NO PROXY and good guy London with Xavier student Lee-Chua JAMES ABUAN/CONTRIBUTOR “I have a confession,” the lanky, bespectacled man on the stage told us. “When I was a kid, I hated books.” The crowd of Grade 8 students in Xavier School’s auditorium gasped collectively. “I never read books for fun and I avoided my school novels as best as I could,” he continued. As our … [Read more...] about Alex London, storyteller
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CIDG, NFA uncover rice rebagging at trader’s warehouse
NAGA CITY—A joint team from the Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) and the National Food Authority (NFA) has seized 503 sacks of NFA rice imported from Vietnam that were being rebagged as commercial rice in a warehouse located along Maharlika Highway in Barangay (village) Mabulo in this city last week. Chief Insp. Errol Garchitorena … [Read more...] about CIDG, NFA uncover rice rebagging at trader’s warehouse
Singapore and Indonesia enjoy strong ties, can do more together in green and digital economy, says Lawrence Wong in Jakarta
JAKARTA, May 21 (The Straits Times/ANN): Singapore and Indonesia enjoy strong relations underpinned by mutual confidence and trust, and as both countries recover from the pandemic, there is much more they and their people can do together, Singapore's Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said on Friday (May 20). On the economic front, businesses can look beyond Batam, Bintan and … [Read more...] about Singapore and Indonesia enjoy strong ties, can do more together in green and digital economy, says Lawrence Wong in Jakarta
Palm oil’s slump set to deepen after Indonesia lifts export ban
JAKARTA, May 21 (Bloomberg): Palm oil has lost a major pillar of support after top producer Indonesia lifted a ban on exports, paving the way for prices to slump further as supply builds and demand languishes. Futures were already lower this week on expectations Indonesia’s ban would be short-lived, and late Thursday President Joko Widodo said that exports can resume from May … [Read more...] about Palm oil’s slump set to deepen after Indonesia lifts export ban
The ‘tube houses’ that dominate Hanoi’s streets
This photograph taken on June 8, 2021 shows a man checking his mobile phone against the backdrop of narrow residential houses, known as “nha ong” in Vietnamese or “tube houses”, in an urban area of Hanoi. AFP HANOI — Tall, thin and brightly colored, Hanoi’s “tube houses” dominate the city’s streets as nine million people compete for space in Vietnam’s bustling capital. … [Read more...] about The ‘tube houses’ that dominate Hanoi’s streets