New World Bank package for Myanmar to focus on pandemic recovery
Thompson Chau The Myanmar Times Thu, 21, May 2020 Shoppers return to Yangon’s Yuzana Plaza as it reopens on May 16. Photo: Mar Naw/The Myanmar Times NAY PYI TAW – […]
COVID-19 in Myanmar douses election fever
Min Wathan The Myanmar Times Wed, May 20, 2020 A woman casts her ballot in the 2015 election in this file image. Photo: Zarni Phyo/The Myanmar Times NAY PYI TAW […]
World Bank pledges to support economic reform in Myanmar
The Myanmar Times Tue, May 19, 2020 NAY PWI TAW – The World Bank will support Myanmar under a new country partnership framework from 2020 to 2023, it said on […]
India resumes purchase of Malaysian palm oil, ending diplomatic row
By New Straits Times Tue, May 19, 2020 File Photo: India has resumed purchasing Malaysian palm oil following a four-month gap sparked by a diplomatic row over the former Malaysian […]
Indonesia Air Force gets first female fighter pilot
Tri Indah Oktavianti The Jakarta Post Mon, May 18, 2020 Second Lt. Ajeng Tresna Dwi Wijayanti, the first female fighter pilot in the Indonesian Military (TNI). (Handout/Indonesian Air Force) JAKARTA […]
Don’t spark another crisis, Malaysia King tells MPs
FMT Reporters Free Malaysia Today Mon, May 18, 2020 Malaysian parliament sits for first time after new government forms Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah gives his royal […]
Indonesia’s Borobudur Temple to Reopen on June 8
MUH. SYAIFULLAH TEMPO.CO Mon, May 18, 2020 Prambanan Temple, Sleman, Yogyakarta, March 20, 2020. ANTARA/Hendra Nurdiyansyah YOGYAKARTA – Borobudur Temple, Prambanan Temple, and Ratu Boko Temple will reopen on June 8, […]
US Pharma Company to Relocate Plant to Central Java, Indonesia From China
BY :LEONARD A.L. CAHYOPUTRA JAKARTA GLOBE MON, MAY 18, 2020 President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo attends a virtual meeting with other Asean leaders from Bogor Palace in West Java on Tuesday. […]
Myanmar to Reopen Schools in July with COVID-19 Challenges
By Thiha Lwin The Irrawaddy Fri, May 15, 2020 Back to school season in June 2018. / Htet Wai / The Irrawaddy NAYPYITAW—The Myanmar government is preparing to reopen basic […]
Vietnam nominates candidates to next term, increasing ratio of youth
Linh Pham Hanoi Times Fri, May 15, 2020 Nominating candidates for the 13th National Congress. Photo: Nhat Bac HANOI – More candidates for the five-year leadership are young, women, and […]
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