These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today. Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world.
These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today. Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Singaporean boy drowns on cruise ship docked in LangkawiA Singaporean boy was found drowned in the pool of a cruise ship docked at the Star Cruise Jetty here, on Monday.
Earlier this month, Indonesia celebrated its National Heroes Day. The day, which falls on 10 November, is commemorated to honour all the Indonesian fighters killed and injured in the heroic Battle of Surabaya, East Java, on 10 November 1945.
These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world.Ahmad Idham clarifies Netflix censorship issueNational Film Development Corporation (Finas) chief executive officer Ahmad Idham Ahmad Nadzri yesterday clarified the issue surrounding his suggestion that digital content on streaming platforms such as Netflix be regulated. “What I proposed was for some for
The biggest mobile payments company in Southeast Asia (SEA) is not a bank or mobile company but a ride hailing company - Grab.
Southeast Asia’s population will reach 740 million by 2035, according to the United Nations Population Division (UNDP).
These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world.Pakatan leads Barisan in pollA survey by Institut Darul Ehsan (IDE) said Pakatan Harapan (PH) was leading the race at 53 percent with Barisan Nasional trailing at 44 percent.
In Southeast Asia, the rise of e-commerce has changed how people shop. Throughout 2016, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand generated US$14.8 billion in online sales. A 2019 report from Facebook and Bain & Company found that ASEAN’s digital consumers’ spending will triple by 2025. However, traditional retail has not gone into extinction; instead, it has flourished. So much so, there is now a glut of shopping malls across Southeast Asia.
These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today. Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Thai police seize Malaysia-bound ‘ice’ worth US$12 millionThai police have foiled an attempt to smuggle one tonne of ‘ice’ (methamphetamine) worth RM50 million (US$12.02 million) into Malaysia, Thailand’s Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB) said today.Deputy NSB chief Lt Gen Pornchai Charoenwon
Southeast Asia has shown an improvement in the number of women in leadership roles. The Philippines, Vietnam and Singapore are leading in having the most women holding senior management positions, based on a 2019 report by Grant Thornton, ‘Women in Business’.
These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world.Breaking: Apparent suicide bombing hits Medan Police precinct headquartersAn explosion has occurred at the Medan Police precinct headquarters in Medan, North Sumatra, on Wednesday morning.
In a recent report, it was found that 22 million people in Indonesia suffered from chronic hunger between the years 2016 and 2018. The report also acknowledged that there was strong growth in Indonesia’s agricultural sector and the country’s overall economy over the past several decades. Despite significant strides in the sector, however, many people across the country are still engaged in traditional agriculture as they are trapped in low-paid activities.
