Temple donates RM20,000 to Laos flood victims DEVOTEES from Thai Buddhist Chetawan Temple in Petaling Jaya rallied together to collect RM20,000 in donations for flood victims in Laos. — The Star Online Cambodia to withdraw […]
P1.1-B worth of cash, relief goods for ‘Ompong’ affected areas With Typhoon Ompong threatening to hit a large part of the country, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) executive director Ricardo Jalad said […]
Weathermen warn of tropical storm Barijat Tropical storm Barijat is forecast to affect the north and central regions of Laos and everyone should be on the alert for heavy rain and winds due to storm […]
Philippines: 10 million people in the path of Mangkhut Thousands of people will be evacuated as the most powerful typhoon so far this year roars towards the northern Philippines, officials said. — Aljazeera IFC extends […]
Vietnam implements biggest mining project in Laos The Lao Government and Viet Phuong Group (VPG) of Vietnam on September 11 signed a contract for exploiting and processing bauxite ore and building an alumina factory in […]
Health care inflation seen topping 13% in 2018 INFLATION in health care costs will remain in the double digits in 2018, driven by non-communicable diseases, an international employee benefits firm said. — BusinessWorld Online Trade […]
Germany provides 9.3b kip to improve blood donation system The German government has provided more than 9.3 billion kip (EUR 950,000) through the German Red Cross to strengthen the blood donation project in target provinces […]
BSP reports 42.4% hike in FDI inflows to $5.8 B in first half The country’s net foreign direct investments (FDI) climbed to $5.8 billion for the first six months of the year, up by 42.4 […]
Thai-Lao business meeting to yield 62 million baht in trade The latest Thai-Lao business matching conference will result in 62 million baht’s worth of two-way trade, according to the Ministry of Commerce. — Pattaya Mail […]
Twin trips reap $143 million; Alliances renewed—Rody President Rodrigo Duterte’s trip to Israel and Jordan reaped more than $143 million in investments expected to generate thousands of jobs, Malacañang said after the President arrived in […]
 The Merlion has been a marketing symbol of the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) since 1966, the lion-headed fish recognised internationally as representing Singapore. At 52 though, the Merlion is starting to show its age. […]
Teetering between life and death as a species, Sumatra’s recently discovered Tapanuli orangutans are facing constant threat of habitat loss, and survival. Comprising just 800, they are the world’s rarest species of great ape. To […]