Yogyakarta Region Upholds Decision to Bar Chinese Indonesians from Owning Land A decision by the Special Region of Yogyakarta, a major cultural center of Indonesia, to uphold its statute to bar ethnic Chinese Indonesians from […]
SSPC opens $51-M facility in Clark for production of latest multimedia cards SFA SEMICON Philippines Corp. (SSPC) opened its $51-million manufacturing facility in Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga yesterday, where it plans to start producing the […]
Chinese Aid Building Indonesia, But at What Cost? When Australia reduced its foreign aid to Indonesia by 40 per cent in 2015, Indonesia’s Foreign Ministry responded that ‘Indonesia… is no longer a country that needs […]
Uber for doctors, medicine takes off as tech moves healthcare Filipinos can now call a doctor and have medicine delivered with just a few taps on their mobile device, as tech startups meet demand to […]
Indonesia says US biodiesel decision kills chance of fair trade The US’ recent decision to add anti-dumping duties on biodiesel from Indonesia is preventing Indonesia’s exporters from trading in the US market, Pradnyawati, director of […]
‘Bank Secrecy Law should exempt public officials’ Public officials should be exempted from coverage of the Bank Secrecy Law to effectively fight corruption, Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate, said on Sunday. — The Manila […]
Grab expands service to 75 Indonesian cities as Go-Jek looks beyond country Grab Indonesia is expanding its services to 75 cities across Indonesia including Banda Aceh and Jayapura – claiming to be the first mobile […]
UnionBank has lock-card feature to secure client accounts Card fraud remains one of the biggest concerns faced by cardholders and banking institutions today. As Filipinos become more dependent on banking for many of their financial […]
Indonesian foreign tourist arrivals grow nearly 26% in first 8 months The number of foreign holidaymakers visiting Indonesia from January to August expanded 25.68% to 9.25 million people in a year, national statistics bureau announced […]
NFA collects P11.86-million fines from erring grains retailers The National Food Authority (NFA) collected P11.86 million in fines and enforcement fees from 1,758 grains sellers who violated the country’s grains business laws in January to […]
Indonesia’s manufacturing PMI down to 50.4 in September The Nikkei Indonesia Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index, or PMI, fell slightly to 50.4 in September from 50.7 in August. — Nikkei Asian Review Exclusive: Indonesia startup M […]
Philippines manufacturing PMI inches up in September The Nikkei Philippines Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index, or PMI, edged up in September, indicating the continued subdued growth of the manufacturing economy. — Nikkei Asian Review Senate probes […]