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Indonesia’s inflation drops to lowest in 9 years
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/03/2019
» JAKARTA: Inflation in Indonesia eased to a near-decade low, boosting odds that the next interest rate move by policymakers in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy could be down.
Indonesia’s inflation drops to lowest in 9 years
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/03/2019
» JAKARTA: Inflation in Indonesia eased to a near-decade low, boosting odds that the next interest rate move by policymakers in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy could be down.
Groundbreaking ceremony held for Philippines' first subway
Published on 27/02/2019
» MANILA: A groundbreaking ceremony for the Metro Manila Subway mega-infrastructure project was held on Wednesday, marking the formal start of building the Philippines' first underground railway.
Japan to revise Asean free-trade pact
Kyodo News, Published on 27/02/2019
» TOKYO: The Japanese government endorsed at a cabinet meeting Tuesday a plan for a revised free trade agreement (FTA) with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations that includes the liberalisation of the service sector and investment field.
Singapore activist fined for organising pro-democracy event
Published on 21/02/2019
» SINGAPORE: A Singapore court on Thursday fined a civil rights activist for organising a seminar in 2016 in which a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist was invited to speak via Skype.
Indonesia to open fishing zone near disputed S. China Sea
Published on 21/02/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia plans to open a fishing zone within its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) at the southern edge of the disputed South China Sea, most of which is claimed by China, later this year, to prevent foreign encroachment, a cabinet minister said Wednesday.
Hoya to build HDD glass substrate plant in Laos
Published on 07/02/2019
» PHNOM PENH: Japanese optical glass maker Hoya Corp will build a huge plant in Laos to manufacture glass substrates for hard disk drives in response to growing demand from ballooning global data traffic.
Sultan of Pahang named Malaysia's new king
Published on 25/01/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR: Sultan Abdullah from the central Malaysian state of Pahang has been named the country's new king, replacing Sultan Muhammad V from Kelantan state who stunned the nation earlier this month by abdicating after only two years on the throne.
Asean ministers seek 'comprehensive' Rohingya plan
Kyodo News, Published on 09/01/2019
» Foreign ministers from 10 Southeast Asian Nations will call for a "comprehensive and durable" solution to the when they meet informally for their annual retreat in Chiang Mai later this month, according to a draft of a statement to be issued then.
150 million Indonesians live in quake/tsunami-prone areas: official
Kyodo News, Published on 26/12/2018
» JAKARTA: Better, more sophisticated disaster mitigation is urgently needed in Indonesia as around 150 million of its 245 million people live in areas prone to earthquakes and tsunamis, while its early warning system does not work well sometimes because equipment gets stolen, vandalized or broken due to poor maintenance, a government official said Wednesday.