‘Bank Secrecy Law should exempt public officials’ Public officials should be exempted from coverage of the Bank Secrecy Law to effectively fight corruption, Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate, said on Sunday. — The Manila […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Australia’s new strategy towards Asean When Australia looks to the north, what does it see? Southeast Asia, of course. But the region is no longer the […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Sreypov Men @MenSreypov Uber will continue investing heavily in SE Asia even as it expects to lose money Uber Technologies Inc’s chief executive pledged to continue investing aggressively in […]
Death, Destruction & Economic Wins: Duterte’s First Year in Review The first year of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration was marked by sustained GDP growth of 6.7 per cent — the second highest in the […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Sreypov Men @MenSreypov Thailand ranks high in SE Asia e-commerce Thailand’s mobile traffic is the second-highest in Southeast Asia, research by iPrice shows, collating data from more 1,000 eCommerce […]
Philippines to court: Declare communist groups as terrorists Justice officials asked a court Wednesday to formally designate the Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing, the New People’s Army, as terrorist groups in […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Sreypov Men @MenSreypov Is Southeast Asia really in an arms race? While countries in many parts of the world are reducing their military spending, Southeast Asian countries are bucking […]
Duterte bans Rappler reporters from presidential palace The president of the Philippines has ordered that two journalists be banned from entering the presidential palace, an act one Filipino reporters’ rights group described as “appalling and […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Sreypov Men @MenSreypov Indonesia and Singapore to boost cooperation in investment and vocational education Indonesia and Singapore have agreed to boost cooperation in investment and vocational education, especially in […]
Philippines: HIV cases up 3,147 percent in 10 years New HIV cases continued to increase in the Philippines in 2017, with a 3,147 percent surge since 2007, according to an Al Jazeera analysis of the […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Sreypov Men @MenSreypov ASEAN labor flows hit a wall with growing migrant crackdown Tighter restrictions on foreign labor in Malaysia and Thailand have pushed out millions of Southeast Asian […]
Philippines government exploring Alibaba’s technology solutions A Worskhop attended by senior officials in the Philippines Government presented a series of lectures on how digital technology applications can be used to, among others, empower small businesses […]