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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.
The government still intends to press ahead with its plan to reopen Phuket to foreign tourists on 1 Jul 21, despite battling another surge of Covid-19 infections. The government’s committee on national tourism policy, chaired
The government will hand out THB7,000 each for four million people with high purchasing power and launch a new phase of “Khon La Khrueng” co-payment scheme as part of a new relief package worth THB225bn.
Indonesia’s anti-corruption body retains its right to wiretap those suspected of corruption as part of an investigation, the constitutional court has ruled. Published late on 4 May 21, the decision addressed concerns that the 2019
Despite admitting to price pressures both from food items and input prices, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on 5 May 21 hoped that a normal Southwest monsoon will have a “soothing impact” on inflation pressures and
As of Apr 20, Vietnam attracted USD12.25bn in foreign direct investment (FDI), equivalent to 99.3% compared to the same period in 2020, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Foreign Investment Agency (FIA). The