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Budget 2026: Manufacturing gets a big push amid global headwinds

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union Budget 2026-27 continued to push the pedal on localization in the Indian manufacturing sector, announcing a slew of measures across electronic goods, pharma, textiles, capit... Read More


MACC's golden age in cracking down on corruption has begun - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, Feb. 1 -- For the first time in decades, Malaysia may be entering a genuine golden age of anti-corruption enforcement. Not because corruption has disappeared. Not because Malaysians hav... Read More


From Fibre to Fashion: Budget FY27 charts new roadmap for textile industry

NEW DELHI, Feb. 1 -- The 2026-27 Budget underlines a major policy push for the labour-intensive textile sector, underlining its importance in employment generation, exports, rural livelihoods and sust... Read More


FICTION: Here with you forever

Nepal, Feb. 1 -- Jonathan, a young man in his 30s, left Hamburg, Germany, in utter rage and frustration. Jonathan and Jenifer were in a live-in relationship for the last five years. Jenifer was pursui... Read More


Union Budget 2026: FM Sitharaman proposes regional hubs to boost medical tourism

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said that the government will support states in setting up five regional hubs across the country to promote India as a global d... Read More


Budget 2026: FM proposes community owned retail outlets for women entrepreneurs

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Union Budget in Parliament on Sunday turned her focus toward the boosting women entrepreneurs. She announced that s... Read More


'Budget fails to respond to economy's most pressing challenges'

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Former Union Finance minister P Chidambaram on Saturday argued that the Union Budget 2026-2027 fails to respond to the economy's most pressing challenges and relies on fiscal arit... Read More


Budget 2026: What Indian Startup Ecosystem Wants From FM Nirmala Sitharaman

India, Feb. 1 -- Indian founders and investors will be closely watching as finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman steps into the Parliament today to present her ninth consecutive Budget. After a year of... Read More


Bali and UK partner on waste and traffic as tourism hits record high

Denpasar, Feb. 1 -- The Bali provincial government has welcomed collaboration initiatives with the United Kingdom in the tourism, waste, and traffic management sectors to bolster the island's developm... Read More


Bukit Jalil's Et Cetera is reborn as The Chinois, bringing French-Chinese fusion to Sunway Damansara, PJ

PETALING JAYA, Feb. 1 -- I'm standing in front of a newly painted - though otherwise bare-faced - industrial building in Sunway Damansara. The facade and outdoor area show clear signs of ongoing work... Read More