By Vu Minh  April 4, 2018 | 10:51 am GMT+7 The Vietnamese Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo courtesy of the embassy The embassy will be working with local authorities to clarify the cause of the incident. A Vietnamese woman stabbed herself to death at the Vietnam embassy in Malaysia on Monday morning, an official statement said. Tran Thi Mai, 37, is believed to have gone to the embassy to apply for a travel permit so that she could return home. However, in the waiting room, she appeared agitated, and started screaming and kicking tables before pulling a knife from her bag and stabbing herself, Vietnam's foreign ministry said. Guards and officials at the embassy were unable to stop her. Mai was taken to hospital immediately but by that point she had lost too much blood. Police in Malaysia have examined the scene and interviewed witnesses, and Vietnam’s embassy has provided them with camera footage for their investigation. The embassy will … [Read more...] about Vietnamese woman stabs herself to death at embassy in Malaysia
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ASEAN, US hold 31st dialogue in Malaysia
Scene at the event (Photo: asean.usmission.gov) Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – ASEAN and the US underscored the importance of their strategic partnership at their 31st dialogue in Selangor, Malaysia on April 2-3 Participating representatives of the US and ASEAN celebrated the growth of political, security, economic and cultural ties between the sides, reflected through implementation outcomes of their action plan for 2016 – 2020. The plan saw 83 out of its 95 activities and projects carried out. A number of fruitful US-supported programmes in ASEAN included the Trade & Investment Framework Agreements, Expanded Economic Engagement (E3) Initiative, US-ASEAN Connectivity through Trade and Investment project, Young Southeast Asian Leaders initiative, and Lower Mekong Initiative. The ASEAN member countries praised the Trump Government for maintaining its commitment to the bloc and stated their willingness to work with the nation to increase ASEAN self-reliance and realise the … [Read more...] about ASEAN, US hold 31st dialogue in Malaysia
Malaysia to put Grab on anti-competition watchlist
Malaysia said on April 2 that it will put Grab on the anti-competition watchlist after rival Uber offloaded its Southeast Asian operations to the Singapore-based taxi firm (Photo: www.thestar.com.my) Kuala Lumpur (VNA) - Malaysia said on April 2 that it will put Grab on the anti-competition watchlist after rival Uber offloaded its Southeast Asian operations to the Singapore-based taxi firm. Malaysia's Competition Commission will keep tabs on Grab, especially if the company imposes unfair practices or suddenly increases fares, a government minister said. According to Malaysian Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Nancy Shukri, the inspection is necessary to ensure fair competition in transport services. If there is any anti-competition behaviour, the Competition Act will come into force, she stressed. She said Grab, which is valued at about 6 billion USD, had guaranteed during their meeting last week that there would be neither unfair pricing nor fare increases. … [Read more...] about Malaysia to put Grab on anti-competition watchlist
Philippines, Malaysia put Uber-Grab deal under anti-competition scrutiny
Philippines and Malaysia said on Monday they will look into whether Uber Technologies' move to sell its Southeast Asian business to ride-hailing rival Grab hinders competition, days after Singapore began a probe into the deal on similar concerns. The expanded scrutiny of the deal in Southeast Asia could pose a major hurdle to the U.S. firm's attempt to improve profitability by exiting its loss-making regional operation. It also comes as Grab is set to face tougher competition from Indonesian rival Go-Jek. In a rare move, Singapore last week proposed interim measures to require Uber and Grab to maintain their pre-transaction independent pricing until it completes a review of the deal, saying it had "reasonable grounds" to suspect that competition had been infringed. "The Grab-Uber acquisition is likely to have a far reaching impact on the riding public and the transportation services. As such, the PCC is looking at the deal closely," the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) said in a … [Read more...] about Philippines, Malaysia put Uber-Grab deal under anti-competition scrutiny
Malaysia puts Grab on anti-competition watchlist after Uber stake buy
Malaysia said on Monday that it will monitor ride-hailing firm Grab for possible anti-competitive behaviour, after rival Uber Technologies Inc offloaded its Southeast Asian operations to the Singapore-based firm. Uber’s deal to take a 27.5 percent stake in Grab in exchange has raised a red flag with Singapore’s competition watchdog, which said on Friday it was investigating a suspected breach of competition law. Malaysia’s Competition Commission would keep tabs on Grab, especially if the company imposed unfair practices or sudden fare increases, a government minister said. “We won’t take it lightly. We will monitor this because it is still early days and we don’t know what will happen next,” said Nancy Shukri, whose portfolio oversees the public transport licensing authority. “We have stressed that if there is any anti-competitive behaviour, the Competition Act will come into force. We have spelt this out to them,” Nancy said, … [Read more...] about Malaysia puts Grab on anti-competition watchlist after Uber stake buy