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.



Why Hong Kong and Singapore should tax wealth more

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Neither needs the money; both need to address rising inequality In recent weeks, the finance ministers of Hong Kong and Singapore delivered their budget statements for the coming financial year. Both statements were notably silent

India: Neither I nor RSS any designs to make me PM candidate: Nitin Gadkari

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Union minister Nitin Gadkari on 10 Mar 19 said neither does he have any aspirations nor the RSS any designs to project him as a prime ministerial candidate and asserted that making “calculation” has never

Malaysia: Umno Supreme Council to meet on BN’s future

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The Umno Supreme Council will meet on 7 Mar 19 to deliberate the future of Barisan Nasional after MCA and MIC’s repeated calls for the dissolution of the former ruling coalition. Umno Supreme Council member

Singapore: Parliament: Merdeka Generation to start getting benefits from Jul 19

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The bulk of benefits under the Merdeka Generation Package will be rolled out in two tranches, in Jul 19 and Nov 19, Senior Minister of State for Health Amy Khor announced on 6 Mar 19.

India: Mediation in Ayodhya desirable, ruling soon: SC

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The Supreme Court on 6 Mar 19 said that mediation was “desirable” to sort out the contentious Ayodhya issue given its bitter history and its wide-ranging implications on the body polity even though the Hindu