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As coronavirus began to attack Indonesia in 2001, the country's Q1 economic growth has been the weakest since 2001 and it might get worse.

The heavy rain is likely to accompany the middle of the storm or typhoon. In addition, it spreads just east, as moisture from the warm Philippine Sea is drawn in. It is in this area that the 300 mm (12...

Investors today have earned almost Rs 3 lakh crore as Sensex opened more than 1,000 points higher on Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus pacakage announced by the PM Modi to help the coronavirus-hit economy. Hence, Rs 20 lakh crore economic...

Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSE) shares were based on Wednesday with Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL), REC, Engineers India, Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) and Power Finance Corporation (PFC) advancing more than 10 per cent behind heavy BSE volumes in...

Philippines Extends Lockdown The Philippines extends lockdown to 9 weeks in several regions this weekend. According to Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, this will be the longest and most stringent lockdown in the world during Covid-19 outbreak. Duterte mentioned plans to...

The Ministry of Micro, Small Medium Enterprises (MSME), Government of India, has launched a web portal 'CHAMPIONS', a tech-driven control room-cum-management information system, as part of its effort to help enterprises. CHAMPIONS stand for designing and implementing new processes to...

According to the National Housing Authority (NHA), about 10,000 residents of Metro Manila have enrolled in the government's "Balik Probinsiya" initiative. Furthermore, it aims to decongest the National Capital Region and encourage more robust regional growth. NHA General Manager Marcelino...

Thailand plans to open its tourism industry to recover its crumbling economy and is currently setting up new health protocols for tourism players to follow.

The number of Metro Manila residents who will enroll in the government's Balik Probinsiya program could hit as many as one million in six months. If the current pace of applications continues, the National Housing Authority (NHA) chief said Tuesday,...

As India enters the last week of the 54-day lockdown, several states will have the lockdown extension. The states are including Punjab, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Bihar, Assam, and Telangana. It pitched for two more weeks' extension of the lockdown. It...