Southeast Asia News

State-owned steel maker PT Krakatau Steel managed to post profit despite rising cost of imports for basic materials as a result of the falling value of the rupiah.

They firebombed an Oxford University boathouse, planted explosives beneath cars and appear to have stolen the remains of an 82-year-old woman.

Developing economies in Asia are expected to grow by an average of 6.6 percent this year, above an earlier forecast of 6.5 percent, spurred by faster-than-expected expansion in China and a strong showing by ...

Asian stocks fell, paced by Japanese machinery companies such as Fanuc Ltd. and SMC Corp., after a government report today showed orders dropped in July.

The Bank of Thailand's Monetary Policy Committee Wednesday hiked its benchmark interest rate by half a point from 2.75 to 3.25 per cent per annum amid increasing inflationary pressure and an expected budget ...2.7

Two Taiwan carriers on Monay flew through the mainland's airspace. The flights by Taiwan's two largest airlines came days after the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China approved their applications ...2.7

Leprosy victims drive battery-operated vehicles during a protest in front of the Executive Yuan in Taipei at losing their home.2.7

Five-year-old Pento Panjaitan lies in his hospital bed as his mother, Maulina Boru Pasaribu, watches him yesterday in Medan, Indonesia.2.7

"The winner is likely to be decided on Friday afternoon at the earliest if the successful buyer's offer is higher than the floor price," Liu Teng-cheng , director-general of the National Treasury Agency, told ...2.7

RANHILL Bhd, the country's biggest engineering group, may spend as much as US$30 million this year to explore for gas in Surabaya, West Java, people familiar with the matter said yesterday.2.7

All victims of the Mandala crash, including passengers and non-passengers, will receive compensation from the airline, Minister of Transportation Hatta Radjasa said on Thursday.2.7

Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita has urged the opposition not to embarrass President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo while she is attending the UN Security Council meeting and UN General Assembly in New York City.2.7

Cambodian National Assembly's defense and interior commission approved an amendment bill Wednesday extending military officer's retirement age.2.7

Several Muslim leaders claiming to represent Utan Kayu residents in East Jakarta told district officials late on Tuesday to evict the Liberal Islam Network from the area before the beginning of Ramadhan in ...2.7

A report jointly issued by Standard & Poor's and Taiwan Ratings Corp. yesterday asked investors to closely monitor the latest development in the thin film transistor liquid crystal display sector as its ...2.7

The Bank of Thailand surprised most observers yesterday when its Monetary Policy Committee hiked short-term interest rates by a half percentage point to help curb rising inflation.2.7

Indonesia`s biggest steel producer PT Krakatau Steel plans to move into iron ore mining to reduce its dependence on imported raw materials.2.7

The Bureau of Internal Revenue on Thursday filed tax evasion charges against a real estate company that allegedly incurred a P158-million tax liability from 1994 to 1996.2.7

FOUR general practitioners from Indonesia have come to Bahrain for three months of specialist training at a diabetes centre, in Salmaniya, it was announced yesterday.2.9

Oil company Medco Energi is drilling 52 development and nine new oil wells, and has increased the company`s production by 6,000 to 56,000 barrels per day, a Medco Energy executive said here on Wednesday.2.7

The country's top business leaders on Thursday appealed to former president Corazon Aquino to stop leading protests that seek to oust President Gloria Arroyo from office, DZMM reported.2.7

History can be an important key to peace in the three southern-most provinces, says civil jl pfsociety leader Prawase Wasi, the rest of the population will only look beyond an ethno-centric history of Thailand ...2.7

National private airline company Lion Air has finalized a purchase contract for 60 new Boeing 737-900 ER aircraft worth US$3.9 billion.2.7

Malaysia on Wednesday announced a series of measures including capping fuel prices and road toll charges in an effort to contain inflation and keep economic growth on track in the face of rising fuel prices ...2.7

Several Malaysian artistes including Nash, Siti Nurdiana and Nurul AF2 as well as Sarawakpopular artistes Wilson and Stella Philip will be performing to the local fans during the launching of the Borneo ...2.7

From Manila to small Island Nations in the Pacific volunteers across Asia Pacific will take to the streets, parks and beaches next weekend to clean up, fix up and promote green living in their community.2.7

Miss Georgina, Katie McClure, has added another crown to her collection. Ms McClure, 24, won the Miss Earth Canada competition in Montreal last week.2.7

The Entrepreneurship Development Unit , Universiti Brunei Darussalam will be holding its 2nd GET Up programme from September 17 to 20.2.7

Traditional forensic methods proved more successful in identifying the victims of the Boxing Day tsunami disaster than modern high-tech rivals.2.7

Staff Report LAHORE: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has expressed satisfaction over the arrangement made by the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority to organize the first-ever official participation ...2.7

The dinner is one of the many activities lined-up to mark the 48t' National Day celebrations, which aims to foster the 'Muhibah' spirit among the Malaysians and local community here in Brunei.2.7

REAL estate investment trust issuers should not lump properties of the same asset class into a trust, as it is riskier compared with a mixed-sector REIT, property consultant firm Jones Lang Wootton said.2.7

Another month, another record. Amidst talk of peaking semiconductor cycles and oversupplies of memory chips, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co posted another record high monthly revenue last month.2.7

His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam underlined the importance of ICT access for all as a way to develop and improve the quality of our lives and envisioned the Sultanate achieving ...2.7

HICOMOBIL Sdn Bhd has signed a RM70 million financing scheme with Malayan Banking Bhd to finance the purchase of vehicles by its 58 Chevrolet dealers nationwide.2.7