Lao PM visits Vietnam, aiming to triple trade value in 2020
Linh Pham The Hanoi Times January 3, 2020 Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and Vietnam PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc. Photo: VGP This is the second visit to Vietnam paid by […]
Turning Rice Straw Waste into Gold in Northern Thailand
By CTN News Chiang Rai Times December 29, 2019 LAMPANG JARUWAN KHAMMUANG, Thailand – In the northern province of Lampang Jaruwan Khammuang is turning rice harvest straw waste into gold. The […]
On Trial in Jakarta
BY :ANTARA PHOTOJAKARTA GLin JakartaOBE DECEMBER 20, 2019 JAKARTA, Indonesia – West Papuan student Ambrosius Mulait has been charged with treason, which carries a possible penalty of life imprisonment, for […]
Internet shutdown has been imposed on Myanmar Rakhine state for six months
JOHN LIU The Myanmar Times sat, DECember 21, 2019 Women ride past a hoarding for a telecommunications company in Sittwe, Rakhine. Photo: EPA The shutdown of all internet access […]
Bangladesh repatriation could be delayed
By Mizzima Tue, 17 December 2019 The Myanmar government will not push for the much-delayed repatriation of Rohingya refugees living for more than two years in displacement camps in Bangladesh until […]
EC says more effort needed over Cambodia EBA scheme
Sun Mesa Khmer Times December 17, 2019 MADRID, Spain – European Commission Vice President Josep Borrell Fontelles on Sunday told Foreign Affairs Minister Prak Sokhonn at the 14th ASEM Foreign […]
The EU needs to be more realistic
Sim Vireak Khmer Times December 17, 2019 (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng – Zhu Wei) Protectionism is re-emerging as a common challenge that all regional and global mechanisms try to address. That holds […]
‘They could win or lose’: Jokowi denies building dynasty as family members enter mayoral races
The son rises, The son-in-law also rises Suherdjoko and Ghina Ghaliya The Jakarta Post Thu, December 12, 2019 President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (left) and First Lady Iriana Widodo (center) stroll […]
What political dynasty? Indonesia President Jokowi’s son-in-law says bid for Medan mayor is for development
Apriadi Gunawan The Jakarta Post Wed, December 11, 2019 President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s son-in-law, Bobby Nasution, speaks to reporters at the Presidential Palace Complex on June 18. (Tempo/Friski Riana) MEDAN, […]
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