronic and technology sectors.…

BY MONICA DOBIE
A HIJACKED tanker ship was recently retrieved for its rightful owners in a joint effort by the International Maritime Bureau and Thai marine police. The “Han Wei” disappeared two days after leaving Singapore in March containing 1,950 metric tonnes of gas oil bound for Yangon, (Rangoon), Myanmar.…

BY MARK ROWE
THE MALAYSIAN government is launching a new and powerful autonomous civil aviation authority, which is being set-up to help kick-start its plans to transform the new Kuala Lumpur International Airport into a regional hub to rival Singapore. The new agency will have a remit to establish a liberal aviation policy and negotiate air service agreements with international airlines.…

BY MARK ROWE
CAMBODIA’S increasingly stable political environment has led to an unexpected boom for the air industry in south-east Asia, with carriers moving quickly to increase the frequency of their routes to the country.

The main interest focuses on the ancient ruins of Angkor Wat, one of the great sights of Asia, with the Cambodian tourism authorities announcing a US$73million plan to redevelop Siem Reap airport near the temple ruins.…

BY MARK ROWE
THE MALAYSIAN government has been forced to conduct an embarrassing U-turn in its policy towards major international airlines in attempt to prevent its landmark new airport from becoming a white elephant.

Kuala Lumpur International Airport, 40 miles outside the city, was opened in 1998 an attempt to transform the city into a regional hub to rival Singapore’s Changi, which is regularly voted the world’s best airport.…

BY MARK ROWE
MALAYSIA’S state oil company Petronas has signed a three-year deal with the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) to introduce its natural gas-powered Enviro 2000 cars to the Philippines. Petronas and PNOC will initially embark on a six-month field demonstration in Manila involving six units of the Enviro 2000.…

BY MARK ROWE
THE MALAYSIAN government is to launch a new and powerful autonomous civil aviation authority in an attempt to kick start plans to transform the new Kuala Lumpur International Airport into a regional hub to rival Singapore. The new agency will have a remit to negotiate air service agreements with international airlines.…

BY MARK ROWE
Jokes about slow-moving Skodas have long gone out of date but more than 30 Singapore car buyers may disagree, – they are still waiting for delivery of their Czech cars nine months after they each paid US$9,000 for them.…