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Asia-Pacific Airlines Report Rise in Passengers in 2008
By THE ASSOCAITED PRESS
Air travel in the Asia-Pacific region climbed 3.1 percent in the first half of 2008, but airlines are seeing symptoms of a slowdown that point to troubled times ahead.
Weekly Business Roundup (July 12, 2008)
By WILLIAM BOOT
The head of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has called on the 10 member countries to co-operating in pooling their energy resources in the face of rising global fuel prices. |
Indonesia to Force Manufacturers to Use Biofuel
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS / JAKARTA
Indonesia, the world's largest producer of palm oil, plans to force manufacturers to use biofuels for some of their energy needs to reduce dependence on imported oil amid soaring global prices. |
Employment Agencies Hit With Taxes
By AUNG THET WINE / RANGOON
Employment agencies in Rangoon have been hit with new measures aimed at curtailing tax-dodging schemes as well as lining the pockets of Labor Ministry officials. |
Weekly Business Roundup (July 4, 2008)
By WILLIAM BOOT / BANGKOK
While the Beijing state-controlled power company PetroChina finalizes plans to pump trillions of cubic feet of gas from Burma’s rich offshore fields to China, Rangoon goes short. |
Construction Sites Abandoned in Naypyidaw
By MIN LWIN
Construction in Burma’s capital is practically at a standstill as construction companies have relocated to the Irrawaddy delta to assist in the rehabilitation effort. |
Motorcycle Licenses Introduced in Most of Burma
By VIOLET CHO
In an apparent move to earn revenue from Burma’s motorcycle owners, the authorities are selling licenses to the general public for a period of four months, from July until the end of October. |
Indonesian Homemakers Turn Trash into Fashion Frills
By SARA SCHONHARDT / AP WRITER / JAKARTA
Used detergent labels and toothpaste tubes from Indonesia are going from landfills to fashion frills on bags and wallets sold in Singapore, Australia and the United States. |
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Big Drop in Post-cyclone Tourism |
| By VIOLET CHO |
| Tourism to Burma has slumped following last month’s cyclone, causing airlines to cancel services, holiday hotels to close and travel companies to lay off staff. |
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Cost of Rice Still Increasing |
| By MIN LWIN |
| The price of high-quality rice in Burma—almost all of which comes from the Irrawaddy delta—has almost doubled in price due to a shortage since the cyclone. |
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Burma Denies Rumors of Fish Eating Corpses |
| By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS / RANGOON |
| A Burmese government-affiliated group denied rumors that fish from cyclone-ravaged areas were unfit to eat after supposedly feeding on human and animal corpses. |
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