Daily News

These are sample stories on Asia which we track on a daily basis. The sources and links to the stories, which are available online, are acknowledged and listed. Where any of these stories require paid subscription to access, we've listed only the portion which the site allows.



UMNO corruption trials postponed under current lockdown

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Legal proceedings implicating prolific UMNO figures have been postponed following the 2-week total lockdown implemented nationwide on 1 Jun 21. These include the trials of UMNO president Ahmad Zahid and former prime minister Najib Razak’s

Thai Cabinet approves THB140bn stimulus package amid new Covid-19 outbreak

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Thailand’s government approved a set of economic stimulus measures worth THB140bn to counter the impact from the nation’s biggest coronavirus outbreak yet. The measures – which include cash handouts to welfare card holders and special

Indonesia Keeps Fiscal Deficit Promise Despite Pandemic Woes

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Indonesia will stick to its pledge of narrowing the budget deficit to less than 3% of gross domestic product by 2023 despite the fiscal uncertainty spawned by the Covid-19 pandemic. Southeast Asia’s largest economy should

India’s fuel demand plunges in May 21 on COVID-19 lockdowns

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Indian state refiners’ daily gasoline and gasoil sales declined by about a fifth in May 21 from a month earlier as lockdowns to curb the second deadly wave of COVID-19 hit industrial activities and consumption,

Vietnam tightens measures as COVID-19 cases surge

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Vietnam announced the suspension of incoming international flights to its capital and tightened restrictions in its biggest city on 31 May 21 as part efforts to contain a coronavirus outbreak that has seen cases double