Myanmar Hires German Firm to Oversee Bidding in Initial Phase of China-Backed New Yangon City
By Nan Lwin THE IRRAWADDY Mon September 7, 2020 YANGON—The Myanmar government has awarded a contract to German consulting firm Roland Berger to oversee a so-called “Swiss challenge” tendering process […]
Indonesia’s Electric Vehicle Ambition Angers Japan: Minister
BY HERU ANDRIYANTO JAKARTA GLOBE MON, SEPTEMBER 7, 2020 JAKARTA – Indonesia is taking a huge leap into electric vehicle industry and has appealed for technological support from China and […]
Is Malaysia state Perak forest land being sold to political cronies, asks politician
Predeep Nambiar FREE MALAYSIA TODAY Mon, September 7, 2020 Hamidah Osman claimed the Kledang Saiong Forest Reserve, was among the sites which has been earmarked for logging and forest farming […]
Malaysia Mistake – DBKL issues reminder after Chinese billboard goes up by mistake
FMT Reporters FreeMalaysia Today Sun, September 6, 2020 An advertisement in Chinese was mistakenly displayed on a billboard in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. (DBKL Facebook) PETALING JAYA: An advertising billboard in […]
Laos and China Form Joint Power Grid Company
By Latsamy Phonevilay THE LAOTIAN TIMES Mon, September 7, 2020 Electricite du Laos state enterprise and China Southern Power Grid have signed an agreement to jointly establish a new venture […]
Enjoying Ba Vi farm trip like true peasants in Vietnam
Le Diem THE HANOI TIMES Sun, Sep 6, 2020 Ba Vi Homestead in Ba Vi outskirt district. A trip to a farm makes visitors eager to discover in a short […]
Police lambasted for targeting LGBT community in raid in Jakarta
Alya Nurbaiti The Jakarta Post Sat, September 5, 2020 Love wins: A passerby hugs an activist campaigning for the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community during […]
Nepotism not always bad, Indonesia Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister says
The Jakarta Post Sun, September 6, 2020 Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD talks to reporters on the sidelines of an event held by law firm Dentons […]
No such thing as sustainable palm oil, says biologist
Imran Ariff FREE MALAYSIA TODAY Sat, September 5, 2020 Environmental biologist Roberto Cazzolla Gatti says global demand for sustainable palm oil has led to lenient RSPO certification. PETALING JAYA: An […]
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