Japan's Nagasaki confirms 33 coronavirus cases on cruise ship docked for repairs
Local authorities are appealing for help from the central government to tackle the incident.
Wed Apr 22 2020
COVID-19: Indonesia records 191 deaths but many disputing it
The official number of COVID-19-related deaths in Indonesia has increased to 191 cases.
Sat Apr 04 2020
Federalism Malaysia: Federal govt or central govt? - Salleh
The Malaysian government was more accurately called the federal government instead of the central government because the Malaysian government is the property of all Malaysians in the Federation.
Wed Oct 11 2017
Catalonia moves to declare independence from Spain on Monday
Catalan President Carles Puigdemont said he favoured mediation to find a way out of the crisis but that Spain's central government had rejected this.
Thu Oct 05 2017
Catalans occupy voting stations to defy Madrid's order to stop referendum
The central government has sent thousands of police reinforcements to stop people voting and has attempted to dismantle the infrastructure needed to conduct the referendum it says is illegal.
Sat Sep 30 2017
China's Xi warns Hong Kong to toe the line as he swears in new leader
Xi hinted that the central government was in favour of Hong Kong introducing "national security" legislation, anissue that brought nearly half a million people to the streets in protest.
Sat Jul 01 2017
Declare emergency if haze reaches dangerous level - Jokowi
Local newspapers quoted Joko, popularly known as Jokowi as saying that via the declaration of emergency, the central government could take immediate steps to tackle the problem.
Sat Sep 05 2015
Islamic State struggles to run Mosul's health system
The Islamic State's rigidity and inexperience may ultimately cost it support in areas where some Sunni residents initially welcomed the group as an alternative to the Shiite-led central government.
Thu Nov 27 2014