Handover Ceremony of 37 Lower Secondary Schools in 4 provinces in Laos by JICA
The Laotian Times January 10, 2021 The Project for Improving Secondary School Environment in the Central and Southern Provinces in Laos which has provided the construction and improvement of […]
Chinese Foreign Minister Arrives in Myanmar
The Irrawaddy Mon, January 11, 2021 Following his arrival in Myanmar on Monday, Chinese State Councillor Wang Yi met with his Myanmar counterpart Daw Aung San Suu Kyi […]
Myanmar’s Migrants Face Discrimination Amid Surging COVID-19 in Thailand
By Nyein Nyein THE IRRAWADDY Sat, January 9, 2021 Myanmar embassy officials led by Minister-Counselor U Maw Ba La arranges to transfer the Myanmar migrants–who tested COVID-19 positive and were […]
Myanmar Orders 30 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses From India
By Zaw Zaw Htwe THE IRRAWADDY Fri, January 8, 2021 YANGON– Myanmar has ordered 30 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine from India that are due to arrive by February, […]
Indonesian siblings go viral with ‘Dot Com’ last names, named after parents’ meeting on chat website
BY ANNE GRACE SAVITHA MALAY MAIL Fri, January 8, 2021 Mustaghfirin (1st left) and his siblings set social media abuzz after a video on their Dot Com last names have […]
US Trade Representative Lighthizer refutes rumor of imposing tariffs on Vietnam goods
Ngoc Thuy THE HANOI TIMES, Fri, January 8, 2021 HANOI – US’s decision to initiate a trade probe on Vietnamese goods could affect thousands of enterprises and millions of workers […]
Group lists former Malaysia Prime Minister Dr Mahathir among ‘20 most dangerous extremists’ in world
BY JUSTIN ONG MALAY MAIL Thursday, January 7, 2021 Pejuang chairman Tun Mahathir Mohamad arrives for a press conference at Perdana Leadership Foundation in Putrajaya January 7, 2021. — Picture […]
Forget the West, look to China, India, Africa, say palm oil industry players
Imran Ariff FREE MALAYSIA TODAY Wed, January 6, 2021 Malaysia’s palm oil sector should look into producing high value products and explore the renewable fuels market, says IOI CEO Lee […]
Ministry rebukes call to amend Constitution on Cambodia King’s role
Ben Sokhean / Khmer Times Wed, January 6, 2021 King Norodom Sihamoni joins a celebration of the 67th Anniversary of the Kingdom’s Independence Day. KT/Khem Sovannara PHNOM PENH – The […]
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