$100M set to stabilise crop prices via ARDB
Song Saran, CEO of Amru Rice (Cambodia) Co Ltd, expressed confidence that the programme would enable exporters to increase their purchases, facilitating milling for export and…
Policy Matters
Government holding back funds for Sarva Shiksha Mission: minister
Sarva Shiksha Mission is being run by the state education department. The government’s share is 60 per cent while the state gives 40 per cent of the money. The funds are used to…
Dhaka introduces marriage registration taxes
The move has been announced in an effort to boost revenue collection, for the government.
No trading on Indonesia Stock Exchange on election day
The decision to close the market on election day is in accordance with Article 167 of Law No. 7/2017 on general elections, which states that voting day is designated as a national…
Fail to deliver and you’re out, Zahid tells rural ministry subsidiary heads
The session with the top management of 123 companies within the ministry was conducted to emphasise the importance of their fiduciary responsibilities and the need to align with…
Reduce, rehabilitate addicts: Thailand’s new mantra against drug trafficking
The government has shifted its focus n a bid to effectively deal with Thailand’s drug problem, a government spokesperson said.
South Korea to increase medical students by 2,000 despite doctors’ threat to strike
The rationale of the government comes from a daunting demographic prospect in which the country is set to become a super-aged society with senior citizens making up 20 percent of…
6,000 Hong Kong parents receive HK$20,000 baby bonus
The bonus was first announced by Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu in October as one of the measures meant to encourage couples to have more children.
Philippines inflation slowed to 2.8% in January
Despite inflation easing back to within the central bank’s target in December last year after hovering above that range for 20 months, the central bank said it deemed it…
Female circumcision in Indonesia, the unheard alarm
The problem is that rather than strictly forbidding the practice by enforcing the law to protect women from dangerous practices, Female Genital Mutilation has become more…