Philippines morning news for August 31

Philippines morning news for August 31

Fed shift to cost up to P253B: On first year of implementation The shift to a federal constitution will result in an estimated incremental cost of P156.6 billion to P253 billion, and will put pressure […]

Lao morning news for August 30

Lao morning news for August 30

China Tower invests in communication infrastructure in Laos The Chinese state-owned China Tower, together with the Lao government and local firm Click Lao Marketing and Consultancy, signed an agreement in the Lao capital to jointly […]

Philippines morning news for August 30

Philippines morning news for August 30

House panel approves OVP’s P447.68-M budget for 2019 The House of Representatives’ appropriations committee on Wednesday approved the PHP447.68 million budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) for 2019. — Philippine News Agency […]

Lao morning news for August 29

Lao morning news for August 29

Automated payment of land tax to start next year Finance authorities expect to begin collecting land tax through banks from next year in a bid to modernise tax payment through the use of an electronic […]

Philippines morning news for August 29

Philippines morning news for August 29

New Murder Case against Philippine Leader Filed before ICC A rights group and relatives of eight victims killed in President Rodrigo Duterte’s unrelenting drug war filed a murder case Tuesday against the Philippine leader at […]

Lao morning news for August 28

Lao morning news for August 28

Korea pledges ongoing financial support for UXO clearance The Republic of Korea will provide US$5.5 million for the second phase of a plan to improve unexploded ordnance (UXO) survivors’ quality of life after the first […]

Philippines morning news for August 28

Philippines morning news for August 28

Tourist arrival target maintained at 7.4 million despite Boracay closure THE Department of Tourism said it remains on track to hit its target of 7.4 million visitors this year despite the six-month closure of Boracay […]

Lao morning news for August 27

Lao morning news for August 27

Laos Next Target For Chinese Tourist “Invasion” With hordes of Chinese tourists overrunning one Southeast Asian country after the other as a result of a new travel freedom and rising spending power, Laos is the […]

Philippines morning news for August 27

Philippines morning news for August 27

P2.5-B USAID grant to help DOH, LGUs fight TB The Philippines is among the five countries hardest-hit by the tuberculosis (TB) pandemic, along with Indonesia, China, Pakistan and India, which accounts for a quarter of […]

Philippines morning news for August 24

Philippines morning news for August 24

US warns of floating nuclear reactors: Malacañang frets about weapons President Duterte’s spokesman has expressed concern about China’s possible deployment of nuclear weapons in the South China Sea. — Philippines Lifestyle China lifts tourist arrivals […]

Lao morning news for August 24

Lao morning news for August 24

Laos adopts ASEAN tariff code The Lao Ministry of Finance said it has adopted a new ASEAN tariff code, giving a signal that Laos is ready to become part of the single regional market of […]