Philippines
Philippines has lowest female labour participation in Southeast Asia
Women in jobs or seeking work in the Philippines made up less
than half the female working-age population...
Majority of Filipinos content with bloody anti-drug campaign
A great majority in a representative poll amongst 1,200 Filipinos is satisfied with President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody...
Relaxed working spots: The ten best Coffices in Makati City
Holding office in a coffee shop, aka a “coffice”, is a great way to filter out the distractions of home and boost...
The Philippines launches its own space agency
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a new law on August 8 to establish the Philippine Space...
Tourism arrivals in Philippines, Cambodia jump
Tourism arrivals have been significantly rising in both the Philippines and Cambodia in the first half of...
Philippines approves new $14.5-billion international airport for Manila
The Philippine government approved a plan to build a new $14.5-billion international airport for Metro Manila that...
Tourism arrivals in the Philippines show rising trend
The Philippines welcomed 7.13 million international tourist arrivals last year, a record surpassing the 6.62 million visitors...
Possible US outsourcing ban could hit Philippine BPO industry hard
A plan by US President Donald Trump to punish US firms
outsourcing jobs abroad or even ban the...
Chinese firms keen on investment in Subic Bay shipyard, Clark air base
View over Subic Bay with Hanjin's shipyard in the background © Arno Maierbrugger
Chinese businesses are seeking...
Tourism arrivals on the upswing in the Philippines
International visitor arrivals to the Philippines grew by more than seven per cent to 2.2 million in...
Thailand tourism arrivals, spending drop for the first time in years
Thailand for the first time since 2014 – the year of the latest
military coup – is faced...
Happiness dropped in Thailand, Malaysia: UN report
The newly released World Happiness Report 2019 by the United Nations shows that most Southeast Asian countries...
Go-Jek denied entry to the Philippines
The Philippine transport regulator Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on March 19 rejected an appeal...
Manila runs dry as water utility wrestles to maintain supply
Customers of Manila Water Company, Inc, a water utility which is part of Philippine business conglomerate Ayala Corp., are faced with more supply shortages...
Philippines drowning in plastic bag waste
The Philippines has a growing environmental problem with waste from plastic bags, with 164 million mostly non-recyclable pieces being thrown away by Filipinos on...
Manila tops global luxury property index
The Philippine capital Manila surprisingly tops the new ranking of price appreciation of luxury property globally, compiled by international real estate company Knight Frank...
Construction to start for Metro Manila’s first subway stations
A consortium of Japanese and Filipino firms has bagged the contract to design and build the first three stations of the Metro Manila subway...
Bangkok now second most expensive city to live in Southeast Asia
Thailand’s capital Bangkok has now become the second most expensive city to live in within ASEAN, only beaten by Singapore, according to a new...
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Thai property market’s heavy discounts get steeper
A combination of oversupply built up over the past few years, a lack of buyers due to...
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In search of a few good men, and women
By Firoz Abdul Hamid
Emir Abdul Qadir Al-Jazairi was a truly unusual leader, one the world is so...