State mortgage provider to disburse Rp 1.7t for low-cost houses State-owned mortgage financing company PT Sarana Multigriya Finansial (SMF) has allocated Rp 1.7 trillion (US$119.28 million) for government-subsidized housing loans. — The Jakarta Post Bali’s […]
Senate allots P68 billion for unfunded laws ADOPTING Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto’s amendment, senators agreed to set aside P68 billion in the proposed 2019 national budget to bankroll unfunded laws set for enactment, […]
Commission approves three-year tariffs on rice from Cambodia and Myanmar The EU will impose tariffs on rice from Cambodia and Myanmar in order to curb a surge in “damaging” imports, the European Commission has confirmed. […]
Indonesia`s poverty rate expected to reach nine percent: minister Indonesia has been striving to reduce its poverty rate that is expected to reach nine percent by the end of this year, National Development Planning Minister […]
GDP growth picks up to 6.8% in 2018 fourth quarter — Moody’s unit Philippine economic growth likely picked up in the fourth quarter of last year after slumping in the third quarter due to higher […]
EU Rice Tariffs ‘A Weapon to Kill Cambodian Farmers’ The Ministry of Commerce has expressed regret over the EU’s imposed tariff on Cambodian rice; and considers the measure “a weapon to kill Cambodian farmers”. — […]
Capital inflows reach Rp 14.75t as of Thursday Bank Indonesia (BI) has recorded that capital inflows into the country totaled Rp 14.57 trillion (US$1.03 billion) in the period from Jan. 1 to Thursday. — The […]
Evacuations ordered as ‘Amang’ nears landfall Authorities have ordered mandatory evacuations in areas prone to floods and landslides, and the suspension of classes in Bicol region, particularly in Camarines Sur and Albay provinces, as Tropical […]
Indonesian Presidential Campaign Heats up With First Debate Echoing the campaign tactics of Donald Trump, former Indonesian Gen. Prabowo Subianto says his country, the world’s third-largest democracy, is in dire shape and he is the […]
Government to use 3D technology in offshore oil exploration Ministry of Environment officials on Tuesday agreed to the use of 3D Seismic Exploration to search for oil and gas in the seas off the Cambodian […]
PHL attracts $1.204 billion in ‘hot money’ last year THE Philippines proved to be an attractive destination for short-term foreign investments, as foreign portfolio investments (FPI) returned to the inflow territory in 2018, according to […]
The University of Malaya (UM) has garnered the top spot in the Times Higher Education (THE) Emerging Economies University Rankings 2019 (EEU2019) for Asean universities. Leaping nine places over its global EEU2019 ranking of 27 […]