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Indonesian rupiah expected to outperform Asian currencies through end-2021
Indonesia’s currency, the rupiah, is likely poised to become Asia's best-performing currency for the rest of the year as rising commodity prices are pushing...
Dispute about ‘stolen’ Cambodian oil could take years, lawyers say
The legal dispute about who is the rightful owner of the Cambodian oil that has been “stolen” by an oil tanker after Singaporean oil...
Cambodia’s stolen oil resurfaces in Indonesian waters
Indonesia's navy said on August 25 that it has seized a tanker and its crew who were wanted on charges of stealing nearly 300,000...
Indonesia wants to phase out fuel-powered motorcycles
112 million motorbikes in Indonesia are constantly blowing fumes in the air
Indonesia has started a project to...
Cambodia’s largest hydropower dam under fire for destroying livelihoods
The Lower Sesan 2 dam has flooded large parts of an area in northeastern Cambodia
A massive Chinese-financed...
Cambodia officially ends its short-lived oil production venture
Cambodia on August 1 officially ended its short-lived foray into the oil production business after the exploration...
Myanmar’s electricity sector close to collapse as people refuse to pay their bill
The electricity sector in Myanmar is close to becoming the next collateral damage case of the February...
Vietnamese denim manufacturer launches sustainable “factory-farm”
Rendering of Saitex's new denim plant in Vietnam
Saitex, a Vietnam-based denim manufacturer which describes itself as a...
Cambodia kicks off first commercial gold production
Shortly after it turned out that Cambodia’s dream of becoming an oil-producing nation won’t fulfil in the...
Mitsubishi to invest in Laos’ first wind farm, largest in Southeast Asia
Japan’s industry conglomerate Mitsubishi Corporation will invest in a 600-megawatt wind farm in Laos, the country’s first...
Cambodia’s short oil dream ends as exploration firm collapses
Cambodia’s dream of becoming an oil-producing nation had a rude awakening as the company commissioned with the...
Indonesia partners with LG to set up electric vehicle battery plant for $1.2 billion
Indonesia’s state-owned Indonesia Battery Corporation and South Korean conglomerate LG Group joined forces to build a new...
Indonesia creates new ministry of investment
Skyline of Jakarta
Indonesia’s government established a new Ministry of Investment on April 28 to make it more...
Cambodia’s oil wealth dreams hitting a wall
Oil platform in the Apsara oil field offshore Cambodia
Cambodia’s hopes for prosperity from the exploitation of an...
Indonesia sets up state holding for electric vehicle battery production
Electric vehicle batteries are expected to become a huge industry in the years to come
Indonesia is aiming...
Singapore completes one of world’s largest floating solar power plants
The new solar farm of off the coast of Woodlands in northern Singapore
Singapore-based solar energy provider Sunseap...
The Women Rocking Top Glove: When Glass Ceilings are Broken
“You know there was a Harvard University study...
Cambodia to open “smart farming” center
Smart farming could improve productivity and yields for Cambodian farmers
Cambodia in a cooperation with the South Korean...
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Malaysian doctor creates world’s first unisex condom
Malaysia has come in the news for a rather unconventional, but nevertheless quite practical innovation: the world’s first unisex condom.
According to an October 28...
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Thai fruit growers seek to use Laos-China railway as ‘durian express’
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