Punjab to draft policy for affordable health services
The health minister also said the initiative was part of the guarantees the party promised to the people of Punjab.
The muddled past of Nutribun
The Nutribun program, associated with the late Ferdinand Marcos, was in fact introduced by the US Agency for International Development.
Sri Lankan parliament blocks move to condemn president
If the motion eventually passes, it could increase the pressure on the president to resign.
It’s back to school for children as on-site education resumes
Schools do not have to close if anyone tests positive, but they must follow a plan accurately and quickly.
Test project to reopen Japan’s borders to group tourists
In the test project, foreign visitors will be required to show proof that they have been vaccinated three times and are covered by private medical insurance.
In Marcos Jr’s foreign policy, nothing will be set in stone
Despite his family's historical baggage that tilts him towards China, economic imperatives and institutional resistance from the military will be factors that the incoming…
Car loan interest rates in S’pore rise to average of 2.28% after US Fed’s biggest rate hike in 22 years
In the past two years, car loan interest rates have generally not breached the 2 per cent mark.
Indonesians in Australia experience discrimination due to Chinese heritage
"They started yelling ni hao ma (a typical Mandarin greeting, meaning ‘how are you?’) in an exaggerated, mocking tone”, shares Bernie, a Melbourne-based Chinese-Indonesian…
Duterte orders adoption of digital payments for gov’t disbursements, collections
All agencies should use “safe and efficient” digital disbursement in the payment of goods, services, and other disbursements, the order states.
South Korea’s Yoon Suk-yeol calls for bipartisanship in economy, security
Introducing the 59.4 trillion won ($46.2 billion) supplementary budget plan, Yoon requested lawmakers to pass the bill as early as possible to stabilise peoples’ livelihoods.