Unesco names Singapore and Bandung as Creative Cities of Design

Unesco director-general Irina Bokova. Photo: UNESCO/Michel Ravassard/Wikimedia Commons.   Singapore has been named a Creative City of Design by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation...

Asean eyes Moscow free-trade deal

Radisson Blu Resort & Congress Centre, Sochi. Source: Wikimedia Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said the Asean-Russia commemorative summit could result in a free-trade deal. He...

Tsunami warning buoys fail

Memories of 2004 are still fresh in Sumatra. Source: Wikimedia All 22 tsunami warning buoys installed near low-lying islands failed to warn the authorities when...

Najib Razak’s trial deferred anew

The ongoing trial of Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) case has been deferred anew amid the conditional movement control order (CMCO). This...

Porn hacker held in Jakarta

Video taken of the "pornographic" billboard in Jakarta. Source: YouTube An Indonesian who was arrested for hacking into an electronic billboard displays in South Jakarta...

Drought exposes submerged Thai temple

Buddhists are visiting a temple in central Thailand exposed by a record drought that has caused the retreat of a reservoir which submerged the...

Indonesia coal exports return 

Indonesia is the Philippines’ main supplier of coal. Source: Flickr   Indonesia plans to resume coal exports to the Philippines after they were cancelled amid fears...

Hun Sen’s party wins regional polls 

Cambodia's ruling party has won a majority of seats in this month's regional elections.  More than 7 million people voted on June 4 with results...

Indonesia exports tumble amid global slowdown

Indonesian exports shrank at the fastest pace in 18 months in December as shipments to China and other major markets fell, leading to disappointing...

Palm-oil giant blamed for deforestation 

The world's largest palm-oil trader is being blamed for large-scale deforestation in Indonesia, despite proclaiming in 2013 that it would end tree felling, according...

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Indonesia ensures the Philippines will have a continuous coal supply to fuel its coal-fired power plants.

PH Counts on Indonesia for Steady Coal Supply

Philippines coal-fired power plants are an integral component of the country's energy mix, meeting much of their energy demands while neglecting efforts to diversify...
The Philippines will reclaim Scarborough Shoal and help local fishermen to regain their only means of living. (Ramon FVelasquez/WikimediaCommons)

Philippines Determined to Reclaim Scarborough Shoal

It's been 11 years since China claimed that Scarborough Shoal belongs to them and started occupying it. However, the Philippines is determined to push...
Philippine farmers will soon have a better, healthy, and safe vegetable production.

Australia, Philippines Collaborate to Boost and Improve Safe Vegetable Production

Vegetable production in the Philippines is a crucial sector of the country's economy. That's why it collaborates with Australia to help boost and improve...