ASEAN

No more babies for ASEAN?

ASEAN countries have collectively achieved remarkable economic growth, however, when it comes to fertility rates, the region has been drifting. The total fertility rate (TFR) of Southeast Asia has dropped from 5.5 in 1970 down to 2.11 in 2017. Half of the region is already facing a ‘baby bust’, where there are insufficient children to maintain the population size.

15 August 2019
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Hot off the press 

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. Singapore exports fall 14.6% in Q2 amid slowing electronics demandSingapore exports took a tumble in the second quarter, shrinking by 14.6 percent on the back of slowing global demand for electronics and sluggish trade conditions.

15 August 2019
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Malaysia Tells China To Keep It Coming!

Last week, the Malaysia-China Business Council (MCBC) hosted the Malaysia-China Belt and Road Economic Cooperation Forum 2019.“With China’s advancements in digital economy and high-tech, and with Malaysia’s strengths in primary commodity and agriculture, we anticipate that more investors from China will invest in Malaysia.

14 August 2019
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Hot off the press

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. Brace for even more warmer daysMalaysians can expect “higher than normal” temperatures within the next two months caused by the El Nino phenomenon.Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Centre for Earth Sciences and Environment chairman Professor Dr Fredolin Tangang said the “weak El Nino” had affecte

14 August 2019
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Hot off the press

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. Widening roads costly, says expertExperts believe that improving public transportation is one of the most important ways of easing traffic flow on highways during festive seasons.

13 August 2019
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Stopping human trafficking in Lao

Recently, students from secondary schools and the National University of Laos met in Vientiane to learn about human trafficking and, especially, how to counter trafficking in persons under the rule of international law.

11 August 2019
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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. Govt urged to use social media to reach out to peopleChanges need to be made on how the government disseminates information to the public so that official communications may be more efficient.

9 August 2019
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Today’s waste is tomorrow’s energy

Global waste is expected to grow to 3.40 billion tonnes by 2050, more than double the population growth over the same period. According to a 2018 World Bank report, ‘What a Waste 2.0’ on solid waste management, the East Asia and Pacific region generates most of the world’s waste, at 23 percent.Landfills have been the cheapest method of disposal but the rapid growth of waste is making it harder to manage.

8 August 2019
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Hot off the press

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. Janda Baik villagers say ecotourism project will harm their way of lifeVillagers are protesting against future development in the area as it will erode cultural and traditional values as well as disrupt the people’s way of life. It was understood that the project under the Janda Baik

8 August 2019
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ASEAN in View: Zee Avi

Zee Avi is a Malaysian singer-songwriter from the small beach town of Miri, in Sarawak on the island of Borneo. She was first discovered on YouTube and was signed on to a record company, Brushfire Records.

7 August 2019
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Hot off the press

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. SAR for Nora enters third day; search area expandedThe search and rescue (SAR) operation to find the 15-year-old Irish girl who went missing from a resort here has entered its third day.

7 August 2019
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Paternity leave in ASEAN

It is a universal assumption that mothers are the ones who take care of children, but more fathers are now taking time off to look after their new-born babies and their partners soon after childbirth.

6 August 2019
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