Indonesia to remove some countries from free-visa list The government is planning to remove some of the 169 countries on the free-visa list, as few tourists from those countries travel to Indonesia. — The Jakarta […]
China says accord reached at last with Myanmar on oil pipeline The first tanker carrying oil to Myanmar for delivery to China was expected on April 8, however a Myanmar government official told Reuters the […]
Factory output growth seen easing to 8.7% Moody’s Analytics estimated ahead of official data that Philippine manufacturing output in February grew 8.7 percent, indicating a slowdown from a year earlier and the preceding month. — […]
Foreign Exchange Reserves Indonesia Grew in March 2017 These receipts outnumbered the exchange required for repayments of the government foreign debt and Bank Indonesia’s maturing foreign exchange bills. — Indonesia Investments Go-Jek’s food delivery beats […]
Rohingya Refugees Fearful of Forced Relocations to Hazardous ‘Thenga Chor’ Island “Forced relocations to hazardous ‘Thenga Chor’ Island could put our lives at risk” said a Rohingya refugee representative to the minister of the Relief […]
Philippines, communist rebels agree on interim ceasefire The Philippine government and communist rebels have agreed in principle on an interim ceasefire to boost ongoing peace talks aimed at ending one of the world’s longest insurgencies, […]
ADB forecasts positive turnaround for Myanmar’s economy More tourists visiting Myanmar and a growing manufacturing sector, according to ADB’s annual Asian Development Outlook. However, it says Myanmar should further tap the ASEAN Economic Community to […]
Constitutional Court Takes Away Home Affairs Ministry’s Power to Revoke Local Regulations The Constitutional Court on Wednesday (05/04) ruled that the Home Affairs Ministry can no longer revoke local regulations issued by provincial, city or […]
PEZA takes in over $4.5-billion US, Mideast investment pledges THE AGENCY in charge of economic zones bagged more than $4 billion investment pledges from the US and Middle East, following its “aggressive” investor roadshows conducted […]
Suu Kyi denies ethnic cleansing of Myanmar minority Aung San Suu Kyi has denied the ethnic cleansing of Myanmar’s Muslim minority, speaking to the BBC after the UN rights council agreed to investigate allegations against […]
Taxation Authority in Indonesia Selects SuperPad 3.3 to Collect Data With the assistance of Supergeo’s partner in Indonesia, DataScrip, the regional offices of Indonesian taxation authority recently selected SuperPad 3.3 as the mobile GIS software […]
Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia join forces to take on pirates The three Southeast Asian island nations of the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia are preparing for a joint naval operation to protect regional trade routes from piracy […]