Pursuant to Republic Act No. 11469 entitled “Bayanihan to Heal as One Act”, the suspension of acceptance of installment payments for the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) properties…
Preliminary data show that domestic liquidity (M3) grew by 13.3 percent year-on-year to about ₱13.1 trillion in March. This was faster than the 10.9-percent expansion in February. On…
The BSP Department of Economic Research projects May 2020 inflation to settle within the 1.9 – 2.7 percent range. Higher domestic oil prices as well as the…
General
May 28, 2020
0Britain’s ambassador to North Korea says the embassy has temporarily closed in the autocratic regime due to strict coronavirus restrictions.
“The British Embassy in Pyongyang closed temporarily on…
May 28, 2020
0Nguyen Hung usually tends to rice paddies in central Vietnam, unaware that, fewer than 30 centimeters below the soil, cluster bombs still lurk decades after the U.S. scattered…
May 28, 2020
0Indonesia added its weight to recent diplomatic moves by ASEAN members opposing Beijing’s claims in the South China Sea, sending a rare diplomatic note to the head of…
Lifestyle
May 16, 2020
0KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — Former headmaster of Sekolah Kebangsaan Jalan 3, Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor, Nor Hainei Abu Bakar was named the recipient of the National Eminent…
March 4, 2020
0Cambodia celebrated the 22nd National Culture Day with the show of traditional music and dances on Tuesday. Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen attended the event, which…
January 18, 2020
0Dr Maliki Osman,Mayor, South East District,Mr Seah Kian Peng,Grassroots Adviser for Marine Parade GRC,Mr Saktiandi SupaatGrassroots Adviser for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC,Ladies and gentlemen,IntroductionI am very happy to join…
Science
March 7, 2020
0Laos is still free from COVID-19, with 53 suspected cases testing negative, Deputy Minister of Health Phouthone Muongpak told foreign diplomats on Thursday. Laos has an adequate surveillance…
March 7, 2020
0The Asian Development Bank (ADB) established a new office in Singapore on Thursday, to deepen efforts to collaborate on some of the most pressing development challenges facing Asia…
March 7, 2020
0Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Thursday welcomed groups representing farmers, civil society and independent entrepreneurs to make use of the government’s latest program called “Have Problems, Consult…
Self Care
May 29, 2020
0On 28 May 2020, Permanent Secretary Chee Wee Kiong of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Singapore and Vice Minister Luo Zhaohui of the Ministry…
May 29, 2020
0KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — Malaysia is prepared to collaborate with Turkey to develop COVID-19 vaccine and related medicines, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said.
Muhyiddin said…
May 27, 2020
0The worldwide death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic has surpassed 350,000.
The milestone comes as South Korea announced Wednesday its highest number of new cases in 49 days. …