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Support mechanisms in place as Malaysia’s expanded sales and service tax takes effect

Government initiatives – from direct cash aid and electricity rebates to healthcare schemes and discount cards – are available to help ease the burden and stretch every…

  • Published: July 1, 20258:05 am
  • Author Arfa Yunus
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World Bank report finds decline in Bhutan’s rural poverty from 2017 to 2022

Remarkably, Bhutan managed to increase consumption among its poorest households even as GDP per capita fell by nearly 11 percent in 2020.

  • Published: July 1, 20258:00 am
  • Author Jigmi Wangdi
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Former Delhi CM Kejriwal slams demolitions, vows to stand by the poor

Kejriwal accused the Chief Minister Rekha Gupta-led government of allegedly ruining the city within just five months, adding that people whose homes were being demolished had no…

  • Published: June 30, 202512:32 pm
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Japan PM Ishiba plans council to debate social welfare; intends to invite ruling, opposition parties

With the decline in new births accelerating at a faster pace than predicted — the number has fallen below 700,000 for the first time — the new council will strive for future…

  • Published: June 30, 202512:12 pm
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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Lao government eyes measures to ease effects of electricity price hike

Lawmakers expressed concern that higher energy bills could seriously impact both households and businesses, which are already burdened by high inflation.

  • Published: June 30, 202510:56 am
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New curbs, old fears: The Korea Herald

South Korea introduces strict loan limits as speculation surges in Seoul property market.

  • Published: June 30, 202510:45 am
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Airlines in Asia-Pacific see turbulence ahead

Association of Asia Pacific Airlines director general Subhas Menon, in a statement, said that Asia-Pacific airlines must brace for the impact of the Israel-Iran conflict on their…

  • Published: June 30, 202510:34 am
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70% of India’s Gen Z confident in health insurance but only 25% understand term plans well

The data suggests that while health remains a universal priority, Gen Z is still warming up to life insurance products like term cover, often seen as relevant in later stages of…

  • Published: June 30, 202510:10 am
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Vietnam stock market surpasses three-year high as market sustains rally amid Q2 earnings optimism

The short-term outlook for the VN-Index remains constructive, supported by optimism around Q2 earnings and policy signals on trade. However, growing selectivity among stocks…

  • Published: June 30, 202510:09 am
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China manufacturing shrinks in June despite trade war respite

China’s economy has struggled to sustain its post-pandemic recovery as it battles a prolonged debt crisis in the crucial property sector, chronically low consumption and…

  • Published: June 30, 20258:59 am
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