Inflation under control: Jakarta
Indonesia food prices are pushing up inflation. Source: Pixabay
Inflationary pressure is expected to remain a low priority for the Bank Indonesia (BI) after a...
Myanmar farmers protest at Chinese copper mine
Protests have been taking place at Letpadaung for years. Source: Flickr
Hundreds of villagers in Myanmar protested against the resumption of operations at a Chinese-backed...
Baht bounces after king’s death
Thais are dressing largely in black. Source: YouTube
Thailand's currency has strengthened against the US dollar for a second day running as the stock market...
Malaysia’s billionaire list shrinks
Ananda Krishnan: a solid second. Source: Flickr
The Malaysian rich list saw the number of billionaires shrink from 16 in 2015 to 12 this year,...
Obama’s coalition fails to block Beijing bulldozer
Vietnam People's Naval Infantry march on the Spratly Islands. Few analysts believe the Vietnamese can repeat their 1979 defeat of the Chinese. Source: Wikimedia
In...
Jakarta unveils tax amnesty
Indonesian Finance Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro. Source: Wikimedia
Jakarta has started to introduce its new tax amnesty programme as it seeks to boost tax revenues and...
Turnbull tries to rebuild Indonesia relations
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull
Australia's new prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, made a half-day visit to Indonesia on Thursday to hold talks with President Joko...
Wa rebels leave Panglong
Wa-Bang, northern Shan State. Source: Wikimedia
One of Myanmar's most powerful rebel armies has walked out of the so-called Panglong peace conference.
Representatives of the heavily...
Singapore Airshow sales fall from 2014
Boeing's 787-9 Dreamliner. Source: Wikimedia
Airbus and Boeing announced that only modest aircraft deals were secured at the Singapore Airshow 2016, suggesting demand has fallen...
18 die in Javan traffic chaos
Java has disastrous traffic problems. Source: Flickr
Around 18 people died while waiting in Indonesian traffic in a 20km queue ahead of the Eid al-Fitr...
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