The Philippines has secured a $400 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to strengthen its domestic capital market and mobilise funds for the infrastructure projects it hopes can spur an ... ( read original story ...)
No Country for Oil Refiners: Philippine Plants Shut on Weak Demand
The Philippines has been left temporarily without any operating oil refineries as one of the world’s longest lockdowns eviscerates demand. ( read original story ...)
SE Asia Stocks-Most markets rise as economies set to reopen; Philippines sole loser
Most Southeast Asian stock markets closed higher on Tuesday as further moves to ease the coronavirus lockdowns and hopes of more stimulus from China boosted sentiment, while the Philippines ended ... ( read original story ...)
FamilyMart to launch shorter business hours at 787 stores across Japan from June
FamilyMart Co. revealed on May 25 that it will introduce shorter business hours at 787 franchise stores in Japan from June 1. Some 5.4% of al･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia Deploys Army to Enforce Lockdown Before Reopening
Indonesia deployed hundreds of thousands of army and police personnel across the vast archipelago to enforce social distancing rules after a record surge in infections in the past week cast doubt ... ( read original story ...)
Stanley Ho, flamboyant ‘godfather’ of Macau casinos, dies aged 98
Considered the father of modern gambling in China, Ho had a four-decade monopoly on Macau’s casinos ... ( read original story ...)
Stanley Ho, Macau gambling tycoon, 1921-2020
Stanley Ho, the legendary Macau gambling tycoon, has passed away at the age of 98, his family announced on Tuesday. Ho dominated the former Portuguese colony’s gaming market for ... ( read original story ...)
Stanley Ho, Macau Casino Magnate, Dead at 98
Stanley Ho, the entrepreneur who built a casino empire that dominated Macau, has died. He was 98. Once the richest man in Asia, Ho died on Tuesday in Hong Kong’s Sanatorium Hospital. He had ... ( read original story ...)
Stanley Ho, Who Turned Macau Into a Global Gambling Hub, Dies at 98
Mr. Ho led the tiny Chinese territory’s transformation into the world’s most lucrative gambling destination. By Jonathan Kandell Stanley Ho, the opportunistic casino tycoon who led the transformation ... ( read original story ...)
Stanley Ho, ‘king of gambling’ who built Macau, dies at 98
Stanley Ho, a onetime kerosene trader who built a casino empire in Macau that propelled the Chinese island past Las Vegas as the world's biggest gambling hub, has died at age 98, members of his family ... ( read original story ...)