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Congratulations! Dr. Harald Link Honoured with Knighthood by the Order of the Knights of Rizal
Published on 20/02/2026
» The Order of the Knights of Rizal, one of the Philippines’ highest civic honours, has conferred a knighthood upon Dr. Harald Link, Chairman of B.Grimm, in recognition of his leadership and service reflecting the ideals of national hero Dr. José Rizal.
‘Zombie ships’ help keep Venezuelan oil industry alive
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/12/2025
» A 27-year-old crude tanker that was supposedly scrapped in 2021 is due to reach Venezuela late this week, according to ship-tracking data, in the latest example of how the South American country keeps its embattled oil industry alive.
Thailand may deliver bigger rate cut to curb baht, Citi says
Bloomberg, Published on 26/09/2025
» Thailand’s central bank could deliver a larger interest-rate cut in October as officials are under pressure to take quick and strong measures to curb the strengthening baht, according to Citigroup Inc.
India allows exports of non-basmati white rice trapped at ports
Reuters, Published on 30/08/2023
» NEW DELHI - India has allowed traders to ship out their non-basmati white rice cargoes sitting at ports due to a sudden ban on exports of the category, a government order said late on Tuesday.
The fight for press freedom is local
Asia focus, Jos Midas Bartman, Published on 20/06/2022
» A macabre political thriller recently unfolded in the Philippine province of Palawan, an island known mostly for its rich biodiversity and pristine beaches.
'Love jihad' law threatens women's freedoms in India
Asia focus, Roli Srivastava, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Published on 01/02/2021
» MUMBAI: When Mehak's parents found out she was having a relationship with a Muslim man, they locked her in her bedroom, seized her phone and bank cards and installed security cameras at their home in northern India.
Baht cools as central bank considers measures to temper rally
Bloomberg, Published on 20/11/2020
» The baht is heading for the first weekly drop in a month after the central bank pledged new measures to temper a rally that threatened to derail a nascent recovery in the trade-reliant nation’s exports.
Lockdown stalls Indian rice exports
Reuters, Published on 03/04/2020
» MUMBAI: Indian rice traders have stopped signing new export contracts amid the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, as labour shortages and logistics disruptions have hampered the delivery of even existing contracts, industry executives say.
Industry races to meet demand for ventilators
AFP, Published on 25/03/2020
» PARIS: Manufacturers are on a mission to produce desperately needed medical ventilators for the coronavirus pandemic, even if it means converting assembly lines now making auto parts.
Inequality and the exploitation time bomb
Asia focus, Jayati Ghosh, Published on 26/08/2019
» Ever since reducing inequality became an official goal of the international community, income disparities have widened. This trend, typically blamed on trade liberalisation and technological advances that have weakened the bargaining power of labour relative to capital, has generated a political backlash in many countries, with voters blaming their economic plight on "others" rather than on national policies. Such sentiments of course merely aggravate social tensions without addressing the root causes of worsening inequality.