10 BEST UNIVERSITIES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

The U.S. News World's Best Universities rankings, based on the QS World University Rankings, evaluated schools in countries such as China, India, Singapore, and more, and identified these to be the top universities in Asia.


This list was extracted from 100 Best Universities in Asia -- 


1. NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE, Singapore (Rank in Asia: 3rd)


2. NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, Singapore (17)


3. MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY, Thailand (34)


4. UNIVERSITI MALAYA, Malaysia (39)


5. CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY, Thailand (47)


6. University of Indonesia, Indonesia (50)
7. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia (53)
8. Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia (57)
9. University of the Philippines, Philippines (62)
10. Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines (65)

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SOUTHEAST ASIAN STANDINGS AT FIFA WORLD RANKINGS 2008

Football is the world’s most famous sport. Those who don’t agree either don’t have TV or just plain dumb. This is one sport I would be willing to give my life to *cough cough* and pretty much the indirect reason why I am divorced thrice. Ha!

FIFA, the world’s governing body of this beautiful sport has updated the World Ranking last September. Spain, Italy, Germany, Brazil and the Netherlands are the Top 5. And for those who HAS TO know; England is at the 14th spot.


Let’s get on with it: Here’s the current Southeast Asian placings in the 200-nation ranking.

SE Asian Ranking / Village (Country) / World Ranking

1. Thailand shares the 112th ranking with Jordan.

2. Singapore at 132nd.

3. Indonesia at 139th.

4. Burma at 157th.

5. Malaysia at 160th.

6. Vietnam and the Philippines at 165th, shared with Sri Lanka.

7. Cambodia shares the 182nd ranking with Afghanistan.

8. Brunei at 184th with Andorra.

9. Laos at 190th.

10. Timor Leste at the 200th place (last) and shares with 7 other nations including Papua New Guinea.

World Cup 2010 -- here we come!

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Source: FIFA

SOUTHEAST ASIA'S RICHEST CITIES BY 2020

PriceWaterHouseCoopers released the findings of their research in March 2007 determining/estimating the economic standings of our cities after 13 years.

The index of The World’s Richest Cities by 2020 includes GDPs & estimated Annual Growth of metropolitan areas and not the core cities alone. Extracted from the world ranking of 151 cities – these will be the Richest Cities in Southeast Asia by 2020:

*City Urban Area / Country
Est GDP in 2020 in US$ /Est Annual Growth 2005-2020

1. Metro Manila, Philippines
$257 Billion, 5.90%

2. Jakarta, Indonesia
$253 Billion, 6.50%

3. Singapore, Singapore
$218 Billion, 3.60%

4. Bangkok, Thailand
$180 Billion, 4.80%

5. Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam
$98 Billion, 6.50%

6. Hanoi, Vietnam
$73 Billion, 6.60%

7. Bandung, Indonesia
$69 Billion, 6.70%

8. Yangon, Burma
$33 Billion, 4.80%


It’s everybody’s game --13 years is a long time for estimates. If these cities can maintain their growth rate and their national governments can sustain political stability, then we will see this forecast come true.


Did we surprise you with this list, sweetie? =)


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