Myanmar’s Ruling NLD Rejects Calls to Ditch Muslim Candidate
By Myat Pyae Phyo THE IRRAWADY Fri, August 28, 2020 Daw Win Mya Mya at her home in Mandalay. / The Irrawaddy MANDALAY — The National League for Democracy (NLD) […]
Thai Prime Minister Issues Warning as his Facebook Crackdown Continue
CTN News CHIANG RAI TIMES Thu, August 27, 2020 BANGKOK – Thailand’s Prime Minister Wednesday issued his sternest warning yet to anti-government protesters seeking his resignation. Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha said […]
Fate of Vietnamese Grand Prix remains unclear as Covid-19 rages
Nhat Minh – Hoang Quan THE HANOI TIMES, THU, AUGUST 27, 2020 The F1 Vietnam Grand Prix 2020 is planned to take place in Hanoi. Photo: Hanoi Circuit HANOI – […]
Vietnam-India advance comprehensive strategic partnership
Linh Pham THE HANOI TIMES THU, AUGUST 27, 2020 Vietnam’s Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Indian counterpart Dr. S. Jaishankar. Photo: MOFA HANOI – Vietnam is considered […]
Indonesia Calls for Protection of ‘Critical Infrastructure’ from Cyber Attacks
BY :THE JAKARTA GLOBE THU, AUGUST 27, 2020 Indonesian Ambassador to the United Nations Dian Triansyah Djani, the current president of the Security Council. NEW YORK – Indonesia, the current […]
Cyber Attacks against Civilian Facilities Unacceptable at All Times: ICRC
BY :THE JAKARTA GLOBE THU, AUGUST 27, 2020 ICRC President Peter Maurer (Photo Courtesy of the ICRC) NEW YORK – The International Committee of the Red Cross acknowledged “the real […]
Subsidiaries of Chinese Firm Involved in Myanmar’s New Yangon City Project Blacklisted by US
By Nan Lwin The Irrawaddy Thu, August 27, 2020 YANGON—Subsidiaries of a Chinese state-owned construction company that is involved in a controversial “New City” project in Myanmar’s commercial capital, Yangon, […]
Joint statement on UK – ASEAN Economic Dialogue
LONDON Wed, 26 Aug. 2020 The first UK-ASEAN Economic Dialogue was held today to strengthen economic cooperation between the UK and ASEAN. The first UK-ASEAN Economic Dialogue was held on […]
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