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According to advance estimates, GDP growth rebounded to a seasonally adjusted annualised 16.9% q-o-q in Q108, after contracting by 4.8% q-o-q in Q407, with real growth accelerating... 2008-06-11

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has criticised Indonesia for failing to stand up for the Ahmadiyya sect, which has come under attack (physically and ideologically) from militant Islamic... 2008-06-11

Amid protests by thousands of students across Indonesia on May 12, the Golkar party (the largest in parliament with 129 out of 550 seats) is facing a dilemma over whether to support... 2008-05-13

Singapore's veteran opposition leader, J.B. Jeyaretnam, 82, has launched the new Reform Party with a view to contesting the next general election in 2011. Jeyaretnam first won a seat... 2008-05-13

In line with our view, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) kept its key Overnight Policy Rate steady at 3.50% at its latest monetary policy meeting on April 29. In the accompanying monetary... 2008-05-09

The government has temporarily halted the conversion of agricultural land for the purposes of real estate, retail, and leisure development, and other uses, in order to maximise land... 2008-05-09

A parliamentary commission has approved the appointment of Chief Economic Minister Boediono as the new governor of the central bank, ending fears that a monetary policy void would... 2008-04-11

Malaysian exports grew 14.5% y-o-y in February - their quickest pace since November 2006 - as sales of crude oil and palm oil buoyed the sector. Exports of crude oil were up 55.4%... 2008-04-10

The Philippines will scrap its 300,000 tonne ceiling on rice imports, and replace its 50% import tariff on rice with a minimal PHP2/kg service fee, in an attempt to encourage the... 2008-04-10

Chee Soon Juan, leader of the Singapore Democratic Party, was arrested with 11 others after protesting in front of parliament. An assembly of five or more people requires a permit... 2008-04-07