Over 1.36 million tourists visit Indonesia in March The number of tourists visiting Indonesia in March 2018 rose 13.62 percent to 1.36 million from 1.2 million a month earlier, according to the Central Statistics Agency […]
PH ranks 2nd in Asia-Pacific in deaths due to household pollution Pollution caused by traditional cooking fuel is killing people in the Philippines at higher rates than those in most other countries in the Asia-Pacific […]
Indonesian Labourers Don’t Want Blue-Collar Expats In The Country The Indonesian Workers Unions Confederation (KSPI) have voiced their rejection to the entry of blue-collar or yellow-hat expatriates into Indonesia during their peaceful rallies held in […]
Duterte orders clampdown on illegal contracting and subcontracting of workers President Rodrigo Duterte signed an executive order clamping down on illegal contracting and subcontracting in front of labor groups on Tuesday, Labor Day. — CNN […]
Rp 185.3t invested in Indonesia in first quarter, up 11% yoy The Indonesian Coordinating Investment Board (BKPM) says the country booked a total of Rp 185.3 trillion (US$13.32 billion) in investment from both domestic and […]
Manila, Kuwait create opening to solve crisis THE Palace on Monday dialed back on President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement that the deployment ban to Kuwait was permanent, saying it still could be lifted if the Gulf […]
Asean asks Indonesia to conclude RCEP negotiations with six partner countries The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has asked Indonesia, as the coordinator of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), to conclude the negotiations with […]
Philippine suffers $300 M loss from garments exports The Philippines has lost about $300 million worth of garments exports to its regional rivals over the past two years due to local factories’ failure to comply […]
Indonesia plans to challenge US anti-dumping duty on biodiesel to WTO The Indonesian government has arranged and prepared a lawsuit to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on the US’s high anti-dumping tariff on bio-diesel imports […]
Govt approves P735-b int’l airport in Bulacan The National Economic and Development Authority board headed by President Rodrigo Duterte approved eight major projects Wednesday, including the P735.6-billion international airport project of San Miguel Corp. in […]
Indonesian president turns to populist policies ahead of tough 2019 election Soon after taking office in 2014, Indonesian President Joko Widodo made a landmark decision to cut subsidies on politically sensitive fuel prices to boost […]
PH received $18B grants from ADB The cumulative lending, grant and technical assistance commitments of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to the Philippines for more than five decades amounted to $17.9 billion, a document released […]