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Philippines: US stops issuing new work visas to Filipinos
- January 23, 2019
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- Category: Daily News
No CommentsIn a notice issued over the weekend, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said the Philippines had been dropped from the list of countries eligible for H-2A/H-2B work visas, due to concerns over human
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Indonesia: Abu Bakar Bashir’s early release plan cancelled: State Palace
- January 23, 2019
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Indonesia’s State Palace has confirmed that the government decided to call off the plan to grant early release to radical Muslim cleric and terror convict Abu Bakar Bashir due to his resistance to pledge loyalty
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Malaysia: Palm Oil’s Loss May Be U.S. Soybean Gain in EU Biofuel Rule
- January 23, 2019
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U.S. soybean companies could be the big winners if an upcoming European Union rule on sustainable biofuels goes through. The rule, which the European Commission—the EU’s executive arm—is required to propose by 1 Feb 19,
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India: Congress kept out of UP alliance to correct poll arithmetic: Akhilesh Yadav
- January 22, 2019
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Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav has said that despite his “immense respect” for Congress President Rahul Gandhi, the grand old party was kept out of the SP-BSP alliance in Uttar Pradesh to correct “poll arithmetic”
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India: Rural agenda: sowing seeds for better farm growth
- January 22, 2019
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The rural economy is on top of India’s agenda. Farmers are vigorously demanding strong government support to battle severe economic hardship at a time when politicians across parties are wooing them for votes. With rural