BIZ-STOCK MARKET: Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) drops to 7,000, now in bear territory
THE stock market threatened to fall below 7,000 on Thursday as it cemented a drop into bear territory, with investors
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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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