
Singapore’s core inflation falls in February
Economists said Singapore's inflation will continue to ease in the months ahead, with a chance that consumer prices might even drop if the global economy takes a sharp turn downwards.
Economists said Singapore's inflation will continue to ease in the months ahead, with a chance that consumer prices might even drop if the global economy takes a sharp turn downwards.
The sub-web, titled “Cuba y Vietnam: Lo del andar” (Cuba and Vietnam: Shared Journeys), launched on March 24, aspires to be the most vivid living museum of this time-honoured friendship.
H5N1 influenza normally spreads between sick poultry, but it can sometimes spread from poultry to humans.
The US withdrawal from the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) will not reduce the nine other countries' commitment to support Indonesia to achieve the net-zero target date by 2060.
The EV sales in Malaysia jumped from 850 in 2021 to 2,631 units in 2022, 10,159 units in 2023, and 14,800 units in 2024.
While climate change contributed to warmer temperatures, climate variability in 2024 also played a role, according to the Singaporean National Environment Agency.
The Indonesian government has implemented measures to ensure stable prices and adequate supplies before Ramadan and particularly for Idul Fitri. Essential commodities including rice, cooking oil, sugar, and meat have seen increased supply to meet heightened holiday demand.
Hiroshima-based Fukuyama Transporting is training driver candidates in Vietnam and offering language courses and driving tests. It plans to hire 15 long-haul drivers around summer 2026.
Indonesia's Cheap Food Movement (GPM) programme focuses on stabilising consumer-level prices for essential commodities like rice, cooking oil, and bird's eye chilis, offering them at prices within the government's retail price ceiling.
The exercises will focus on enhancing combined operations between their armies, large-scale manoeuvres, live-fire exercises and territorial defence.
Resilient domestic demand and ongoing investment activity are expected to help the Malaysian economy to grow 4.5-5.5% this year.
The new sovereign fund is Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's key vehicle to achieve his 8% growth target by 2029 by managing all shares of state-owned enterprises and reinvesting the dividends in commercial projects.
Thailand's economy has shown signs of a strong recovery since 2024, driven primarily by growth in exports, tourism, and investment projects.
Indonesia's Ministry of Social Affairs has identified over 200 potential sites for the establishment of people’s schools (Sekolah Rakyat), a programme designed to provide free, quality education to children from economically disadvantaged families.
Under the theme "The Value of River: Linking Culture and Natural Tourism," the three-day event attracted a large number of local and foreign visitors.
Director-General Pinsai Suraswadi expressed concern that many young earners, including e-commerce vendors, influencers, and product reviewers, have never filed income tax returns.
Shahab noted that the volcanic eruption had begun affecting airport operations since March 21 morning from 8:45am, although the airport's airspace in South Bali remained safe.
As the Thai Government stays committed to combating these offences, strong moves have been taken to fight call centre scams and transnational crimes.
Vietnam and Malaysia are emerging as key destinations for greenfield investment as China's share declines, Moody's said.
The Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) celebrated its 70th founding anniversary with a grand ceremony held in Vientiane on March 22.
This year, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has requested cooperation from many city landmarks by switching off their lights for the hour, including the Emerald Buddha Temple, the Grand Palace, the Temple of Dawn, the Giant Swing, Rama VIII Bridge and the Temple of the Golden Mount in Bangkok.
Indonesia and Australia will advance shared development priorities, strengthen people-to-people ties, and deepen cooperation in regional defence and security.
Thailand is offering a guarantee for loans for pickup trucks, a key segment of the country’s car manufacturing industry.
Exports, a key driver of Southeast Asia's second-largest economy, jumped 14.0% in February from a year earlier, above a forecast rise of 9.7% in a Reuters poll and following January's 13.6% increase.
The digital economy's GDP growth rate is forecast to be 2.6 times higher than Thailand's overall GDP expansion this year.