Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been publicly berated by world leaders almost from the day he took office for alleged human rights abuses, so it’s not surprising in the new era of #metoo that his […]
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has just completed another of his ‘Act East’ expansionist visits, signing nine government-government (G2G) agreements with Indonesia, with 25 business-to-business(B2B) agreements signed on the sidelines. Agreements signed by the […]
Jakarta Spends Rp8 billion for Decoration of 2018 Asian Games akarta head of Urban Plantation Management Unit (UPPTP) Yati Sudiharti said that part of the Rp8.1 billion procurement for the city’s plants and decorations are […]
QT Steel Could See Manila High-Rises Collapse in Big Quake Warns Engineer A Filipino engineer has warned that many of the countries towering high-rise buildings could be severely damaged, with some possibly collapsing, due to […]
Foreign Travelers’ Visits Down 4.59%, BPS Says The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded that the number of foreign tourist arrivals to Indonesia in April 2018 decreased by 4.59 percent from the previous month. — Tempo.co […]
Roque: Duterte’s South Korea visit to reap ₱4.9B in investments President Rodrigo Duterte’s trip to South Korea could prove fruitful, as billions of pesos in investments are expected to arrive. — CNN Philippines P1.9B budget […]
BCA raises deposit rate, holds loan rate Bank Indonesia’s (BI) recent decision to raise its reference rate for the second time by 25 basis points (bps) has pushed Indonesia’s biggest private lender Bank Central Asia […]
Plastic Battle’s plea: Ditch single-use bottles, go for refills Digital nomad Bryan Madera was on an indefinite sabbatical, or “seabbatical” as he calls it, when he decided to do volunteer-for-accommodations last year at a hostel […]
Indonesia Eximbank to provide credit facility to PTDI The Indonesian Export Financing Agency, or Indonesia Eximbank, is set to provide a Rp 354 billion (US$25.5 million) export credit facility to state-owned aircraft maker PT Dirgantara […]
Economic losses from cybersecurity incidents could reach $3.5 billion Cybersecurity incidents could cost the Philippine economy $3.5 billion, according to a study from Frost and Sullivan commissioned by Microsoft. — Philippine Star PCSO released P643M […]
State-owned firms prohibited from seeking fresh loans The government has prohibited state-owned enterprises (SOEs) from seeking new bank loans. Instead, they are required to find alternative financing, such as securitization and bonds. — The Jakarta […]
War: Philippines Says it Will Fight if ‘Red Line’ Crossed… With what? (video) Philippines Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday defended the administrations apparent soft stance against China saying the country would go […]