Population growth
Massive Yangon city expansion renders Naypyitaw pointless
Myanmar’s business capital of Yangon will see a massive expansion to accommodate its growing population and make the city more business-friendly and livable, the...
Philippine population to reach 107 million this year
The Filipino population will reach 107 million this year, which is up from the 100-million breakthrough back in July 2014 and up from 105.53...
Philippine population to hit 100 million
By the reckoning of a population expert, the Philippine population will hit 100 million this Sunday, July 27. The figure was based on population...
Malaysia’s population hits 30 million
The Malaysian Statistics Department said that Malaysia's population is hitting 30 million "this week", and the population has more than tripled since the department...
Indonesia’s population could reach 500 million by 2060
Indonesia’s fast-growing population could reach 500 million by 2060, according to the statistics bureau for East Java province, creating problems in education, employment and...
ASEAN’s growing population: Many new mouths to feed
ASEAN's overall population is exploding. Whether this is good or bad is dependent on the country. While large populations can be viewed as adding...
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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...