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: Senators: Federal charter won’t pass muster

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Senators are doubtful about the passage of the bill revising the 1987 Constitution for a shift to a presidential-bicameral-federal system as they devote their time to plenary debates on the 2019 national budget. Senate President

Malaysia: Umno still rudderless under Zahid, sources say

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UMNO’s direction is still unclear even though its president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has gone around the country to explain the party’s position since it lost power in GE14, party grassroots said. They said Zahid had

Indonesia: State revenue exceeds target set in 2018 state budget: Sri Mulyani

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Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has said that 2018’s state revenue will reach an estimated IDR1.94qd, a 18.2% increase y/y from 2017. The 2018 state budget is targeting collections of IDR1.89qd. She said the estimated

India: Government’s road projects find the going tough

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The central government’s target for road construction appears to be too ambitious considering the delay in financial closure of half of the allotted projects and difficulty in acquiring land parcels. The government’s road projects awarding

India: RBI panel may assess financials of 11 PSU banks

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) later this week would take the first step to explore whether lending curbs imposed on weaker banks — better known as the prompt corrective action — could be partly