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: Govt to distribute pre-employment cards in Mar 20 to mitigate coronavirus’ economic effects

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The government will move up the distribution of the much-vaunted pre-employment cards to Mar 20 in a bid to mitigate the adverse effects of the coronavirus outbreak on the country’s economy, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani

India: With revenues falling, taxmen rake up three-year-old demonetisation cases

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Indian jewellers have received surprise tax notices asking them to turn over money they made from customers who scrambled to buy gold after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 2016 ban on high-currency notes, according to a

Malaysia: Dr Mahathir to announce Covid-19 economic package on 27 Feb

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Interim prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad will announce the government’s financial package to mitigate the effects of the Covid-19 outbreak on 27 Feb 20. The announcement will take place at 3pm at Bangunan Perdana Putra

Indonesia: Provinces, regencies holding elections in 2020 ‘highly vulnerable’ to disruption

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All nine provinces and many regencies that will hold local elections in Sep 20 are vulnerable to disruption, according to the Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu). An index released by Bawaslu on 25 Feb 20 reveals

India sees privatization as answer to flailing state power firms

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India’s federal government will encourage inefficient state power utilities to seek privatization and other institutional reforms to turn around money-losing operations and ensure reliable supplies to consumers, according to the top bureaucrat in the federal