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Indonesia has put on the backburner President Joko Widodo’s ambitious USD33bn project to relocate the capital city to the island of Borneo as it grapples to rein in the coronavirus pandemic, the planning minister said.
BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin E. Diokno said inflows from sea-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) may remain weak, as the coronavirus pandemic drags on. Cash remittances from OFWs coursed through banks rose by 7.7%
The government has decided not to present its own version of a charter amendment bill, prompting speculation that it was a ploy to buy time over the contentious issue. Deputy government spokeswoman Rachada Dhnadirek on
ANIFAH Aman and Mohd Shafie Apdal continue to lock horns over the latest claim made by Manila for Sabah. The former foreign minister said what Sabahans wanted to know from the Parti Warisan Sabah president
The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) will look to extend some economic stimulus policies until 2021 if the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Minister Nguyễn Chí Dũng held a meeting to discuss solutions amid the second