Manufacturing sector’s contribution to GDP above world average: Minister Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto has claimed that the contribution of the manufacturing sector to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), which is 20.5 percent, is higher […]
Duterte gov’t tally: ‘Drug war’ deaths breach 5,000-mark before 2019 Just before 2018 came to a close, President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign against illegal drugs launched on July 1, 2016 has tallied over 5,000 persons killed, […]
To mark its 57th anniversary, the human rights organisation Amnesty International Australia is sharing some of the incredible wins it secured in 2018 through its efforts to end human rights violations. Its celebratory ‘2018 wins […]
BMKG Warns Potential 6 Meter High Wave in Arafura Sea in Coming Days The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) of Ambon Pattimura Station warned the public to be aware of waves reaching 6 meters […]
‘Usman’ leaves at least 59 dead, 18 missing Regional authorities said at least 59 people are dead in the Bicol Region and Eastern Visayas in the wake of Tropical Depression Usman, which downgraded to a […]
Thousands killed as Indonesia devastated by nearly 2,000 natural disasters in 2018 The devastating tsunami that smashed through villages and beach resorts along Indonesia’s Sunda Strait, which left at least 430 dead just days before […]
NG’s budget deficit widens to P39.1 B in November The national government’s (NG) budget deficit widened in November as revenue collections moderated during the month amid the administration’s robust spending, data from the Bureau of […]
Jakarta Police propose Rp 33 billion grant to procure cameras for ETLE system The Jakarta Police have submitted to the city administration a proposal for a Rp 33 billion (US$2.2 million) grant to procure more […]
Hot money seen to end ‘18 with net outlfow of $100 million The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said it expects foreign portfolio investments or hot money to end with a $100-million net outflow in 2018, […]
False alarms of more tsunamis wreak havoc on Indonesia False rumors about another imminent tsunami caused chaos Tuesday in Indonesian villages traumatized by the series of giant waves that hit without warning over the weekend, […]
ARMM records P20-B investments in 2012-2018 THE REGIONAL Board of Investments (RBOI) of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) recorded P20.07 billion investments in the period 2012-2018. — BusinessWorld Online Govt debt payments drop […]
Hunt for survivors as Indonesian tsunami death toll nears 400 DOZENS of filled body bags were hauled away from buildings flattened by Indonesia’s volcano-triggered tsunami on Monday, as the death toll climbed to 373 and […]