Prime Minister of Cambodia Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet and his government has requested leaders of provinces pay attention to supporting flood-hit people as widespread heavy rains have triggered floods in many localities in recent days.
A sugar shortage in the Philippines has worsened as local production missed forecasts and due to a delay in planned imports of up to 200,000 tonnes of the refined sweetener, the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has announced this week.
The Philippines' debt ballooned to 11.64 trillion pesos (US$228.68 billion) at the end of August, according to the latest data released by the Philippine Bureau of Treasury.