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The arrest of a former Indonesian trade minister and vocal government critic over a 2015 sugar import graft case marks a tougher anti-corruption stance by the new administration, observers say, while also raising concerns of potential political motivations behind the move. Thomas Lembong, who served as trade minister under former president Joko Widodo, was named […]
The overall balance of payments (BOP) position posted a surplus of $3.5 billion in September , a reversal from the $414 million BOP deficit recorded in the same period last year. The BOP surplus reflected inflows mainly from the National Government’s (NG) net foreign currency deposits with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and net […]
Published economic data shows Australian citizens are now enjoying an era of unprecedented affluence, as Alan Austin reports. THE CRISIS WHICH OPPRESSED many Australians at the end of the recent failed Coalition government period is well and truly over. No, it doesn’t seem that way? This is because relentless Coalition wailing and false media reports continue to […]