History by numbers: Hun Sen’s lesson in leadership lost on Cambodia’s youth Grand celebrations will take place in Phnom Penh on Monday as Cambodia marks the 40th anniversary of the day the genocidal Khmer Rouge […]
Indonesia: Magnitude 7.0 quake hits Moluccas islands An earthquake with a magnitude 7.0 struck 173km northwest of the city of Ternate, North Maluku, in the Moluccas group of islands in Indonesia late on Sunday (Monday […]
PH inflation averages 5.2 pct in 2018, highest since 2008 The country’s inflation cooled to a 7-month low last month, going below most analyst estimates, but as Bruce Rodriguez reports government still has work to […]
National Bank projects 7 pct economic growth in 2019 In 2019 the Kingdom’s economy will grow at a rate of 7 percent, according to the nation’s Central Bank, who noted in its latest report that […]
Indonesia / More than 4000 dead after year of devastating disasters Indonesia has been rocked by a series of destructive natural disasters in the past 12 months, with the death count at its highest in […]
Government debt jumped by P758 billion to reach P7.2 trillion in November Outstanding government debt jumped P758 billion, or 11.8 percent, over a 12-month period to hit a record P7.195 trillion in November 2018, data […]
Angkor Park Welcomes Nearly 2.6 Million International Tourists in 2018 Almost 2.6 million international visitors bought tickets to tour Cambodia’s Angkor Archaeological Park in Siem Reap province in 2018. — akpnews.info ‘They only go to […]
Indonesia`s inflation in Dec 2018 reached 0.62 percent Indonesia`s inflation rate in December 2018 reached 0.62 percent, down from 0.71 percent in the same month a year earlier, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) said on […]
Senate lines up final ok of P3.7-trillon budget, worker tenure bills THE Senate leadership has lined up for plenary deliberation and early approval the proposed P3.7-trillion 2019 national budget on top of other priority bills […]
Assistance from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is enabling small-scale spice farmers in Indonesia to create sustainable futures for themselves, ending long-standing reliance on aid. In collaboration with international procurement, processing, and […]
New Year’s landslide in Indonesia, 15 dead A landslide has buried 30 homes in village in Java, killing at least 15 people as rain and the terrain hampered rescue operations. — SBS News Pertamina opens […]
Additional fuel excise tax now in effect Filipinos will pay more for fuel at the beginning of 2019 because of an additional excise tax provided by law. — CNN Philippines PH economic team carve out […]