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.



Aquino, Poe prefer constitution convention to amend current constitution

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Changing the Constitution through a constitutional convention will ensure the integrity and transparency of the process and prevent politicians from adding “self-serving” provisions in the new charter, two senators said on 11 Jan 18. Both

Amit Shah labels Karnataka govt as ‘anti-Hindu’

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The war of words between the BJP and Congress in poll-bound Karnataka escalated on 10 Jan 18 with BJP president Amit Shah labelling the Congress’s state government as “anti-Hindu” during a pre-election speech in the

Govt scrambles to ease permit processes as investments worth USD42.6bn await in the pipeline

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The government pledged it will streamline licensing processes to speed up investment in more than 1,000 public and private sector projects, worth approximately USD42.6bn, a minister said on 10 Jan 18. Coordinating Economics Minister Darmin

Global economic growth has peaked: World Bank

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Global growth appears to have peaked, with demographics, a lack of investment, a slowing in productivity gains and tightening monetary policy placing limits on economic expansion, the World Bank said. The world’s economic output grew

Philippines: Senate, House to vote separately on Constitution changes: Pimentel

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Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III on 8 Jan 18 gave his assurance that the Senate and the House of Representatives would be voting separately amid apprehension the smaller upper chamber will be outvoted by the