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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.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged to double farm incomes by 2022. The most cost-effective way of fulfilling that may be by compensating farmers with cash when market prices of crops fall below support rates, a
Following a robust first-quarter performance, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) on 21 May 18 raised its economic growth forecast to 4.2-4.7% for 2018 from 3.6-4.6% in Feb 18. Wichayayuth Boonchit, deputy secretary-general,
The Department of Finance (DOF) is seeking the approval of Congress for the proposed tax amnesty bill by Jun 18, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez said on 21 May 18. Dominguez said the government is pursuing
The chairman of the Council of Eminent Persons (CEP) Tun Daim Zainuddin wants to complete the task mandated to him and the council before the first 100 days of the new government and leave. To
Pheu Thai leader Sudarat Keyuraphan on 19 May 18 reprimanded the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) for pressing charges against her party. Khunying Sudarat said the junta was misusing the law to protect
