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Ukraine puts Indonesia on brink of a noodle crisis

On: August 16, 2022

JAKARTA – Despite the involvement of a domestic company in renewed grain shipments, Indonesia has not been – nor is likely to be – the early beneficiary of any wheat from Ukraine or Russia following the reopening of Black Sea ports under a United Nations-brokered deal last month. Instead, Association of Flour Producers (Aptindo) chairman […]

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Change, commit and collaborate: How E.SUN Bank is driving the sustainability agenda

By: Marcus Ching

On: August 16, 2022

In: Asia, Finance, South-East Asia

Having been ahead of the curve on sustainability and climate change, E.SUN Bank is transforming the way it works, while impacting its wider ecosystem of customers and partnersContinue Reading

B8 is too much for instant noodles, says commerce minister

By: Barkar Nash

On: August 16, 2022

In: South-East Asia

Instant noodle manufacturers’ requested two-baht-per-serving price increase is too much, according to Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit.Continue Reading

B8 is too much for a pack of noodles, says commerce minister

By: Barkar Nash

On: August 16, 2022

In: South-East Asia

Instant noodle manufacturers’ requested two-baht-per-pack price increase is too much, according to Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit.Continue Reading

Soaring coal prices lift BHP to highest profit in 11 years

By: Marcus Ching

On: August 16, 2022

In: South-East Asia

BENGALURU: BHP Group Ltd reported bumper profits on Tuesday on the back of gains in prices of coal and other commodities, and declined to rule out a second approach in its spurned $6 billion bid for OZ Minerals. Read full storyContinue Reading

FBM KLCI jumps in growing anticipation of corporate earnings

By: Marcus Ching

On: August 16, 2022

In: South-East Asia

KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI climbed more than 10 points in the morning session as fears over an economic slowdown in China were offset by optimism over corporate earnings results scheduled for release over the next two weeks. Read full storyContinue Reading

Ringgit opens lower against US$ as weak China economic data continues to weigh

By: Marcus Ching

On: August 16, 2022

In: South-East Asia

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar today as poor Chinese economic data weighed on emerging currencies, including the ringgit, analysts said. Read full storyContinue Reading

Study: Two in five workers in Singapore would not accept a job if they cannot work from home

By: Marcus Ching

On: August 15, 2022

In: South-East Asia

Two in five workers in Singapore would not accept a job if they are not able to work from home, according to a recent study. Read full storyContinue Reading

Kim’s sister: ‘Giggly princess, de facto queen’

By: Bolen C

On: August 15, 2022

In: Asia

SEOUL – Tour guides don’t commonly threaten to hurl their charges off tour buses, but it happened in 2005 in Pyongyang. This writer was part of a visiting delegation of overseas reporters in North Korea when a German journalist approached the tour guide, a Mr. Choi, with a brace of seemingly reasonable questions. First, she […]

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China lithium hub Sichuan cuts power supply to industry amid heatwave

By: Jing Write

On: August 15, 2022

In: Asia

Several cities will see temperatures of 42 degree Celsius this week, said the China Meteorological Administration, which has issued a high-temperature alert for four consecutive days since Aug 11. The move by a province that produces about half the country’s lithium, used in electric vehicle batteries, is expected to pushContinue Reading

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