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Investors have Asia firmly in their sights, and Singapore's sovereign wealth fund (SWF) appears to be acutely aware of this fact. In July, Temasek issued its inaugural sterling-denominated... 2010-07-29

Evaluation of nine months' performance of ministers and heads of state institutions has resulted in an 'F' grade for 25% owing to their poor performance, reports Jakarta Globe quoting... 2010-07-29

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III emphasised in his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) that his administration will continue to assert its territorial claim over disputed... 2010-07-28

Rebels from the communist New Peoples' Army (NPA) in the Philippines have seized a soldier and a militiaman from government troops in Compostela Valley. This took place four days after... 2010-07-01

Malaysia is being used by Islamic and non-Islamic militant groups to strengthen their causes and hire new members, a senior minister in charge of domestic security, Hishammuddin Hussein,... 2010-07-01

The anti-terror campaign in Indonesia, with US-trained forces at its core, has come under fire because of its high kill-to-capture ratio. The latest attention is focusing on the May... 2010-06-30

President Benigno Aquino III experienced a dip in popularity, based on the latest survey by Pulse Asia that was released on June 29. That said, the leader still received relatively... 2010-06-29

President Benigno Aquino III signed a bill to standardise the compensation packages of government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) into law in early June. The new legislation,... 2010-06-06

Bilateral trade volume between Pakistan and Malaysia is likely to increase two fold to US$4.6bn in the next five years, according to assessments by the newly established Malaysia-Pakistan... 2010-06-06

Union officials announced that a three day strike to pressure the government to raise minimum wages for garment workers by 40% will begin in June. BMI expects the strike to exert pressure... 2010-06-03