Reluctantly, Indonesia may open door to medicinal marijuana
While Western countries have relaxed restrictions on marijuana in recent years, it is still largely considered to be a dangerous drug in most Southeast Asian countries.
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2022 deficit to drop below 4% despite subsidy hike: Indonesia government
The growth in revenue was largely due to surging commodity prices and recovery in tax collection as the domestic economy rebounded.
No word from Malaysia on when chicken export ban will be lifted
34 per cent of Singapore's chicken supply comes from Malaysia, with most of those chickens imported live and slaughtered locally.
With workplace deaths on the rise again, S’pore could do with a fresh look on safety
27 workers, both local and foreign, died in the first six months of 2022 - double that of the same period in 2019 and the most since 2016.
Licenses of palm oil millers will be revoked if they refuse to resume operations: Minister
Some palm oil millers had apparently suspended production following a dramatic plunge in the price of the edible oil.
Indonesia may not meet EU demand for coal
Previously, Germany was said to have asked for around 150 million tons of coal from Indonesia, but the ministry said there was no formal agreement to that request.
In yet another hike, Pakistan jacks up petrol price by nearly Rs15
Minister of State for Petroleum Musadiq Malik said the government had to take tough decisions to steer the country out of the crisis.
Worsening inflation outlook fuels sharper rate hike bets for South Korea
The monthly increase observed in the survey is also the largest gain seen since the Bank of Korea began compiling data in 2008.
G7 to work to ‘develop a price cap’ on Russian oil: US official
The plan aims to starve the Kremlin of its "main source of cash", US national security advisor, Jake Sullivan, said.
Watered-down G-7 climate commitments dismay activists
G-7 leaders, prompted partly by the energy crisis, have granted a host of stays and exceptions to climate protection goals.