Public Administration in the News

Common service centres to generate 400,000 jobs
New Delhi News.net , 19 March 2009

The government's common service centre (CSS) initiative will generate around 400,000 direct employment opportunities and as many as indirect jobs in rural India, a top government official said.
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CDM Authority goes hi-tech
ANI / Andhra News, 19 March 2009

The National CDM Authority (NCDMA) in the Ministry of Environment and Forests took a further step in applying the principles of e-governance by launching a new website today.
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Election Commission to review poll preparedness in Kolkata today
ANI / Andhra News, 19 March 2009

Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalswami and two Election Commissioners Navin Chawla and S Y Quraishi will review the poll preparedness for the coming Lok Sabha polls.
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Forces ready to ensure peaceful polls in Kashmir: Chidambaram
ANI / Andhra News, 19 March 2009

Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram has said security forces are ready to ensure peaceful polls in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Community Radio Station to start in Haryana
ANI / Andhra News, 18 March 2009

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has signed a Grant of Permission Agreement for establishing, maintaining and operating a Community Radio Station at Nuh, Mewat, Haryana, by Seeking Modern Application for Real Transformation (SMART), New Delhi.
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30 river linking projects identified: Kirit Parikh
ANI / Andhra News, 17 March 2009

Around 30 river linking projects have been identified which will ensure equitable water distribution, but unfortunately due to state level issues associated with water, only two projects have been consented upon, said, Dr. Kirit S. Parikh, Member Planning Commission.
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Foreign Social Workers Need to be Supervised
Tempo Interactive, 20 March 2009

Director General for Rehabilitation and Services at the Social Affairs Department, Makmur Sanusi asked foreign social workers at remote areas to be supervised. So far, the government only monitors their non-governmental organizations.
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Vocational Schools to be Established in Madura
Tempo Interactive, 19 March 2009

After the bridge connecting Surabaya and Madura was completed, the provincial government of East Java is preparing a concept to develop vocational schools as one way to improve human resources in Madura.
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District Attorney's Office in Balikpapan to Publicize Pictures of Corruptors in Newspaper
Tempo Interactive, 19 March 2009

The District Attorney's Office in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, will place pictures of wanted corruptors in local and national printed media. It is expected that the corruptors will be arrested soon as they have been wanted for three years.
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Govt to require civil servants to use domestic products
Antara News, 18 March 2009

The Indonesian government will soon make it obligatory for civil servants, military and police personnel to use domestic products in an effort to improve the performance of national industries.
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Govt to pay third phase cash assistance Wednesday
Antara News, 17 March 2009

The government will pay the third phase of direct cash assistance (BLT) amounting to Rp3.766 trillion for 18.832 million poor target families (RTS) throughout the country on Wednesday, a cabinet minister said.
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Crime-control cameras appear in Tehran
Fars News Agency, 19 March 2009

Police authorities have started installing closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras throughout the Iranian capital to lower crime rates.
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Changes to budget bill were legal
Etelaat, 18 March 2009

Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has responded to President Ahmadinejad’s recent constitutional warning on amendments to the national budget bill, saying the warning has “no legal basis”.
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Khatami pulls out from presidential election
Etelaat, 17 March 2009

Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami on Monday night officially announced his withdrawal from the upcoming presidential election in June 2009.
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Iran MPs adopt 279 billion dollar budget
Iran Focus, 12 March 2009

Iran's lawmakers adopted on Thursday a budget for the coming year of 279 billion dollars, after slashing 19 billion dollars in revenues that would have been raised from a hike in energy prices that was ultimately rejected, news agencies reported.
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Iran to Place Restrictions on Car Owners
Fars News Agency, 08 March 2009

Iran announced plans to restrict personal vehicle usage in an attempt to solve the traffic problem in the major cities of the country.
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Jobs package planned worth 1.5 trillion yen
The Asahi Shimbun, 20 March 2009

