Muthoot Finance, the country's largest gold financing company in terms of the loan portfolio, on Wednesday reported 59 per cent jump in its net profit at Rs 841 crore for Q1 FY21 as against Rs 530 ... ( read original story ...)
Goldman’s 1MDB Settlement Gives Malaysia Much-Needed Debt Relief
The $3.9 billion 1MDB settlement that Malaysia struck with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. provides a timely boost to the government’s coffers just as it faces soaring debt.The payout equates to nearly ... ( read original story ...)
Army-linked big business hammers Myanmar’s marble sculptors
Faces covered in white dust and chisels in hand, marble sculptors in Myanmar say the hills that have given them a livelihood for generations are disappearing, as large companies reap the rewards of ... ( read original story ...)
Greece: EU Must Step Up Response to Turkey’s ‘Aggression’
The European Union must step up its response to Turkey’s escalating “aggression” in the eastern Mediterranean because it’s directed against the entire 27-member EU and not just some member nations, ... ( read original story ...)
Weak tourism figures show that Japanese consumers are still cautious: Economist
Saito from the Japan Center for Economic Research explains why he's not as optimistic as some other analysts on Japan's economic recovery. ( read original story ...)
Indonesia aims for structural reforms as pandemic poses ‘short-term challenge’ to economy
Indonesia is aiming to capitalize on the coronavirus crisis to conduct structural reforms including in human capital and infrastructure, among other things, as the coronavirus pandemic posed a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong rewrites school textbooks to promote loyalty to China
Revised textbooks for students in Hong Kong schools will no longer mention separation of powers in the territory and will warn students that civil disobedience can be punished by law.The changes are ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong censorship fears as protest slogans removed from some textbooks
References to ‘separation of power’ removed in some books, as well as illustrations of protesters holding placards ... ( read original story ...)
Australian Hong Kong principal resigns
Teachers in other Hong Kong schools say they can’t see a future for academic freedom after China imposed “patriotic education” on them. ( read original story ...)
China lamely blames foreigners for Hong Kong pro-democracy movement
Unable to put down Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, Beijing is pretending the movement is the result of nefarious foreign influences. ( read original story ...)