Gears get moving to establish Japan govt’s Unification Church probe guidelines
A 19-member panel consisting of legal experts and senior religious officials had a meeting behind closed doors to discuss the rights of authorities to question religious…
Policy Matters
$165 million funding for R&D to safeguard S’pore’s food security
The second phase of the national R&D programme on food will place greater emphasis on addressing food security challenges, which includes intensifying sustainability and enhancing…
Wealthy foreigners can now buy land, houses in Thailand
To be eligible, foreign citizens will be required to prove they have invested at least 40 million baht in Thailand and can maintain the investment for a minimum of three years.
Indonesia’s FDI growth highest in decades, but outlook ‘bleak’
2023 has been called a “political” year as parties prepare for the 2024 general elections, which may prompt businesses and investors to hunker down with a wait-and-see stance.
Thai private sector targets Apec summit with 5-pronged strategy
Key issues will include regional economic integration; digital infrastructure and sustainability.
Party Central Committee vows to battle rising inflation, economic woes
Year-on-year inflation in Laos rose to 30.01 percent in August - the highest recorded in more than two decades.
Japanese households feeling the heat as price surge continues
The government is mulling measures to temporarily reduce electricity bills, among other courses of action.
Hong Kong sets Basic Law, security law test for teachers
Apart from regular teachers and the principals, newly-appointed teachers remunerated with a cash grant must also obtain a pass in the test.
Yoon to give budget speech amid threat of opposition boycott
In answer to the opposition’s demand, Yoon stated that there should be no conditions attached to his budget speech because it is a duty under the Constitution and the law.
President insists on IMF approved new tax regime
The President has also said that it will be difficult to get funding from other institutions if IMF support does not come through.