Malacanang nixes foreign funding of PH media Malacañang is opposed to the foreign funding of some media entities especially when such resources are supposedly used to “demonize” the government. — Tempo Economic cluster to review […]
Electricity imports to drop, exports to drive growth in Laos The amount of electricity imported by Laos is likely to drop in 2019 as the country witnesses a surge in electricity generation, local daily Vientiane […]
Indonesia Has a Grand $412 Billion Plan to Rebuild the Country Indonesia is drafting ambitious plans for more than $400 billion in building projects, from constructing 25 airports to new power plants, as the government […]
Powering up & switching on: TFSEP2019 to focus on Philippines energy security Like many other Asean member states the Philippines is rapidly running out of electricity. Demand is expected to more than double to more […]
Like many other Asean member states the Philippines is rapidly running out of electricity. Demand is expected to more than double to more than over 40,000 megawatts (MW) by 2040, propelled by a rapidly growing […]
Laos Dam Collapse Blamed on Substandard Construction Poor construction methods, with soil used in place of concrete, are now being blamed for a fatal hydropower dam collapse last year in Laos in what has been […]
Prabowo Says He Will Reject Fraudulent Election Result Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto said he will reject the official election result set to be announced by the General Elections Commission, or KPU, on May 22, arguing […]
Deficit-to-GDP ratio eases to 2.1% in Q1 The national government’s fiscal deficit as a share of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) narrowed in the first quarter as expenditure effort declined due to the delay […]
President Rodrigo Duterte blamed the nation’s lawmakers over the weekend for the country’s sluggish gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the first three months of this year. Speaking at a Hugpong ng Pagbabago’s (HNP) miting […]
Laos lowers target for trade value with South Korea Laos has reduced its trade value target including for both imports and exports with South Korea this year compared to the figure for last year after […]
Indonesia to Unveil Sharia Economic Master Plan Indonesia will aim to push interest-free Islamic banking into the mainstream and boost domestic production of halal (permissible) foods, products and services when the world’s most populous Muslim-majority […]
SC orders government to comment over writ of kalikasan The Supreme Court (SC) gave the government yesterday (May 14) 10 days to comment on the protection order issued to protect, preserve and rehabilitate the marine […]