The state’s inflation rate had been 4. 94 per cent in July, the best in seven years. The underlying factors range from the low supply of goods, high prices of imported materials and the Ukraine war.Continue Reading
BEIJING: When Chinese businesswoman Yang Jing was planning this year’s summer holiday in 2021, she chose the tropical southern island of Hainan because of its nigh-perfect COVID-19 track record. The island in the South China Sea recorded just two positive symptomatic COVID-19 cases in the whole of last year. Fast forwardContinue Reading
Has raised US$44.5mil in its pre-seed, seed, and pre-Series A rounds
Funding to support commercial launch of UNO Digital Bank in Philippines Singapore-headquartered financial technology company UNOAsia Pte Ltd, the primary incorporator of UNO Digital Bank in the Philippines, has secured US$11 million (RM48.9 million) in a pre-Series A round led by…Continue Reading
BANGKOK: Thai police have detained the owner of a nightclub in connection with a fire at the venue that killed 15 people, officers confirmed on Sunday (Aug 7). The blaze erupted around 1am on Friday at the Mountain B nightspot in Chonburi province’s Sattahip district, roughly 150km southeast of Bangkok.Continue Reading
Even with revenge tourism in full swing, people in Southeast Asia are growing a lot more aware of its environmental impact. JCU Singapore’s Abhishek Bhati lays out ways just for travellers to lighten their carbon footprint.Continue Reading
The Selangor chapter of Barisan Lokal wants to recapture Malaysia’s richest and most industrialised state, which it lost to the resistance in the 2008 common election.Continue Reading
BANGKOK: The death toll from a massive fire that ripped through a Thai nightclub rose to 15 on Saturday (Aug 6), a rescue service said. The fire broke out around 1am at the Mountain B nightspot in Chonburi province’s Sattahip district, about 150km southeast of Bangkok. The Sawang Rojanathammasathan RescueContinue Reading
DHAKA: Thousands of Bangladeshis besieged fuel stations across the country after the government raised prices by as much as 52 per cent, the largest jump on record, on the back of higher oil prices. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has seen global energy prices soar, though oil has fallen back inContinue Reading
PHNOM PENH: A lack of trust and political will is stifling Myanmar’s peace process and the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN will keep shunning its ruling generals, unless they engage opponents and make concrete progress, a special regional envoy said on Saturday (Aug 6). Prak Sokhonn, Cambodia’s deputy prime minister andContinue Reading
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Saturday (Aug 6) he will reshuffle his cabinet next week to address mounting issues including Taiwan tensions, COVID-19 and economic stimulus measures to counter inflation. “We need to set off a new formation as soon as possible considering the various issues,” heContinue Reading