MANILA – As Metro Manila begins to ease restrictions, bike-sharing firms Angkas and Joyride proposed the use of plastic shields between the drivers and passengers in a bid to lobby authorities to finally allow the resumption of motorcycle taxi operations. While awaiting the decision on the legalization of motorcycle taxis, Angkas chief transport advocate George Royeca yesterday the firm has …

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said many micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) began to carry out digital transformation amid the coronavirus pandemic. In the period from 14 May to 9 June 2020, the number reached 301,115 MSMEs. “We see that online businesses have increased in the past few months. In a very short period of May 14-June …

Motorboat (KM) Puspita Jaya with 16 passengers reportedly drowned in the Sunda Strait Waters or around Mount Anak Krakatau, Thursday, June 18. As a result of the incident, 10 people were reported missing. While six others survived. “The ship sank in the waters of the Sunda Strait with 16 passengers. Six survived and 10 others are still in search of …

Former two-time prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has set his sights on the presidency for the third time and is confident that he can show anyone who succeeds him how things can be handled and resolved. In an interview with Malaysiakini, the 94-year-old said he was looking to a half-year term as prime minister if Pakatan Harapan (PH) were …

DAP and Amanah today urged PKR to return to the consensus of Pakatan Harapan to support Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as the ninth prime minister if Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim fails to achieve majority parliamentary support. DAP organizing secretary Anthony Loke and Amanah communications director Khalid Abdul Samad stated in a joint statement that Pakatan Harapan (PH) had settled on …

MANILA – Businessman Wilfredo Keng has filed another case agains Rappler CEO Maria Ressa, this time over a 2019 Twitter post where she shared the website’s news article on the businessman. Keng is the same person who is behind the liber suit that recently convicted Ressa and former writer Reynaldo Santos Jr. on June 15. The businessman filed his second …

With weakened economy and disrupted development on each countries, try achieve its desired ASEAN integration remains uncertain. Asean countries are now employing drastic measures to keep the economy from further declining. With the threat of recession, millions of people becomes unemployed, Industry production has been slowed down and trade has been impacted. Asean deficits ballooned since the financial crisis in …

The discussion regarding the coronavirus pandemic and its effects on the economy in the Southeast Asia will be the key topic for the upcoming ASEAN virtual summit this week. According to Indonesia’s foreign minister Retno Marsudi, though they have not share any specific agenda as of the moment, the coronavirus handling and response of the region will surely be the …

Acute supply and supernormal rubber glove demand could persist in the next two years. Analyst, Raymond Choo Ping Khoon said glove makers issued new customer orders from airlines , hotels, retail apparel chains and hotel operators. When we look at the single capacity expansion figures, it seems daunting. Juxtaposed with annual growth in demand and new pandemic-led demand, the increased …

With the most extensive supply chain manufacturing and IoT computing ecosystem, COMPUTEX TAIPEI attracts more than 1,600 exhibitors and 40,000 foreign skilled visitors to Taipei, Taiwan, each June. They provide a one stop procurement platform for global buyers, ranging from key components to end products, consumer electronics to industrial solutions, ICT products to cross-field IoT solutions. Many of the world’s …