Indonesia March inflation slows to below central bank target Indonesia’s annual inflation rate slowed a touch more than expected in March to slip below the central bank’s target range for the first time in three […]
Cambodia agrees lease for Turkish power ship Cambodia succeeded in negotiations to lease a 200MW Turkish power ship to meet electricity demands in Phnom Penh, amid a nearly 400MW electricity shortage nationwide, Prime Minister Hun […]
Singapore prepares sweeping law to fight ‘online falsehoods’ Singapore is close to passing a law that could force websites to run government “correction notices” alongside content it deems false, and the new rules are likely […]
Indonesia’s digital economy sees rapid growth Indonesia is one of the region’s best success stories. Despite having faced economic turmoil during the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997 under the authoritarian Suharto regime, Indonesia is today […]
PM Hun Sen Orders Commerce Minister to Consider Complaints to WTO on EU’s Tax on Rice Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered commerce minister Pan Sorasak to consider on filing complaint to World Trade Organization […]
Beyond the core: Singapore’s office decentralisation WHEN property developer Ho Bee Land bought a commercial site at North Buona Vista Drive for S$410.99 million in 2010, observers said then that the resulting office product would […]
Jakarta disburses billions for child nutrition program The Jakarta administration has disbursed Rp 324 billion (US$22.7 million) for a child nutrition program to be implemented at state elementary schools across the province. — The Jakarta […]
Environment Ministry responds to deforestation claim Environment Ministry spokesman Neth Pheaktra yesterday responded to public criticism blaming deforestation as the major factor for high temperatures in the Kingdom. — Khmer Times Cambodia / Ready for […]
Singapore will invest $724 million in technology transformation Singapore will allocate $724 million under a current plan to transform its economy into one that relies more on fields such as research and on companies that […]
Deforestation triggering natural calamities in Indonesia Palm oil production in Indonesia has been held responsible for cutting down vast swathes of tropical forests and killing biodiversity. Now, deforestation may also be the reason why the […]
Chinese tourists to Cambodia up 31.7 pct in first two months of 2019 Some 418,572 Chinese tourists visited Cambodia in the first two months of 2019, up 31.7 percent over the same period last year, […]
Singapore to have more CBD living, go underground to free space The garden city of Singapore wants to be even more green. It also wants more homes in its central business district, and plans to […]