World’s rubbish fouling up Sungai Petani in Malaysia
SUNGAI PETANI, May 11, 2019, FMT. Residents here are worried their town will soon earn…
Month: May 2019
Deputy to Venezuela’s Guaido jailed at military prison
CARACAS, May 11, 2019, AFP. The deputy to Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido was jailed…
[Analytics] Fani’s fury: Far worse than you thought
No water, no phone, no money in ATMs and no light. As Odisha struggles to…
India opens anti-trust probe against Google over alleged Android abuse
NEW DELHI, May 11, 2019, India Today. Google is in trouble again. After facing a…
[Analytics] US-China: the hardcore is yet to come
The Trump administration’s response to China’s emergence has been to throw all sorts of spanners…
Vietnam concerned over sinking of fishing boats
HANOI, May 11, 2019, Asia Times. Indonesia’s plans to sink seized Vietnamese fishing boats have…
Chinese PM Li underlines tax cuts to benefit enterprises, boost market vitality
BEIJING, May 11, 2019, Xinhua. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday called for more efforts…
U.S. says it will continue talks with Russia on N. Korea
WASHINGTON, May 11, 2019, Yonhap. The United States will continue to hold conversations with Russia…
[Analytics] Will ‘matrix’ saga affect Philippine election?
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has his own way of reviving his dying leadership. He knows…
No deal announced after US-China talks
WASHINGTON D.C., May 10, 2019, SCMP. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said negotiations had concluded…
Infrastructure projects in Indonesia should be linked to tourist areas: Jokowi
JAKARTA, May 10, 2019, ANTARA. President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said that linking infrastructure projects with…
Vietnam should stop tax evasion by foreign firms: minister
HANOI, May 10, 2019, VN Express. Foreign firms like Facebook and Google dominate the digital…