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.



Thailand: Commerce ministry pulls out the stops to hike exports

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To boost exports in the remainder of this year and early next year, Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit vows to rev up delivery of goods for which purchase contracts have been signed and to promote business

Malaysia: Ex-staffer’s sex misconduct claim a bid to destroy my image, says Anwar

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Anwar Ibrahim on 5 Dec 19 dismissed a former staffer’s sexual misconduct accusation as an attempt to discredit him. “I have seen the claim made by an individual named Muhammad Yusoff Rawther in the media

Indonesia: Airlangga Re-elected Golkar Chairman by Acclamation

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As many have predicted, Airlangga Hartarto was re-elected as chairman of the Golkar Party by acclamation on 4 Dec 19 evening, after main rival Bambang Soesatyo dropped his candidacy. None of the leaders of Golkar’s

Singapore: French firm Bollore Logistics opens SGD100mn automated logistics facility

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French logistics and transport company Bollore Logistics has opened a SGD100mn facility in the Boon Lay area which houses the firm’s first innovation centre in Asia-Pacific and only its second worldwide. More than 5,000 logistics

Indonesia: ‘No clear urgency’: Appointment of Jokowi’s deputy ministers challenged at Court

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The recent appointment of 12 deputy ministers for President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s administration has led to a petition for a judicial review asking the Constitutional Court to abolish the deputy minister positions. In a petition