Philippine stocks lead SE Asia markets

The index ended a third straight week higher. Malaysia's exports in June grew 10% from a year earlier, government data showed. Bucking the trend, Singapore ended 0.3% down, as oil and gas stocks took a hit from lower oil prices. Sembcorp Industries lost 1 ... ( read original story ...)

UPDATE 4-Oil prices fall as OPEC oil exports rise

U.S. oil production at highest since August 2015 * OPEC oil exports hit record high in July * Russia's Rosneft production at 4.57 million bpd in Q2 * Record U.S. gasoline demand provides some support (Updates throughout, changes dateline from SINGAPORE ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore firms bullish on Philippines

In a press briefing yesterday, Philippines-Singapore Business Council (PSBC) co-chair Lo Chin Hua said many Singaporean companies have expressed interest in looking for potential projects in the Philippines, one of the fastest-growing economies in ... ( read original story ...)

97 smuggled star tortoises to return home

These animals were smuggled to Singapore around six months ago. Customs officials in Singapore, however, seized and sent these endangered species to Animal Concerns and Research Education Society (Acres) there. Wildlife SOS and the Karnataka Forest ... ( read original story ...)

Growth in S’pore private sector edges up

Growth in Singapore's private sector picked up last month although ... but at a pace that is below the average seen so far this year. This was despite new export sales increasing at the strongest pace since the survey started nearly five years ago, buoyed ... ( read original story ...)

Man fined for smuggling ivory products into Singapore

A 33-year-old Vietnamese national, Do Trong Hoang, was fined $10,000 on Wednesday (Aug 2) for smuggling ivory products into Singapore, the Agri-Food ... AVA warned that it is an offence to illegally import/export, possess, sell, offer/advertise for ... ( read original story ...)

NFA awards 250K-MT rice imports

has officially awarded import rights to six Southeast Asian bidders for the 250,000 metric tons (MT) of rice to boost the country’s dwindling buffer stock. NFA said it has issued notice of award to the four companies from Vietnam, one from Singapore and ... ( read original story ...)

Bowlers to simulate oily conditions

Philippine bowling team head coach Paeng Nepomuceno said he hopes it’s not stuck in some Customs warehouse ... At the previous SEA Games in Singapore, the Philippines brought home only two bowling medals – a bronze in the women’s trios with Posadas ... ( read original story ...)

Indonesia Seeks Chevron, Conoco Proposals in Investment Push

The government has invited Exxon Mobil Corp. to set up a new refinery or explore the possibility of relocating a unit from Singapore to tap into the growing ... Indonesia may need to import half of its annual fuel needs even after increasing its refining ... ( read original story ...)