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Philippine President Benigno Aquino III has called for deliberations on a minimum wage hike to be fast-tracked. In particular, Aquino mentioned the Eastern Visayas region which has... 2011-05-05

Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has signed several agreements with Singapore during a two-day working visit to the country on April 13, meeting Prime Minister Lee... 2011-05-05

Following the death of Osama bin Laden, Indonesian authorities are on high alert on fears that there may be reprisals in the coming weeks. Indeed, the country has had several major... 2011-05-05

Indonesia appears to be regressing in its fight against corruption with a raft of proposals being made that if approved, would undermine current anti graft laws. According to local... 2011-03-31

Singapore's strategic location allows it to play the role of a facilitator as ties between India and China grow. Indeed, this was the main message from Senior Minister of State for... 2011-03-31

Overseas development assistance (ODA) from Japan, which amounted to around US$3.5bn in 2010 (36% of total) is also likely to decline this year. In addition, Japan is in a more difficult... 2011-03-31

Philippine government negotiator Alexander Padilla and the negotiator for communist rebel group New People's Army (NPA), Luis Jalandoni, agreed to a plan on February 21 to continue... 2011-03-03

Singapore announced a bonanza budget for FY2011/12 (April-May) on February 18 with a SGD6.6bn (US$5.2bn) Total Benefits package earmarked for households. Notably this package is more... 2011-03-03

The Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) has taken steps to consolidate power and look to be in a stronger position for party chairman Prabowo Subianto to run for presidency in... 2011-03-03

Indonesia's National Logistics Agency bought 820,000 tonnes of Thai rice, over four times the volume initially sought (170,000-200,000 tonnes) on January 25. We believe that this action... 2011-02-02