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Laos’ Hydropower Boom Comes at a High Environmental Cost

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Laos , Jan 27, 2025 Laos has emerged as a major player in Southeast Asia’s energy landscape, aggressively expanding its hydropower capacity to meet...

Indonesian bank trims rates to head off coronavirus impact

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The central bank of Indonesia has cut its interest rates by 25 basis points to 4.75% to prevent the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak that hammers the country’s travel, tourism and trade industries. Although Indonesia has not reported any confirmed case of the deadly virus, officials are worried about the fallout from the epidemic. The closure […]

Philippines declares health emergency, cancels public events amid coronavirus

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared a “state of public health emergency” on Monday as the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) started spreading in the country’s...

OPEC advances meeting to discuss oil price cuts amid coronavirus

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Originally scheduled in March, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies decided to convene earlier to evaluate the sharp decline in oil...

TikTok Shop Ban in Indonesia Spurs E-commerce Rethink

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Indonesia , Oct 04, 2023 Indonesia has officially banned TikTok Shop, citing concerns over unfair trade practices, data protection, and competition with local platforms. The...

Coronavirus hobbles supply chains of Japanese firms in Southeast Asia and India

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A survey conducted by Japanese news agency NNA showed that two-thirds of the country’s firms that operate businesses in the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand...

Yu Syndicate Directors swindle RM800 million from Rapid Synergy

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Discover how the Yu Syndicate, led by brothers Yu Kuan Chon and Yu Kuan Huat, allegedly swindled RM800 million from Rapid Synergy Shareholders through land scams involving Malaysian public companies YNH Property BHD and Rapid Synergy BHD.

Norwegian oil giant cancels plan to drill in Great Australian Bight

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Equinor, a Norwegian multinational energy company, announced that it has abandoned its plan to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight for reasons that it is “not commercially competitive.” The oil and gas giant was given a green light to start its exploratory drills, at a depth of 2.5 kilometers in South Australia’s coastline, […]

Toyota, Honda oppose U.S. House electric vehicle tax plan

Toyota, Honda oppose U.S. House electric vehicle tax plan

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Toyota Motor Corp and Honda Motor Co criticized a proposal by Democrats in the US House Representatives. The proposal was to give an additional...

Philippines Denies Commitment to Remove Grounded Warship Amidst China’s Claims

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August 10, 2023 MANILA - The Philippines has once again refuted China's assertions, this time dismissing the claim that it pledged to remove a long-standing...
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