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.



India: Bharatmala 2.0 to focus on expressways, add 4000 km greenfield roads

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The next phase of highway development in India will focus on building expressways which allow uninterrupted traffic flow. Under the second phase of Bharatmala, the government has proposed to build nearly 3,000 km of expressways,

Indonesia: No more cheat sheets in election debates

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Indonesia’s General Elections Commission (KPU) has decided not to provide the presidential candidates with a list of question before the next election debates, after public criticism of the first contest, which took place on 17

Malaysia: Semenyih: Selangor Pakatan meeting next week to pick Semenyih candidate

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SELANGOR Pakatan Harapan will hold a meeting to discuss the candidate for the Semenyih by-election scheduled for Mar 19. Chairman Amirudin Shari said he will call state PH components for a meeting next week to

India: 10% EWS reservation by 2020 in two phases

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The Centre proposes to implement the 10% quota for the economically-weaker sections (EWS) across all institutes in two academic sessions, or by 2020, and ensure a more self-disclosure based quota regime for private institutes, as

Thailand: EC likely to go for 10 Mar 19 poll

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The Election Commission (EC) is leaning towards making an announcement by 25 Jan 19 that the election will be on 10 Mar 19 as it has agreed that the 150-day deadline for the general election