Plans for Malaysian campus of Japan’s Tsukuba University on track
By Azman Ujang, BERNAMA October 17, 2020 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 — Plans for the establishment of a branch campus of Japan’s Tsukuba University in Malaysia — the first ever by a […]
India is ‘unlikely to re-think rejection of huge trade deal’
Mark Hughes Khmer Times Fri, October 16, 2020 Ministers from 15 Asia-Pacific countries including Asean who are negotiating a widespread free-trade agreement (FTA) urged India to return to talks they […]
Vietnam protests establishment of Chinese businesses on South China Sea islands
Linh Pham THE HANOI TIMES Sat, Oct 17, 2020 The so-called Sansha City on Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands HANOI – A Vietnamese foreign ministry spokesperson has again affirmed that […]
Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting 2020
LONDON, 14 October 2020 Foreign ministers from across the Commonwealth met today in their first ever virtual meeting. The 20th Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting (CFAMM) would usually […]
Myanmar Reopens Yangon Factories to Protect Foreign Investment
By Zaw Zaw Htwe THEIRRAWADDY Wed, October 14, 2020 Yangon – Although the spread of COVID-19 in Yangon is not under control, Myanmar’s Ministry of Health and Sports has allowed […]
EU urged to invest in Cambodia
May Kunmakara THE PHNOM PENH POST Wed,14 October 2020 The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training wants EU manufacturers to establish operations here to capitalise on the Vietnam free trade […]
Malaysia court issues stop work order to developers of dam project on Orang Asli Indigenous People) land
FREE MALAYSIA TODAY Wed, October 14, 2020 The Orang Asli claim rights on their land which was cleared without their consent. IPOH: The High Court here has temporarily ordered two […]
Myanmar State Counselor Declines to Prosecute Those Who Lied About Her on Facebook
Myanmar State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in September 2020. / State Counselor’s Office YANGON—Myanmar State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has instructed officials not to pursue […]
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