UK closes in on dialogue partnership with ASEAN
Dian Septiari The Jakarta Post Wed, May 5, 2021 JAKARTA – The United Kingdom is inching closer to becoming ASEAN’s 11th dialogue partner this year, after the group’s chair, Brunei, […]
Australia, UNDP pledge $3M for Cambodia’s Covid response
Ry Sochan THE PHNOM PENH POST Mon, May 10, 2021 The Resilience Fund has played an important role in rolling out Cambodia’s emergency cash transfer programme, which has delivered US$290 […]
Singapore Auntie yells ‘get out of my country’ at foreign couple, calls them ‘white tr*sh’
Hana O THE INDEPENDENT SG Tue, May 4, 2021 ‘ Photo: Instagram screengrab/singapore_incidents Netizens say Singaporeans are ‘better than this’ SINGAPORE – A woman was spotted shouting at a foreign […]
Cambodia denounces UN rapporteur’s statement on Mother Nature activists’ trial
Nov Sivutha THE PHNOM PENH POST Sun, May 09, 2021 On May 5, three MNC members – Long Kunthea, Phuon Keoraksmey and Thun Ratha – were sentenced to between 18 […]
Cambodia ready to exit LDC status
Thou Vireak THE PHNOM PENH POST Sun, May 09, 2021 Cambodia is well-prepared to minimise economic risks when it graduates from its Least Developed Countries status, according to a senior […]
ASEAN Chair, Secretary General to Visit Myanmar
By The Irrawaddy Wed, May 8, 2021 Three weeks have elapsed since the historic special meeting of ASEAN leaders at the organization’s Jakarta-based Secretariat, and the bloc’s chair and chief […]
Myanmar Junta Approves 15 Investments, Including US$2.5-Billion Power Project
By The Irrawaddy Wed, May 8, 2021 YANGON – The regime-controlled Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) has approved 15 projects including a US$2.5-billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) power project, which would […]
Japan donates 35 ambulances to Cambodia
Sen David / Khmer Times Tue, May 8, 2021 The Japanese government donates 35 ambulances to Cambodia in support of fighting COVID-19 pandemic. Japanese Embassy to Cambodia The Japanese government […]
China Donates 500,000 COVID-19 Vaccines to Myanmar Junta
By The Irrawaddy Mon, May 3, 2021 An Air China flight landed on Sunday at Yangon International Airport carrying 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses from China. / Chinese Embassy in Myanmar […]
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