Malaysia GDP falls to new 10-year low
Malaysia saw economic growth fell to its lowest level in 10 years amid lower private consumption and external demand as a result of a...
Malaysia’s Q4 economic growth slowest in a decade
Malaysia’s economy expanded 3.6 percent in the fourth quarter from a year earlier—the slowest pace in a decade. The slowdown is due to the lower output of...
US: Philippines’ withdrawal from VFA ‘wrong’
The decision of the Philippines to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States was a move in the wrong direction, a...
SG government and private sector fight virus together
Singapore has just confirmed 47 total cases of the Wuhan coronavirus. Several of these cases have no travel history to mainland China nor any...
Coronavirus 1, human rights 0
Last week a Chinese coronavirus “suspect” in Myanmar was hunted down near the border with China. The news story detailed the hunt for possible carriers...
Indonesia and Malaysia slam EU palm oil limits
Indonesia and Malaysia, which account for around 85 per cent of global palm oil production, have accused the European Union of unfairly targeting the...
ADB extends $2M assistance to combat coronavirus
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has shelled out $2 million in fresh funds to support efforts in combating the spread of the 2019 novel...
Southeast Asian central banks roll out anti-virus measures
Four central banks in Southeast Asia signaled aggressive policy action this week to curtail the impact of the new coronavirus. The central banks are from Indonesia, the...
Calls in Indonesia’s Aceh for cannabis to be legalised
Calls for cannabis legalisation are on the rise in the otherwise repressive Indonesian province of Aceh to boost development in areas where illicit cultivation...
AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes steps aside
Businessman Tony Fernandes is stepping aside from his post as the chief executive officer of low-cost carrier AirAsia Group amid an ongoing probe over...
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How ASEAN’s water scarcity will exacerbate the Covid-19 crisis
While the world’s attention is squarely focused on Europe as the global epicentre of the coronavirus epidemic, Southeast Asia is also well on track...
Singapore’s corona-tracking measures invite both acclaim and controversy
As the coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc around the world, Singapore has garnered praise for flattening the curve of the virus’s spread. The city-state’s...
Pilgrims gather in Indonesia despite coronavirus fears
More than 8,000 Muslim pilgrims have already gathered in Gowa, in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province, despite a formal request to postpone the event from...