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.



Philippines: Senate sends 2019 budget to Duterte

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THE BICAMERAL DEADLOCK over the 2019 national budget ended on 26 Mar 19 as Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III announced that he has signed, with “reservations,” and transmitted the spending plan to Malacañang. His

Malaysia: Civil service downsizing will only affect vacant positions, says deputy minister

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CIVIL servants are assured of keeping their jobs, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Mohamed Farid Md Rafik said, as any move to downsize the government administration will only target positions that are not

Philippines: Senator calls for review of laws on foreign workers

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Senator Joel J. Villanueva sees the need to amend the Labour Code of the Philippines and the Philippine Immigration Act to improve government’s regulations on foreign nationals working in the country amid the issues surrounding

India: Battle for Bengal: India’s BJP in bloody struggle with local rival for votes

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At an election rally in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, a local leader from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) described how workers from the state’s ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) had

Philippines: Duterte Defends China Loans as Critics Warn of Unfavourable Terms

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Malacañang downplayed on 25 Mar 19 the warning of Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio that the PHP3.69bn loan for the Chico River pump irrigation project in Kalinga would put the Philippines at risk