PM encourages Thaxang community’s organic farming Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has called on residents of Thaxang village in Vientiane’s Pakngum district to expand their organic vegetable farming, which has succeeded in contributing to improved community […]
Singapore revises up growth forecast for 2017 as Q3 GDP grows 5.2% The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) on Thursday (Nov 23) said the Singapore economy is expected to grow by 3 to 3.5 […]
PH internet becoming more affordable The country’ mobile and fixed broadband services have become more affordable in recent years, according to the latest report released by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). — Malaya Smuggled agri […]
Minimum wage hike in the pipeline A tripartite meeting held in Vientiane recently agreed to increase the minimum wage from the present 900,000 kip to 1.2 million kip a month, a senior official has confirmed. […]
Dairy industry faces uphill battle to persuade Singaporeans to drink milk The dairy industry has a battle on its hands to increase milk consumption in Singapore, with a recent report revealing that half of Singaporean […]
Foreign firms generating super-profits from PH telecom duopoly IN my column of October 30, I showed that one major reason why we have such poor telecoms in this country is because PLDT and Globe Telecom […]
Govt, development partners discuss law on climate change Government officials from the central provinces together with development partners are meeting in Vientiane to discuss the draft of a law on climate change. — Vientiane Times […]
Singapore’s final Q3 GDP in for upward revision: Economists For the third quarter, Singapore’s economy likely grew at a faster pace than what the advanced gross domestic product (GDP) figure suggested – which was already […]
China offered as 3rd telco President Duterte has offered China the “privilege” to be the Philippines’ third telecoms operator, presidential spokesman Harry Roque said yesterday. — Malaya Philippines ranks 45th in world talent competitiveness Despite […]
National Assembly passes 2018 development plan, 15 laws The National Assembly (NA) ended its 4th ordinary session on Friday after adopting the Socio-economic Development Plan, together with the budget and currency plans for 2018, and […]
Singapore Growth Could Top 3% in 2017, Prime Minister Lee Says Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says his country is expected to exceed expectations this year by recording economic growth above 3 percent. — […]
Southeast Asia’s poorest mostly Filipinos, Indonesians – ASEAN report Around 90% of the 36 million people in Southeast Asia living below the international poverty line are Filipinos and Indonesians, according to a development report released […]