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.



Malaysia: Sarawak lawmakers want comprehensive constitutional amendments after Putrajaya meet

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Sarawak lawmakers’ resolution for a “comprehensive amendment to the federal constitution” was discussed at the Cabinet Special Committee on Malaysia Agreement (1963) on 17 May 19 – the first since Putrajaya’s failed attempt to amend

Thailand: PPRP faces major coalition snag

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The pro-regime Palang Pracharath Party’s (PPRP) chances of forming a coalition government have been thrown into doubt as concerns mount that the Democrat Party under its newly elected leader may switch sides and join an

Malaysia: Guan Eng leads 10-member office to oversee govt’s debt, liabilities

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A Debt Management Office (DMO) has been set up to review and manage the government’s debt and liabilities, which will be chaired by Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng. Apart from Guan Eng, the nine other

Indonesia: Rini sees light at end of tunnel for Jakarta-Bandung HSR

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State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) Minister Rini Soemarno has seen the light at the end of the tunnel for the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway project after witnessing the completion of one of the project’s most arduous tasks: the

Indonesia: Prabowo camp to reject KPU final result

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Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto said on 14 May 19 that he would not accept the final result of the election issued by the General Election Commission (KPU), which is expected to show that incumbent President