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.



Singapore: Construction firms getting support to cope with delays, shortages

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The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) has advised government agencies to take a sympathetic view when considering extension of time requests for project delays due to the coronavirus outbreak, said Minister of State for National

Thailand: Tourism aid headed to economic cabinet

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Large-scale measures to help tourism-related operators and employees affected by the coronavirus epidemic are set to go before the economic cabinet on 6 Mar 20. The package launch is aimed at helping tourism-related operators and

The Philippines: 13 senators back ABS-CBN continued operations

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Thirteen of 24 senators, including those closely allied with President Rodrigo Duterte, have filed a resolution authorizing the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to grant ABS-CBN and its subsidiaries provisional permit to operate while Congress tackles

Malaysia’s Parliament sitting delayed by two months till 18 May 20 says Speaker

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Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s parliamentary majority will not be tested until 18 May 20 at the earliest, after Speaker Ariff Yusof revealed that the sitting originally scheduled for next 9 Mar 20 has been pushed

Indonesia: BI expects 1Q20 economic growth to drop to 4.9% as virus hurts tourism, trade

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Bank Indonesia (BI) is predicting that weakening economic activities, especially involving tourism, exports and imports, would drag down the country’s economic growth to 4.9% in the 1Q20 before picking up to near 5% in the