Firms must respect Vietnam’s sovereignty
Duy Nguyen Hanoi Times FriApril 9, 2021 HANOI – Vietnam raised voice after the rampant violations of many international fashion brands. Businesses working in Vietnam must comply with the […]
UN Human rights experts are confused between human rights and saving lives in the fight against Covid-19 in Cambodia
Kok-Thay ENG Khmer Times Sat April 24, 2021 PHNOM PENH – The so-called UN human rights experts from Geneva, which is 10,000 km away, urged Cambodia to review her approach […]
Sweden and EU continue to fund Parliament-focused NGO’s Cambodian efforts
Mom Kunthear THE PHNOM PENH POST Tue, May 11, 2021 Swedish ambassador to Cambodia Bjorn Haggmark. Embassy of Sweden Sweden and the EU on May 11 provided $1.5 million for […]
SINGAPORE – ‘Go back, bloody Indians,’ says S’porean man to expat family at Pasir Ris Beach Park
Hana O THE INDEPENDENT SG Mon, May 10, 2021 SINGAPORE – A man who repeated he was Singaporean and an NS (National Service) man was spotted accusing an expatriate family […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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