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Indonesia resumes construction of sea wall to protect Jakarta
In what could be a role model for Bangkok, the Indonesian government decided to resume with the planned construction of a sea wall plus...
Smart water management needed for Asian cities
Key to the success of Asia's megacities will be smart urban water management, Lisa Hook, a senior program officer for The Asia Foundation’s Environment...
Deadly fire in Bangladesh garment factory (video)
At least nine people have been killed in a fire at a garment factory in the Bangladeshi town of Gazipur, 40 kilometers north of the...
Austrian documentary shows life of Bangladeshi textile workers (video)
A new documentary, The Hands that sew your Shirt by Austrian filmmaker Thomas Haunschmid and funded by the Austrian chapter of CARE, a global...
Bangladesh bank opens in Kuala Lumpur
In order to tap the lucrative $1 billion remittance market of Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia, Bangladesh's City Bank Ltd has opened a branch in...
Next Cambodia textile factory collapses
A collapsing structure injured 23 workers on May 19 at a Cambodian factory producing garments for H&M, among others, police said, the latest incident...
Pressure mounts on textile chains (video)
After two recent disasters in Bangladesh's textile industry that left more than 1,000 workers dead, global textile discounters are increasingly coming under pressure by...
Next disaster in Dhaka clothing factory
Eight people were killed when a fire swept through a clothing factory in Bangladesh, police and an industry association official said on May 9,...
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Thailand considers legalising casinos
Thailand is considering allowing casino operations in the country, ending a decade-long ban of gambling that covers all forms except the state lottery and...
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Union Bank named preferred bidder for Citibank’s Philippine assets
Union Bank of the Philippines has been named as preferred bidder by Citibank for the latter’s consumer banking division in the Philippines, Bloomberg News...