From Russia With Love (and More Ammunition) for Myanmar
By Aung Zaw THE IRRAWADDY Tue, March 30, 2021 Myanmar military coup leader Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing greets Russian Deputy Defense Minister Colonel General Alexander Vasilyevich Fomin and delegation members […]
Vietnam – Hanoi’s Red River’s riparian area has more worth-living spaces
Jenna Duong HANOI TIMES Tue, Mar 30, 2021 HANOI – Phuc Tan’s slum neighborhood has recently been changed into one of the city’s interesting places, thanks to art and community […]
New study points out potential negative effects of RCEP agreement
Sok Chan / Khmer Times Tue March 30, 2021 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Aun Pornmonirath (L) and Sok Sopheak, secretary of state at the Ministry […]
M’sia pays S’pore S$102.8 million for the terminated KL-Singapore High-Speed Rail project
Both countries committed to maintaining good relations By Hana O THE INDEPENDENT SG Mon, March 29, 2021 SINGAPORE – Malaysia has paid Singapore more than S$102 million in compensation for […]
The Long History of Myanmar’s Civil Disobedience Movement
By The Irrawaddy Mon, March 29, 2021 Young people in Yangon call to boycott military products and services in February. It was just two days after the junta’s Feb.1 coup […]
Malaysia condom brand Fiesta brings Indomie to the bedroom with ‘mi goreng’-flavoured rubber
BY TAN MEI ZI MALAY MAIL Mon, March 29, 2021 The condoms pay homage to an iconic Indonesian comfort food. — Picture via Instagram/fiestacondoms PETALING JAYA – Condom brand Fiesta […]
Cambodia Tycoon Kith Meng donates $2 million to the government to purchase Nokor Tep Hospital
KHMER TIMES Mon, March 29, 2021 Kith Meng with his wife and children. Supplied Kith Meng, president of the Cambodian Chamber of Commerce and chairman and CEO of The Royal […]
Cambodia’s trade deficit to worsen to $2.3B per year with RCEP, says UNCTAD expert
Sangeetha Amarthalingam THE PHNOM PENH POST Mon, March 29, 2021 The RCEP was signed virtually between the 10 ASEAN member states, China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand in […]
Thailand kicks off its own Olympic flag relay “Flag of the Nation” for 92.6 kilometers across Thailand
By Nop Meechukhun THE PATTAYA NEWS Sunday, March 28, 2021 Bangkok –Thailand kicked off its own Olympic flag relay titled “Flag of the Nation” at the early hours of this […]
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