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  March 5, 2021 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 3 minutes
  

  Indirect Tax and Stamp Duty Measures in Malaysia for 2021

  Malaysia has introduced a variety of indirect tax and stamp duty measures in its 2021 national budget that businesses should be aware of in 2021.
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  March 5, 2021 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 14 minutes
  

  COVID-19 Vaccine Roll Outs in ASEAN & Asia – Live Updates by Country

  We will be operating this article as a running live update service to keep businesses in the ASEAN region informed with regards to the coronavirus.
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  March 4, 2021 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 3 minutes
  

  Singapore to Reduce Foreign Worker Quota for Manufacturing Sector

  Singapore’s foreign worker quota will be reduced for the manufacturing sector from 20 percent to 15 percent by January 2023.
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  March 3, 2021 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 2 minutes
  

  Vietnam’s Binh Dinh Industrial Zone: Opportunities for Foreign Investors

  Vietnam’s Bin Dinh province approved the construction of an industrial zone (IZ) in 2020. The IZ will be spread out over 1,000 hectares and will be constructed within 10 years.
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  March 2, 2021 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 4 minutes
  

  Indonesia’s Omnibus Law: The Positive Investment List and the Liberalization of Business Sectors

  Indonesia issued Presidential Regulation 10 of 2021, which liberalizes many business sectors for foreign investment.
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  March 1, 2021 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 4 minutes
  

  Individual Income Tax Amendments in Malaysia for 2021

  Malaysia’s government has introduced several income tax amendments that will impact individual taxpayers for 2021.
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  February 28, 2021 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 7 minutes
  

  UK exporters’ use of Singapore as ASEAN’s supply chain gateway boosted by new bilateral trade agreement

  By Bob Savic, Advisor to Dezan Shira & Associates From “Singapore-on-Thames” to cruising on the Singapore River There was much controversy, before and after the United Kingdom’s (UK) Brexit from the European Union (EU), in talk of it adopting a free trade and manufacturing model similar to Singapore’s. The idea was dubbed as “Singapore-on-Thames” by[…..]
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  February 26, 2021 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 4 minutes
  

  Vietnam’s Solar Industry: Bright Prospects for Investors

  Vietnam’s energy consumption will continue to grow as the economy recovers from the pandemic-induced downturn.
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  February 25, 2021 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 3 minutes
  

  Tax Identification Numbers in Laos: Compliance by June 2021

  The government of Laos issued Notification 0831 in February 2021, which obligates all individuals liable to personal income to obtain a tax identification number.
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  February 24, 2021 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 7 minutes
  

  Singapore’s Resilience Package: Support for Businesses and Jobs in 2021

  Singapore’s government issued the COVID-19 Resilience Package as part of its 2021 national budget announcement on February 16, 2020.