1+ hour, 12+ min ago  (807+ words) View all posts by Karina Tehusijarana " JAKARTA " A steep hike in the cost of Indonesia's widely used Pertamax petrol has surprised many consumers and raised concerns of further price increases as middle-class households begin to feel the squeeze. State-owned energy…...

4+ hour, 31+ min ago  (268+ words) Etiqa Insurance Singapore "When Life Spins, Stay Ready" Campaign This light-hearted and reflective activation encourages Singaporeans to consider everyday preparedness in a new light. It aims to kickstart conversations around readiness in life while reinforcing Etiqa's commitment to helping customers…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (195+ words) Bank Indonesia Governor Perry Warjiyo announced the 25-basis-point (bps) hike in a statement on Tuesday, lifting the benchmark rate to 5. 5 percent, less than three weeks after a stronger-than-expected 50-bps hike last month. View all posts by Deni Ghifari " JAKARTA " Bank…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (288+ words) Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the initiative was part of efforts to encourage a culture of safer, more responsible, and prudent driving through the use of relevant data and information in the assessment of vehicle insurance risks. View all posts…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (121+ words) Sharp rise in food prices drives overall inflation. View all posts by The Daily Star " DHAKA " Bangladesh's overall inflation climbed to a 16-month high of 9. 42 percent in May, the highest since January 2025, driven largely by a sharp rise in food…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (772+ words) India's newly appointed Executive Director at the World Bank, Neelkanth Mishra, noted that the cushion available within the pricing system remains adequate and that earlier fears of significantly larger fuel subsidies have not materialised. View all posts by The Statesman…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (128+ words) Garments, which provide more than 80 per cent of total export earnings, dropped 8. 29 per cent year on year to $3. 59 billion in May from the same month a year earlier, according to data released by the Export Promotion Bureau today. View all…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (584+ words) Low productivity and poor breeding practices hinder sector growth. View all posts by The Daily Star " DHAKA " Bangladesh is lagging behind neighbouring countries in buffalo milk production due to low productivity, poor breeding practices, and limited investment in the dairy…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (776+ words) View all posts by Rejaul Karim Byron " DHAKA " The government is setting a high growth target for the next fiscal year, banking on the possibility of stability returning to the Middle East by June next year and the expansionary fiscal…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago  (497+ words) View all posts by Ian Nicolas Cigaral " MANILA " The Philippines is among the Asian economies most vulnerable to the combined risks of a potential "super" El Ni'o, prolonged high US interest rates, and growing domestic policy uncertainty, according to Japanese…...