Thailand to work with agricultural fair-trade body ‘The Cairns’
Thailand has vowed to collaborate with 19 of the world's largest agricultural exporters in taking concrete steps towards agricultural reform to secure and sustain global food…
Policy Matters
Indonesia’s poverty-reduction target in 2024 unlikely to be met: Minister
Minister Muhadjir Effendy said the country's poverty rate in 2023 was 9.36 per cent, meaning that it would take a 1.85 per cent reduction to meet the target. He pointed out that…
Nepal trekking permit goes digital
Nepal has put an end to the manual system of issuing permits, nearly seven and a half decades after the country started issuing such permits to foreign trekkers.
P350 wage hike to hit biz sector hard: Employers
President of the Employers Confederation of the Philippines says any wage increase in the formal sector would benefit only about 16 per cent of the country’s workforce, leaving…
Rohingyas being forcibly recruited by Myanmar military: Report
The report comes after the UN special rapporteur on the country said that Myanmar's ruling military junta has "doubled down" on civilian attacks while showing signs of becoming…
Former foes Agus and Moeldoko now cabinet comrades
The cabinet position signals the Democratic Party’s alignment with the Gerindra Party-led alliance supporting presumptive president-elect Prabowo Subianto, who ran alongside…
Indonesia’s health ministry to require sugar content labels on beverages
The government is also expected to impose a sweetened drink tax this year, aiming to collect Rp 4.3 trillion (US$275.5 million) in revenue.
ER admission delay leads to death of Korean cardiac arrest patient
The patient suffered heart failure on Friday and was taken away by an ambulance. The emergency workers were turned away by seven hospitals, who told them that they did not have…
South Korea to lift land use restrictions near military bases
Over 8 percent of South Korea's land area is near military installations. and has been subject to regulations requiring consultation with the military before getting local…
Bad political move not to cooperate with ICC’s probe: Human rights lawyer
President Marcos has consistently said that he does not acknowledge the jurisdiction of the ICC in the Philippines, saying that it would “open a Pandora’s box” of questions…