Haze clouds Indonesia’s growth, but economists see breathing room for Malaysia and Singapore

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Does Singapore’s tougher stance on haze mark an inflection point?

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Singapore has warned it will go after companies responsible for the forest fires in Indonesia causing the regional haze, but cross-border challenges remain stumbling blocks to solving a problem that has plagued the city state for decades. Analysts point to long-standing obstacles hampering the country’s decade-old haze legislation, such as complex corporate ownership and opaque transboundary supply chains. To date, no company has been prosecuted under the law. Beyond legal threats, greater...

NTF-Elcac scores groups criticizing BDP projects in Iloilo

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MANILA, Philippines – The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-Elcac) has scored the “hypocrisy” of groups claiming to champion the poor while allegedly discrediting Iloilo’s Barangay Development Program (BDP). This came after Bayan-Panay, in a statement issued on Oct. 15, cited the Commission on Audit’s (COA) 2025 audit report on the

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Court grants stay in M'sian Bar's challenge over Zahid case

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House panel summons DILG's Remulla, PDEA's Nerez over attempted Laos drugs shipment

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The House Committee on Dangerous Drugs has summoned Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Undersecretary Isagani Nerez over the attempted shipment of illegal drugs from Laos.

Malaysia bans civil servants from using mapping app Waze, citing links to Israel

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Atong Ang out of PH? DOJ chief cannot confirm

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