Myanmar’s Election Merchandise Vendors Do a Brisk Trade as Vote Looms
Myo Min Soe The Irrawaddy Mon, August 24, 2020 Photo:MYO MIN SOE / The Irrawaddy YANGON—The months before an election are a busy time, not only for political parties in […]
Thailand plans for global cannabis trade
By Caitlin Ashworth THE THAIGER Mon, August 24, 2020 BANGKOK – Thailand is getting into the global cannabis trade. Government officials are drafting up a law that would consider medical […]
Malaysia may turn to niche tourism to draw foreign tourists, says minister
MALAY MAIL Mon, Aug 24, 2020 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 — In luring international travellers amid the recurring Covid-19 infections, the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) is eyeing […]
‘Kecak’ dance at Bali’s Uluwatu Temple gets ‘new normal’ tweak
The Jakarta Post Mon, August 24, 2020 Tourists watch a traditional Balinese ‘kecak’ dance at Uluwatu Temple in Bali. Photo: Bali. com Amid the pandemic, Uluwatu Temple Outer Area Tourism, […]
Cambodia to shore up trade with Vietnam
May Kunmakara THE PHNOM PENH POST, Mon, August 24, 2020 The Vietnamese side of the Phnom Den-Tinh Bien border gate in An Giang province’s Tinh Bien district, across from Takeo […]
Bali postpones plans to welcome international travelers in September
Ni Komang Erviani The Jakarta Post Mon, August 24, 2020 Photo: The Jakarta Post Plans to reopen Bali to international tourists on Sept. 11 have been reconsidered following the government’s decision to […]
Thailand to Open its Doors to Foreign Tourists in October
By CTN News CHIANG RAI TIMES Sun, August 23, 2020 BANGKOK – Thailand tourism Ministry has announced foreign tourists will be allowed to visit for longer stays from October, […]
UN, Indonesia honor victims of terrorism
Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie The Jakarta Post Sat, August 22, 2020 A member of the Indonesian Christian Youth Movement (GAMKI) places a flower on a poster of Intan Olivia Marbun […]
Indonesia – China to Strengthen Bilateral Trade
FRANCISCA CHRISTY ROSANA TEMPO.CO, Fri, August 21, 2020 JAKARTA – Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi on Thursday said that Indonesia and China will strengthen ties in the economic sector, one of them is through the bilateral trade, during the […]
Rescuing Myanmar From the Chinese Debt Trap
By Yan Naing THE IRRAWADDY Fri, August 21, 2020 Myanmar State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi looks at a model of a Chinese-backed project at the Myanmar First Investment […]
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