Nutrition
Southeast Asian consumers spend $3.7 billion on bubble tea beverages annually
Bubble tea connoisseurs in Southeast Asia spend $3.66 billion a year on the beverage and its many variants, a new study jointly conducted by...
German agritech startup builds vertical mega-farm in Singapore
A German startup company focusing on agricultural technology and indoor farming is nearing completion of a vertical mega-farm and research center in Singapore which...
The importance of producing MAMA noodles
Since 45 years, MAMA noodles are part of the daily diet in Thailand, and the brand is widely regarded as the queen of instant...
Cambodia stops shady breast milk export business by US firm
Cambodian authorities have stopped a Utah, US-based company with the peculiar name of Ambrosia Labs from selling human breast milk harvested from women in...
Malaysia remains fattest country in Southeast Asia
A new report once again put Malaysia at the top rank in Southeast Asia's obesity statistics. According to a report by UK-based poverty and...
Ten measures to avoid obesity
Former Director-General of Health Malaysia, Tan Sri Ismail, gives advice
Malaysia, Thailand move closer in halal business
Boosting the synergy between Malaysia and Thailand in the halal industry was the mission of Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on...
GM rice field destroyed by activists in the Philippines
Last week a large group of activists and farmers in the Philippines raided a government facility and destroyed a 1000 square meter field of...
Sarawak’s widening problem with obesity
Sarawak, unfortunately, is part of the obesity rise in Malaysia, an epidemic that can have drastic economic implications on a country’s social sector, namely upped healthcare expenditures, as well as a drop in work productivity.
Sarawak ‘not an exception’ to obesity rise
Malaysia is the most obese nation in ASEAN. Hajah Fatimah Abdullah, Sarawak's Minister of Welfare, Women and Family Development, shares her views.
Confirmed: Malaysia fattest ASEAN nation
Malaysia is the fattest country in ASEAN with its obesity rate on the rise, Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said recently.
According to...
Malaysia: Better public education against obesity
Malaysia is the most obese nation in ASEAN and is witnessing a dramatic rise in other non-communicable diseases. Inside Investor ask an expert why.
Wealthy waists: The role of fast food in Southeast Asia
The economic rise of Southeast Asia has given vast swathes of the developing world increased disposable income to dine out more frequently and experiment with new tastes, such as KFC and burgers, writes Justin Calderon.
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...