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03-Oct-19 Southeast Asia’s Internet economy will reach USD100 bn in 2019, up 39 percent from USD72 bn last year. While Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand are expanding at 20-30 percent, growth in Indonesia and Vietnam is over 40 percent. [image: bennymarty/123RF]
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02-Aug-19 ASEAN foreign ministers have declared their governments' rejection of illegal transboundary movement of hazardous chemicals, much of which is shipped to Southeast Asia from developed countries. They also mentioned the need to enhance cooperation with the international community. [image: Ministry of Environment Cambodia]
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15-Jul-19 The Philippine Biodiesel Association has proposed to increase biodiesel in diesel to five percent by 2021, from the current two percent. Increasing the coco biodiesel blend would translate to 350,000 tons of coconut oil, about 29 percent of total production. [image: Yahoo News]
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09-Jul-19 The World Bank’s update on migration and remittances points to an almost 10% jump in 2018 to USD530 bn for low and middle-income countries, although the pace is projected to slow for the remainder of the year. [image: iStock]
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01-Jul-19 Globe Telecom's Globe At Home Air Fiber 5G postpaid plans for residential users in the Philippines will be available in selected areas of the country from July 2019. Globe Telecom is utilizing Huawei equipment for its 5G network. [image: Globe Telecom / Lowyat]
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