A package of job security measures worth 1.5 trillion yen is in the works, focusing on a work-sharing program and aid to people ineligible for unemployment insurance, labor minister Yoichi Masuzoe said Thursday.
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Education reform tied to politics
The Yomiuri Shimbun, 18 March 2009

A primary task for a key government panel on education reform that started work again Thursday with six new members is to promote constructive discussion on how to reform the nation's education system.
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Extra budget due after summit
The Asahi Shimbun, 18 March 2009

Prime Minister Taro Aso plans to instruct government and ruling coalition officials to compile a supplementary budget for fiscal 2009 after he returns from the Group of 20 summit to be held April 2 in London, sources said.
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Govt considers equipping public facilities with digital TVs
The Yomiuri Shimbun, 16 March 2009

The government and the ruling coalition are considering a plan to install terrestrial digital TVs and related equipment at all public facilities, including schools, as part of an additional economic stimulus package, government sources said.
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Govt Plans to Declare Several Conservation Areas
The Himalayan Times, 20 March 2009

Minister for Forest and Soil Conservation Kiran Gurung on Thursday said the government was working out plans to declare several places across the nation as conservation areas.
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Judges’ meet later this month
The Himalayan Times, 19 March 2009

All judges across the country will gather in Kathmandu later this month for the first such conference that will discuss several issues pertaining to the judicial sector, including judicial independence.
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Nepal’s economy in good stead: ADB
NepalNews.com, 19 March 2009

Despite the global economic meltdown, Nepal’s economy expanded by 5.6 percent in the fiscal year 2008, an increment of 2.6 percent from the previous year, said the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
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Cabinet approves Tharu-govt agreement
NepalNews.com, 18 March 2009

A cabinet meeting on Wednesday approved the six-point agreement signed between the government and various Tharu organisations on Saturday.
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Govt planning to unveil new policy on foreign assistance
NepalNews.com, 18 March 2009

The government is in process to give final touch to the draft of new policy on foreign assistance.
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Govt takes action against public transport not following revised fares
NepalNews.com, 17 March 2009

The government has identified and started action against more than 50 public transport vehicles plying in the capital for not following the revised transport fare issued by the government on March 4.
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China posts annual government budget online for first time
Xinhua, 20 March 2009

China's Ministry of Finance (MOF) posted the central fiscal budget for 2009 on its website Friday, a week after it was approved by the Second Session of the 11th National People's Congress.
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More teaching jobs for graduates
China Daily, 20 March 2009

Schools across China will hire 50,000 college graduates as short-term teachers this year to help ease employment pressure.
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China's economy shows sign of stabilization and recovery
People's Daily Online, 20 March 2009

On March 18, Premier Wen Jiabao presided over an executive meeting of the State Council, discussing the economic situation at home and abroad. The attendees agreed that the international financial crisis is still spreading and deepening, and that China is still facing huge difficulties despite the signs that some regions and sectors in China have seen stabilization and recovery.
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HKSAR government pledges efforts ro boost employment
People's Daily Online, 20 March 2009

HKSAR government recently took new measures to ensure employment and improve people’s livelihood as a way to battle the negative impact of global economic slowdown in Hong Kong.
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China's cabinet urges thorough implementation of gov't work report
Xinhua, 18 March 2009

China's State Council (Cabinet) called Wednesday for thorough implementation of this year's government work report in face of the worsening global downturn.
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China's public security ministry outlines banned activities by officials
Xinhua, 17 March 2009

China's Ministry of Public Security issued a circular Tuesday outlining prohibited activities for officials, to implement the government's calls for clean and honest administration.
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Govt bent on Charter change,  allies ask de Venecia for help
Manila Times, 20 March 2009

Malacañang has not given up on Charter change and has in fact sought the help of its erstwhile friend, former Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., in marshalling votes to support a House resolution that will move for constitutional amendments without the participation of the Senate.
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Plunder case filed against Finance, oil firm officers
Manila Standard Today, 20 March 2009

