BEIJING: China will step up fiscal and monetary policy support for the economy in a targeted way, state media quoted the cabinet on Friday (Aug 19) as saying, raising expectations that more modest easing steps could be unveiled. China’s key activity indicators showed the economy unexpectedly slowed in July, raisingContinue Reading
SHAH ALAM: It was a massive turn out at the Selangor chapter of the Malaysian Family Aspiration Tour. Read full storyContinue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia ended the week broadly lower, driven by persistent profit-taking, mostly seen in telecommunications and healthcare companies, amid cautious sentiments in the regional markets, dealers said. Read full storyContinue Reading
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka police fired tear gas and water cannon on a small protest on Thursday (Aug 18) to break up the first demonstration since the crisis-hit island nation lifted a state of emergency. An unprecedented economic collapse has sparked often huge anti-government rallies this year after months of hardshipContinue Reading
SEOUL – Good grief, who would have guessed it, shock surprise! North Korea has turned down South Korea’s offer of game-changing economic aid in return for nuclear disarmament. Forgive our sarcasm. In reality, of course, no peninsula watcher is in any way surprised at the latest tired act in the inter-Korean tragedy. Everything about it […]
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Human Resources Minister M Saravanan said on Friday (Aug 19) that there will soon be an announcement on reducing the number of weekly working hours from 48 to 45. He was quoted as saying by the Star: “Please be patient for another week. I’ll make a specialContinue Reading
Thailand will permit an extended length of stay for foreign tourists between October and March in a bid to support its economic recovery as pressures from Covid-19 ease, Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) spokesman Taweesilp Visanuyothin said on Friday.Continue Reading
In CNA’s regular look at what hit the headlines during the week, Five on Friday explores some unique instant noodle-themed products. Continue Reading
In July the World Bank said about 40 per cent of the population were living under the national poverty line. Consumer Price Index inflation hit 17.3 per cent year-on-year in March, it added. The price of rice has also shot up thanks to increased transport costs and as the militaryContinue Reading
As Singapore considers its next steps for Section 377A of the Penal Code which criminalises sex between men, CNA looks at the history of the legislation inherited from the British penal system and how some countries have repealed it.Continue Reading