The region of Poso, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, once a site of community bloodshed, has officially been healed. On Tuesday, the province was among 18 recipients of the Indonesian Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Awards. West Sumatra
There is no reference to a caretaker government in Malaysia’s Federal Constitution. The concept of a caretaker government is a concept of the Westminster parliamentary system. It is practised in parliamentary democracies where the executive government
The Meteorology and Hydrology Department needs more funding to develop an IT system that will enable accurate weather reports and timely forecasts for Laos. The department, specifically the Weather Forecasting and Aeronautical Meteorology Division,
In a measure of the dramatic changes that have taken place in Myanmar, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi attended, for the first time, the annual parade of an institution her father founded but
Thailand’s Public Health Ministry yesterday vowed to go ahead with its ambitious plan to restructure the country’s public health system, which will take effect by October 1. The plan calls for reform of the
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has arguably been the busiest politician in the run-up to the general election. But the prime minister is not the only one with a tight schedule as both Barisan
First the price of soya beans soared. Then up went beef, garlic and onions. Now the price of sugar is not sweet any more. In fact, the costs of some staple foods have shot
Disclosure is the key to clean government and fighting corruption, Premier Li Keqiang said at the State Council’s first meeting on clean governance held in Beijing on Tuesday. The new government will continue to
Up to 60 opposition Thai MPs will debate against the 2 trillion baht loan bill (US$68 billion), questioning its suitability and potential for corruption, the chief opposition whip said yesterday. Jurin Laksanavisit told a
The newly launched concept of Pay for Performance has gone off like a bomb in the public health system. The rift among staff who work in cities and towns and those working in rural