This paper seeks to examine the implication of open skies in ASEAN on the airport development strategy in Malaysia. "Open Skies," in general, refers to the liberalization of aviation markets that can be pursued on a bilateral, regional, or multilateral basis. The findings show that although...

Open Skies, in general, refers to the liberalization of aviation markets that can be pursued on a bilateral, regional, or multilateral basis. At the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) level, liberalization of airfreight and passenger services is targeted by December 2008. This paper...

Private higher education institutions (PrHEIs) are utilized to complement public provision due to financial constraints faced in public provision. However, increasing private provision has raised interesting questions as to who gets educated in these PrHEIs. Is increasing private supply...

Frontmatter -- FOREWORD -- Accidental and Intentional Exporters: Comparing Indonesian and Malaysian MSMEs / Yean, Tham Siew / Tambunan, Tulus -- OVERVIEW OF MSMEs IN INDONESIA AND MALAYSIA -- DISCUSSIONS OF FINDINGS

Frontmatter -- FOREWORD -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. KEY DRIVERS OF ASEAN’S LOGISTICS SECTOR -- 3. LOGISTICS DEVELOPMENT IN ASEAN-10 -- 4. FDI LIBERALIZATION AND FACILITATION IN ASEAN INTEGRATION -- 5. CONCLUSION

1. Introduction - State-State Relations and New State-Business Relations: China in Malaysia -- 2. State-Business Relations – Multinational SOEs, GLCs, and SMEs -- 3. Chinese Investment Case Studies from Malaysia -- 4. Analysing Chinese Investment Case Studies from Malaysia -- 5. Conclusion.

Malaysia established the Digital Free Trade Zone (DFTZ) to facilitate the development of e-commerce and the country's small and medium enterprises' (SMEs') exports. The data revealed thus far indicates an increasing number of SMEs coming on board the DFTZ e-commerce platforms. The publicly...

The services sector plays an important role in ASEAN economies as it accounts for about half of the region's GDP and more than 45 per cent of its total employment. ASEAN aspires to deepen integration in the services sector in order to enhance the sector's contribution to economic development and...