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.



Indonesia: Antitrust Body’s Decision Against Grab Can Turn Away Foreign Investors: Attorney

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Indonesia’s anti-trust watchdog announced fines totalling IDR49bn (USD3.13mn) for Grab and its business partner after finding it guilty of breaking anti-monopoly laws, a verdict the ride-hailing firm vowed to appeal. The Business Competition Supervisory Commission

Vietnam: Transport ministry considers reopening of international flight routes

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The Ministry of Transport will consider the reopening of international flight routes to countries and territories which have no new cases of COVID-19 in the community for 30 consecutive days, according to a ministry official.

Indonesia: Govt owes construction SOEs IDR5.6tr for land acquisition expenses

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Three state-owned construction companies, PT Waskita Karya, PT Hutama Karya and PT Wijaya Karya, are seeking repayments from the government for IDR5.6tr (USD390.9mn) in accumulated land acquisition expenses for infrastructure projects. A combination of mounting

India: New investments hit record low: CMIE

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2Q20 recorded 135 new investment proposals that envisaged an investment of INR561bn. This is the lowest count of new investment proposals in any quarter. This is also the lowest new investments by value in 16

Thailand: Government bets on local tourism

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The cabinet on 30 Jun 20 approved two stimulus packages worth THB 22.4bn to revitalise domestic tourism which has been left reeling from the Covid-19 pandemic. The packages will start on 1 Jul 20 and