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The ASEAN region will remain one of the fastest-growing regions of the world in 2023 but economic growth will likely fall marginally from 2022. This is largely due to worsening global economic conditions and tightening monetary policy. The second half of the year will likely see conditions that are more conducive to organic growth as […]

The construction site of Dhaka Airport expansion project Photo: Courtesy of Zhu The China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is akin to timely rain that has served to nourish the development of participating countries and regions, experts noted.  After one decade of hard work, the BRI has vigorously promoted the social and economic development of […]

Irrawaddy dolphins in the Mekong River. /VCG Irrawaddy dolphins in the Mekong River. /VCG Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on Monday ordered the establishment of safe zones on the Mekong River to protect critically endangered Mekong River Irrawaddy dolphins after three of the dolphins were killed by longline fishing hooks within a week […]

Singapore could gain more traction in the global art market after three international galleries, from New York, Hong Kong and Tokyo, establish a presence in the city this month. Lehmann Maupin is expanding its presence in Asia with the appointment of Singapore-based director, Ken Tan, to oversee the gallery’s activities in Southeast Asia (SEA). Tan […]

‘Draconian’ timeframe More than three-quarters of the world’s over 4.5 billion internet users live in countries where authorities punish online expression, according to Freedom House, which ranked China as having the worst environment for internet freedom. Elsewhere in Asia, Indonesia enacted rules this year to make social media platforms remove content deemed unlawful or that “disturbs public order” within […]

Present not future: Dubai’s Museum of the Future, 11 October 2022 Karim Sahib · AFP · Getty Edward Snowden was the first to reveal the scale of mass surveillance in the US and UK, in 2013, with details of Internet eavesdropping operations and the collection of metadata from emails, texts and phone calls. Then in […]

Ecological connectivity can guide countries to select which areas to protect and conserve, to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030, as codified in the text of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. According to a UN report, large-scale transport infrastructure projects currently underway or planned in 137 countries cut through approximately 60,000 km of the […]

January 3, 2023 JAKARTA – In 2022, Indonesia passed the middle-power test with flying colors. The country capped the year-long Group of 20 presidency against all odds with a summit in Bali in November that was not only well-attended, but also came out with a joint statement after bridging the division among the members of […]

Highlights CPO contract prices may average at MR 3,800/mt in 2023 Higher production seen from Malaysia, Indonesia Recession, China, EU policies create demand uncertainties Crude palm oil prices may ease in 2023 after hitting record highs last year, but “wild cards” such as Malaysia’s labor crunch at its palm plantations, China’s re-opening, and looming recession […]

News Desk (AFP) Phnom Penh, Cambodia   ●   Tue, January 3, 2023 2023-01-03 11:20 1 5aba7b8a7e7e6df2023f04d0fa200780 2 Environment Cambodia,Mekong-river,dolphin,animals,conservation,environment Free Cambodian premier Hun Sen on Monday ordered the creation of conservation zones on the Mekong river to protect critically endangered dolphins, after three were killed by fishing nets and lines last month. The Irrawaddy […]