Preceding US-China trade war may help cushion COVID-19s effect on Asean
The COVID-19 pandemic is first and foremost a human tragedy. Measures introduced to deal with…
Mayday, mayday, mayday: “It’s apocalypse now” for Asia-Pacific airlines — IATA Boss
The future of civil aviation across Asean and the wider Asia Pacific region looks grim…
Philippine banks roll-out relief to ease COVID-19 financial pain
Banks across the Philippines have begun rolling out a range of measures aimed at easing…
Indonesia’s KPK’s anti-corruption future is grim
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is an anomaly in Indonesia’s corrupt institutional environment. As the…
COVID-19: Into the abyss as global recession looms (video)
The declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO) represents nothing…
COVID-19 in Asean: Thai Airways axes flights to 7 international destinations
Thai Airways International (THAI) is the latest regional carrier to feel the effects of the…
Red faces: Senate tongue lashings sees LTFRB backflip on habal-habal trial (video)
Road traffic bureaucrats in the Philippines have performed a dramatic backflip on a decision announced…
Duterte ramps up media oppression as The Nightcrawlers focuses on media defiance (video)
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has doubled down on his war of words with the Philippines…
Cambodia taxpayers to see E-filing system in new year as collections rocket
Cambodia’s General Department of Taxation (GDT) is set to begin rolling out an electronic tax…
New regulations could see Asean produce piling up on China wharfs
The new year is set to bring a whole bunch of new hurdles for the…
Improving Indonesia’s rice production through improved data collection
In rural Indonesia rice accounts for almost one-quarter of the total expenditures of the poor.…
Countdown to 2nd India-Asean InnoTech Summit
India might have walked away from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), but that shouldn’t…
Indo-Pacific gets an extra $68 mln for transparency as US investment soars
The United States has pledged an additional $68 million for new programmes under the Indo…
Thai Union Group unaffected by US GSP cut
The decision by US President Donald Trump to cut Thailand’s access to preferential trade concessions…
Trump’s GSP seafood cut gives Thailand 2020 GDP an early whack (video) *updated
The struggling Thailand economy received an unexpected whack for the year ahead yesterday (Oct 26)…
PM focuses on Phnom Penh’s mounting trash woes – Cintri to lose monopoly
One of the lasting impressions many visitors to the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, are left…