First Singapore case of cannabis-derived medication allowed A young girl with a drug-resistant form of epilepsy is believed to be the first and only patient in Singapore who has been given approval to use cannabis-derived […]
Indonesia, world’s biggest downloader of VPNs Indonesian netizens have recently broken another record by making Indonesia the country with the most virtual private network (VPN) downloads over the last 12 months, as the 2019 Global […]
Income growth slows in Singapore; median salary now above S$4,500: MOM report Workers in Singapore received a bump of 2.2 per cent in their income in 2019, according to the Labour Force in Singapore Advance […]
It’s official: BKPM to handle all licenses, review policies unfavorable for investors President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has officially issued a regulation that streamlines all business licensing toward the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) and grants the […]
Growth in service sector revenue continues to slow in Q3 Singapore’s services industries continued to see their takings go up in the third quarter of the year, but at a slower pace, according to data […]
Indonesia’s economic growth in 2020 to reach 4.8 percent: Indef The Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) has forecast Indonesia’s economy to slow down to 4.8 percent by 2020 owing to challenges from […]
Singapore manufacturing output continues growth trajectory, up 4% in October Singapore’s manufacturing output increased 4 per cent year-on-year in October, continuing the previous month’s uptick in performance. — Channel NewsAsia (very annoying popups) SIA loses […]
Indonesia among most improved in terms of prosperity with world’s highest levels of volunteering: Report Indonesia is among the top five most improved countries in terms of prosperity in the world, with an exceptional ranking […]
Singapore core inflation eases to new 3-year low of 0.6% in October The latest reading was down slightly from the 0.7 per cent recorded in September, the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Ministry of […]
Indonesia Climbs to 41st in World Talent Ranking Indonesia has climbed four places to rank 41st in the world talent ranking based on a survey by Swiss-based IMD Business School, beating Thailand and the Philippines […]
Community blueprint launched in bid to end HIV transmission, AIDS in Singapore by 2030 A community blueprint to end the transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) by 2030 […]
Poverty remains major problem in Indonesia: ACT chief Poverty remains a major problem in Indonesia and concrete efforts to solve it is by being generous, according to Ahyuddin, chairman of the advisory board of ACT […]