Domestic passenger plane makes belly landing in Mandalay
TADA-U, May 12, 2019, Myanmar Times. A domestic passenger plane has made a belly landing…
Month: May 2019
[Analytics] EU offers aid alternatives for island nations
Europe is providing island nations in the Pacific with a third “Western option” – after…
Some 50,000 ballots to be used in May 26 elections in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, May 12, 2019, The Phnom Penh Post. Some 50,000 paper ballots will be…
[Analytics] Manufacturing Islamophobia on WhatsApp in India
What can a study of pro-BJP WhatsApp groups tell us about the party’s culpability in…
In a first, medical cannabis oil seized at border in Thailand
NONG KHAI, May 12, 2019, The Nation. Nong Khai customs officers have charged a Lao…
Odisha announces Rs 1600 crore relief package for Cyclone Fani victims
NEW DELHI, May 12, 2019, PTI. The Odisha government on Saturday announced a Rs 1600…
Trump says N. Korea testing not “breach of trust”
WASHINGTON D.C., May 12, 2019, Xinhua. US President Donald Trump on Friday said Pyongyang’s recent…
Pakistan attack: Gunmen storm five-star hotel in Balochistan
GWADAR, May 12, 2019, BBC. Three gunmen who stormed a five-star hotel in the restive…
US-China trade impasse: Three stumbling blocks in way of a deal, says Vice-Premier Liu He
BEIJING, May 11, 2019, The Straits Times. Three issues lie in the way of an…
Seized North Korean freighter heading to American Samoa
PAGO PAGO, May 11, 2019, RNZ. News that a North Korean vessel seized by the…
[Analytics] What about data on jobs, farmers’ suicide & crime in India?
The Narendra Modi govt has routinely released data on its performance in improving sanitation, electrification,…
Japan’s largest retailer Aeon opens first hypermarket in Myanmar
HANOI, May 11, 2019, VNA. Japanese retail giant Aeon Co. opened its first hypermarket in…