THE Ombudsman yesterday ordered plunder, estafa and other criminal charges filed against 23 Finance Department officials for illegally issuing tax credits worth P73.76 million to seven individuals—who would also be similarly charged—from 1994 to 1996.
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RP may not meet 8-point Millenium Dev't Goals in 2015 - JICA
Manila Bulletin, 20 March 2009

Izumi Murakami, chief advisor of JICA’s Maternal and Child Heath Project in Biliran and Ifugao, said the lack of effective and sustainable implementation of health programs on the grassroots level....
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More Gov`t Spending Inevitable Amid Crisis
Dong-A Ilbo, 21 March 2009

Before being confirmed as strategy and finance minister, Yoon Jeung-hyun told The Dong-A Ilbo Jan. 19 said the global financial crisis was invited by excess liquidity due to super-low interest rates.
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New Employment Drive for Young People Promised
Chosun Ilbo, 20 March 2009

The government hopes to create up to 550,000 temporary jobs from May for young people including recent college graduates, for unemployed breadwinners in families, and for low-income earners.
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Gov't Publishes Disaster Prevention Guide Online
Chosun Ilbo, 20 March 2009

How to cope with the spring sandstorms and what to do when an earthquake or tsunami takes place are questions answered by new guidelines published Thursday by the Ministry of Public Administration and Security. The guidelines were posted on the Internet.
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Gov't in Drive to Boost Korea's Brand Value
Chosun Ilbo, 18 March 2009

President Lee Myung-bak presided over the first meeting with the Presidential Council on Nation Branding on Tuesday aiming to improve Korea's image.
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Thailand to have second economic stimulus package
The Nation, 21 March 2009

Economic Ministers agreed on Tuesday to launch a second round of econmic stimulus packages which they hope can jump-start the domestic economy, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said.
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Censure debate draws Thai viewers as opponents target FM Kasit
MCOT.net, 20 March 2009

Voters in Thailand continued to see the censure of their government unfold live for a second day on public television across the nation on Friday, evidence in itself of the commitment of the sitting-government to participatory politics and relative access to information.
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Slow start for govt training scheme
The Nation, 19 March 2009

Few people bothered to sign up for the government's job training project for the unemployed during the first day of applications.
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Thailand's January unemployment soars to 880,000
MCOT.net, 17 March 2009

Thailand’s economic slowdown, impacted by the global financial crisis, has impacted unemployment as the number of jobless people in January soared 63 per cent to 880,000 from the previous month, and the number continues to rise, according to a senior government official.
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Public debt will balloon, says top finance official
The Nation, 16 March 2009

Public debt will swell quickly as the government has to inject massive liquidity into the economy, which will suffer badly from the global plunge, Suparut Kawatkul, permanent secretary at the Finance Ministry.
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UN-Vietnam joint programme on strengthening gender equality signed
Nhan Dan, 20 March 2009

A joint programme between the Vietnamese Government and the United Nations on gender equality was signed.
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Trade ministry asked to focus on personnel training
Nhan Dan, 20 March 2009

Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh has asked the Industry and Trade Ministry to focus on training contingent of competent staff in the face of great challenges in the years to come.
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15,000 school principals to get training in IT and leadership
Viet Nam News, 20 March 2009

School principals from around the nation will attend training programmes to improve their leadership skills and information technology (IT) capacity over the next two years.
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VN to draw up traffic master plan
Viet Nam News, 20 March 2009

Viet Nam will soon draw up its first National Road Traffic Safety Master Plan through 2020, based on a final study conducted by the Japanese International Co-operation Agency (JICA).
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Government Office to gather administrative reform ideas
Viet Nam News, 18 March 2009

The Minister overseeing the implementation of administrative reforms at State-owned offices will collect comments on the process from foreign-invested companies at a meeting here on next Friday.
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