At high-level meeting, Pakistan government unveils ‘Economic Revival Plan’
In that regard, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that export-oriented foreign direct investment was the key to the country’s economic revival.
Policy Matters
Malaysia says it won’t peg currency and will focus on policies to strengthen ringgit
During the 1998 Asian financial crisis, Malaysia imposed capital controls and pegged the ringgit at 3.8 to the US dollar, maintaining it until 2005.
The age of (illegal) surveillance
The paper says spyware technology will only grow in sophistication, which is why strong regulation needs to be in place now.
Luxury medicine
The paper says Nepali leaders flying abroad for treatment shows how little they trust the country’s healthcare system.
Indonesia braces for possible WTO case over bauxite export ban
A Trade Ministry official said there was no sign of China taking Indonesia to the WTO but they were ready for the consequences that may arise.
PM Kishida calls for paternity leave to counter declining birth rate
“It’s crucial to change societal attitudes and structures, or the desired results won’t be achieved”, he said.
Marcos upholds FOI program: ‘Fake news should have no place in modern society’
He also announced a Media and Information Literacy Campaign to support the Freedom of Information program.
Racist laws, anti-migration policies to blame for deaths of thousands of refugees
A century ago, migration policies aimed to protect and promote fundamental human rights; the objective now is to prevent them.
Malaysia woos young people with free university education, shorter degree courses
The government will exempt tuition fees for 10,000 needy students in 20 public universities, which would otherwise have cost them RM30 million.
ASEAN to set ‘guardrails’ on AI with new governance code
Moves by Asean to set guidelines around AI come as the European Union and US are expected to release a draft of a voluntary AI code of conduct within weeks.