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 […]
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 […]
Travel-starved Malaysians enjoy ‘sakura season’ at home with Tecoma trees in full bloom
BY TAN MEI ZI MALAYMAIL Fri, March 26, 2021 The trees have showered the Masjid Tanah area in Alor Gajah, Melaka with pink and white petals. — Picture via Facebook/nana.fadzil.3 […]
Landmark Agreements to Spur Singapore’s FDI in Indonesia
BY :JAYANTY NADA SHOFA JAKARTA GLOBE FRI, MARCH 26, 2021 Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan met his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi in Jakarta on March 26, 2021. (Photo Courtesy […]
Myanmar’s Striking Civil Servants Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
The Irrawaddy Fri, March 26, 2021 Anti-regime protesters in Yangon in February call on civil servants to join the civil disobedience movement. / The Irrawaddy Myanmar’s civil disobedience movement (CDM) […]
US and UK Sanction Myanmar Military-Owned Conglomerates
The IrrawaddyFri, March 26, 2021The military-owned Myawaddy Trading and Bank Limited building on Strand Road in Yangon. / The Irrawaddy The United States and the United Kingdom have imposed sanctions […]
World Bank Forecasts 10 Percent Slump in Myanmar’s Growth
By The Irrawaddy Fri, March 26, 2021 Anti-regime protesters confront the security forces in Yangon on March 16. / The Irrawaddy Myanmar’s economic growth is set to shrink by 10 […]
Singapore, Malaysia hope for reconciliation in Myanmar
By Bernama NEW STRAITS TIMES Thu, March 25, 2021 Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Tun Hussein (left) with his Singapore counterpart Dr Vivian Balakrishnan held a joint press conference after a […]
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