Country Risk Rating
Malaysia
Malaysia's current account surplus rose 21.4% y-o-y in Q108 to MYR23.8bn (US$7.3bn) on the back of a larger surplus in goods trade. However, compared with the fourth quarter of 2007,...
2008-07-08Indonesia
Indonesia's security forces have foiled a plot by Islamist militants to attack Western targets. Police on July 3 announced the arrest of 10 suspected militants, and the seizure of...
2008-07-07Philippines
The Philippines' trade deficit is set to expand by a third to about US$11bn - the highest in at least 9 years - due to higher fuel and rice imports and weaker exports, according to...
2008-07-07Malaysia
Malaysian exports continue to find substantial support from soaring commodity prices, leaping from 5.5% y-o-y growth in March to 20.9% in April, marking the fastest expansion in three-and-a-half...
2008-06-11Singapore
According to advance estimates, GDP growth rebounded to a seasonally adjusted annualised 16.9% q-o-q in Q108, after contracting by 4.8% q-o-q in Q407, with real growth accelerating...
2008-06-11Indonesia
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has criticised Indonesia for failing to stand up for the Ahmadiyya sect, which has come under attack (physically and ideologically) from militant Islamic...
2008-06-11Indonesia
Amid protests by thousands of students across Indonesia on May 12, the Golkar party (the largest in parliament with 129 out of 550 seats) is facing a dilemma over whether to support...
2008-05-13Singapore
Singapore's veteran opposition leader, J.B. Jeyaretnam, 82, has launched the new Reform Party with a view to contesting the next general election in 2011. Jeyaretnam first won a seat...
2008-05-13
