Bukit Soeharto: This forest park in East Kalimantan could be Indonesia’s new capital After the plan to relocate the country’s capital city gained momentum following a recent Cabinet meeting, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo named Bukit […]
Cambodia’s Dam Troubles, Power Woes Seen as Arguments For More Solar Power When the lights literally went out in many parts of Cambodia in February and stayed off in some areas during the following months, […]
NSF charged for remaining outside of Singapore without valid exit permit A national serviceman was charged on Thursday (May 9) for leaving and remaining outside of Singapore without a valid exit permit for a combined […]
Indonesian Air Force to fly jet fighters to wake people for ‘sahur’ The Indonesian Air Force has announced that it will participate in the country’s tradition of waking people up during the fasting month of […]
EBA withdrawal threatens Kingdom’s bicycle industry Cambodian bicycle exports to the EU amounted to 1.52 million individual units last year valued at $331 million, according to a World Bank report released on Monday. — The […]
164,000 Singaporean adults living in private housing have no declared income About 164,000 Singaporeans live in private properties and do not declare income for the purpose of personal income tax here, said Second Minister of […]
Government steps in to force lower Indonesia airfares The Indonesian government is stepping in to cap domestic airfares after two ministerial directives and a call from the President failed to see airlines lower ticket costs. […]
World Bank Warns Cambodia Could Lose Big If Europe Trade Benefits Withdrawn Cambodia could lose as much as $600 million if the European Union decides to suspend it from a lucrative preferential trade scheme over […]
Singapore says it’s studying whether to allow digital-only banks Singapore is discussing the possibility of allowing virtual banks to operate in the city state, the Monetary Authority of Singapore said Tuesday. — The Edge Singapore […]
Indonesia’s Economic Growth Disappoints as Exports Slump Indonesia’s economic growth slowed in the first quarter amid a global slowdown that hurt the nation’s exports. — Bloomberg President Jokowi Serious about Capital City Move During a […]
World Bank: Cambodia’s Economy Achieves Robust Growth in 2018 The Cambodian economy grew 7.5 percent in 2018, according to the World Bank Cambodia Economic Update, released today. This better-than-expected growth was driven largely by the […]
Start-ups and big companies using blockchain to help fight conflict minerals Tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold, often grouped together in mining industry jargon as 3TG, are vitally important to the industrial economy, used in high-tech […]