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UMNO is still heavily involved in the communal affairs of the people in its birthplace Johor despite losing power to splinter party Bersatu and ruling coalition Pakatan Harapan, said grassroots members. They told The Malaysian
On 6 Aug 19, the cabinet endorsed the FY20 budget of THB3.2tr, up 6.7% y/y from FY19. The ‘regular budget’ will account for 74.7% or THB2.39tr, up 5.3% y/y, while the ‘investment budget’ will account
William Dar has been named by President Duterte as acting secretary of the Department of Agriculture (DA), replacing Emmanuel Piñol who is set to head the Mindanao Development Authority. Dar will assume the post amid
The Department of Finance (DOF) is pushing for Congress to approve the government’s tax reform program within the next 15 to 18 months, according to Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez. Dominguez said the DOF is targeting
Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana has instructed his ministry to seek measures to cushion the economy against global volatility. The ministry first needs to evaluate the possibility that the global economic downturn will spill over into