Japan should keep selling government bonds to the central bank to pay for the cost of reflating the economy out of a pandemic-induced slump, an academic close to new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Airlines scraps ‘ladies and gentlemen’ in favour of gender-neutral greetings
Airline becomes first in Japan to make move as part of commitment to tackle gender-based discrimination ... ( read original story ...)
Narendra Modi, Bangladesh PM likely to hold virtual bilateral summit in December
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have a bilateral meeting in December with his Bangladesh counterpart Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina digitally. This information has been given by the Foreign ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Pakistan to auction extra telecom spectrum; seeks $1 billion – sources
Pakistan will this week begin the process of selling unused telecom spectrum in an auction it hopes will raise around $1 billion and enhance network capacity, said three senior government officials ... ( read original story ...)
Prabowo’s silence hints at Indonesia presidential run in 2024
JAKARTA -- Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, who rode on anti-China sentiment in his failed runs against Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in two presidential elections, now appears to be getting ... ( read original story ...)
Indigenous people sceptical of Indonesia mapping project
Everyday members of the Besipae Indigenous community return to the pile of rubble where their homes once stood. “This is all that’s left of my house,” resident Domanstefa cried, as she sifted through ... ( read original story ...)
55 years of impunity: how Indonesia is going backwards after the 1965 genocide
My analysis of 3,000 pages of secret internal military documents strengthens findings pointing to the Indonesian military's involvement in the 1965-66 genocide. ( read original story ...)
Indonesia’s new intelligence hub wields data in the war on illegal fishing
In late July, a high-speed chase stirred the waters northeast of Indonesia’s Natuna Islands, as patrol officers pursued a Vietnamese vessel suspected of illegal fishing. Having fled when authorities ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: India caseload shows decline, VP tests positive
India recorded 80,472 new confirmed coronaviruses cases in the past 24 hours, showing a decline from a record high two weeks ago. The Health Ministry raised India’s ... ( read original story ...)
India extends deadline for initial bids to buy state-owned BPCL
India said on Wednesday it has extended the deadline for submitting initial bids to buy state-owned Ltd to Nov. 16. "In view of further requests received from the interested bidders and the prevailing ... ( read original story ...)