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Save the jeepneys: Philippine business leaders join call to suspend modernisation of ‘cultural icon’

Ortiz-Luis Jnr is an honorary chairman of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) and the honorary chairman and president of the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP). Both …

This Year in Asia: money laundering in Singapore, Taylor Swift’s snubs, Robert Kuok at 100 and other highlights of 2023

by Walter Watson

Dubbed “run” culture, the trend saw many members of China’s middle class jump at the chance to flee to freer Southeast Asian pastures and embrace the plethora of more-affordable investment …

Philippines’ jeepney drivers strike again as modernisation deadline looms: ‘it will bury us in debt’

by Walter Watson

Jeepney drivers in the Philippines launched a three-day strike on Monday against a looming December 31 deadline by the government that will force owners to replace aged vehicles with environmentally …