BIZ-FINANCE: Manila – PH external debt hits $73.2B in Q1
THE country’s outstanding external debt totaled $73.2 billion at the end of the first quarter, expanding from the end of
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BIZ-MEDIA: Washington – AT&T wins court approval to buy Time Warner over Trump opposition
From AT&T and Time Warner to the hot pursuit of 21st Century Fox and Sky, media mergers are in full
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OP-ED Biz-Editorial: Businesses should reduce plastic use to secure a greener, better Myanmar
In Myanmar, plastic waste put tourists off in Ngapali, they are a blot on the landscape in Bagan and they
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ECONOMY-DEBTS: Jakarta – Indonesian media applauds Malaysians’ response to Tabung Harapan
Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng receives a mock cheque for Tabung Harapan Malaysia at the Ministry of Finance in Putrajaya
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BIZ-COLUMN: OPINION By Invitation – Good design is good business – Beh Swan Gin For The Straits Times
From a portable ultrasound scanner to Bluetooth-enabled toothbrushes that encourage children to brush their teeth, the field of design thinking
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ASEAN BIZ-MANUFACTURING: Manila – Philippines manufacturing sector lodges 2nd best performance in ASEAN in May
MANILA, Philippines — Manufacturing conditions in ASEAN improved in May despite persisting cost inflation pressures, with Philippine factories registering the
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BIZ-SOCIETY: Hong Kong – Bag maker Samsonite’s CEO resigns after short-seller report
Samsonite products are displayed at a store in Hong Kong. – AP . . HONG KONG (AP) – Luggage maker
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ASEAN BIZ-STOCK MARKET: Hong Kong – Asian markets mostly down as US tariffs spark new trade war fears
A man looks at an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo. –
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TRAVEL-TRANSPORT: KUALA LUMPUR – End of toll collection at KL-Seremban Expressway, Salak Expressway from June 1
Clementi section of the Ayer Rajah Expressway -Singapore .. (File pic) LLM in a statement today said with the termination of
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ASEAN BIZ-WOMEN-AWARD: BANGKOK – Creative Lao woman is proud winner of Outstanding Asean Women Entrepreneurs Award
Mrs Dalyvanh Sitpraxay was one of nine Lao businesswomen who received the Outstanding Asean Women Entrepreneurs Award (AWEN) 2018 in
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