Filipinos spend a third of budget for food: Study
The study also found that utilities, transportation, and food totaled 49 per cent of the expenditure share of Filipino homes in 2018.
Won weakens further despite warning against speculation
The depreciating won is a headache for households too, who may have to refinance their budget to respond to soaring food import costs.
Experts sure RMB won’t have meltdown
While the renminbi exchange rate against the US dollar touched a 23-month low, experts said it is unlikely the Chinese yuan will depreciate significantly in the rest of the year.
Multiple lawyers, tears and desperation – the drama of former Malaysia PM Najib’s week in court
It appeared that many did not expect Najib - the son of Malaysia's second prime minister and himself groomed to be premier since the age of 23 - to fall this far from grace and…
Umno leaders express sadness as Najib begins 12-year jail sentence
Vice-president Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid said, “As a friend in Umno, whatever happens, his service, work and dedication to the party cannot be denied”.
Hundreds of loan shark victims nationwide come forward with complaints
As many as 60 victims have been regularly demonstrating at Maitighar, rain or shine, demanding tough actions against the moneylenders.
Three arrested over forced labour case in Cambodia
The victims – 35 Vietnamese males and five females – told the police that they were lured to Cambodia to work, with the promise of "easy work, high salary".
UN General Assembly chief hails Cambodia’s peacekeeping achievements
He also expressed his appreciation and commended PM Hun Sen for having brought peace to Cambodia by leaving no one behind and not taking revenge.
Kidney patient enters world of under-the-table payoffs
In a recently publicized case of suspected organ trafficking, a living donor kidney transplant was conducted overseas with a Tokyo-based nonprofit organization acting as an…
Classic ’80s, ’90s Japanese sports cars soar in price, some nearly quadrupling
This appears to have been prompted by the desire among middle-aged people to drive classic sports cars they once sought.