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In a bid to boost exports, the Myanmar government should develop basic infrastructure and reliable power supplies to attract prospective foreign investors, according to Yanai Takashi, president of Myanmar-Japan Thilawa Development Ltd.
 “Investors don’t like frequent power cuts. More importantly,” said Takashi.
“The country needs to invite export-oriented foreign companies for its economic growth. The government should make efforts for infrastructural development and to secure a reliable power supply.” 
The Thilawa Special Economic Zone had three power outages in the last month, he added. – Eleven Myanmar

Malaysia PM to discuss rail project during China visit
The East Coast Railway Link will be among topics for discussion during the Malaysian Prime Minister’s official visit to China between October 30 and November 6. 
Najib Razak’s delegation includes Tranport Minister Liow Tiong Lai, who disclosed the planned talks when asked to elaborate on the rail link announced by Najib in the Budget for 2017.
The first phase is the construction of the rail link from Kuala Lumpur to Kuantan, followed by the second phase from Kuantan to Kuala Terengganu and the final phase from Kuala Terengganu to Kota Baru, ending in Tumpat.
The Budget also named Port Klang, Bentong, Mentakab, Kemaman, and Kerteh as towns that will be connected over the 600km rail route.
Liow hoped the project could begin next year and be completed by 2022 and that Bentong, as one of the stops, could become a satellite town to Greater Kuala Lumpur. – The Star

London taxis promote Indonesian tourist spots
Some 400 taxis in London have been displaying advertisements for Indonesian tourism on their sides since October 17 as part of the Tourism Ministry's latest attempt to lure more tourists to the archipelago. The   marketing campaign is scheduled to run for one month.
The advertss include images of potential destinations, such as Borobudur Temple, Mount Bromo and Lake Toba. There is also an illustration of a woman carrying gebogan (ritual foods) with paddy fields as the background, as reported by kompas.com. Alongside the pictures is the Wonderful Indonesia logo and website address.
“This promotion aims to invite Londoners or visiting tourists to come to Indonesia,” the ministry’s foreign tourism marketing development communications head Elizabet Hutagaol said in an official statement.
Aside from taxis, the government also advertises Indonesia's tourism city billboards. The archipelago's destination images are also set to be advertised on five buses in London from the end of this month. – The Jakarta Post