Australia ends Covid isolation rule as it moves beyond ’emergency phase’
2022-09-30
After enforcing particularly tough rules, the country says its “emergency phase” is probably over.Continue Reading
Thai court to decide on PM Prayut’s future
2022-09-30
BANGKOK: Thailand’s Constitutional Court is due to deliver its verdict on Friday (Sep 30) on a case that seeks to determine whether Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has already exceeded the eight-year term limit set for his role. Prayut, who seized power in a 2014 coup before formally becoming prime ministerContinue Reading
On China, US and Israel should talk tech, not trade
2022-09-30
Despite the United States’ efforts to galvanize the West against China, competing interests between America and its closest democratic allies abound. The state of Israel is no exception: As Israel continues to develop its burgeoning, US$18 billion bilateral trade relationship with China, its international ports at Haifa and Ashdod remain persistent flashpoints between Israeli and American security experts. Since […]
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US Pacific Islands Strategy: what lies beyond
2022-09-30
The United States hosted its first ever Pacific Islands Summit in Washington this week. It was attended by heads of state or government of the Cook Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Tuvalu, while the […]
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Thai corporates need to step up sustainable supply chain network
2022-09-30
Thais and corporate citizens need to build resiliency, efficiency, and competitiveness to achieve a sustainable supply chain management network, according to Setha Thavisri, Direct Material Procurement Director, Pan International (Thailand). Pan International is an integrated and centralized procurement company under Thai Bev Group.Continue Reading
Destroyed tombstone of 138-year-old grave to be kept in museum
2022-09-30
GEORGE TOWN: Pieces of tombstone from the 138-year-old grave belonging to Foo Teng Nyong (estimated 1816 to 1874) that was illegally demolished and found dumped in the Jelutong landfill will be kept in a museum. Read full storyContinue Reading
Malaysian woman fasts for 1,232 days for religious purposes, eating on alternate days
2022-09-30
Homemaker and mother of three Tarulata Shantilal Tejani, 61, is believed to be the only Jain in South-East Asia to complete three ‘varsitap’ fasts. Read full storyContinue Reading
US makes Pacific Islands pledge in bid to counter China
2022-09-30
The White House announces aid and signs an agreement with Pacific nations at a summit in Washington.Continue Reading
A way out of exchange-rate chaos
2022-09-30
Part 1 of this series concluded that “currency hedging is not just costly and in some countries prohibitively so, preventing companies access to credit and grow, but it brings a misallocation of talents in a floating world.” Historically, countries have not managed exchange-rate gyrations well. Their experiences, Japan being prominent, show how accurate Paul Volcker was […]
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To tackle a kimchi crisis, South Korea banks on massive cabbage warehouses
2022-09-30
SEOUL: South Korea’s kimchi makers are in serious pain – brought low as a climate change-induced shortage of cabbages sent prices rocketing this year, exacerbating damage inflicted by cheaper offerings from Chinese competitors. Such is the sense of crisis surrounding the spicy pickled side dish eaten daily by many KoreansContinue Reading