Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam vows to push ahead with extradition Bill as city gears up for fresh protests, strikes
HONG KONG, Jun 11, 2019, Reuters. Hong Kong geared for more protests, including strikes, transport…
Month: June 2019
Thousands evacuated after flash flood in Indonesia
S. SULAWESI, Jun 11, 2019, Jakarta Globe. A massive flash flood hit Konawe in Southeast…
4 passengers on board Kerala Express die due to extreme heat in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi
NEW DELHI, Jun 11, 2019, India Today. Four passengers on the Kerala Express have died…
[Analytics] As US-China relations sour, Taiwan’s value as a ‘chess piece’ may rise
As the United States and China remain deadlocked in a deepening dispute over trade and…
‘I am Japanese’ says Sakhalin-born deaf man longing to visit country of his roots
TOKYO, Jun 11, 2019, The Mainichi. Nikolai Hiranuma, born on Sakhalin in 1944 when the…
Party official’s Russia visit boosts bilateral ties
MOSCOW, Jun 11, 2019, VNA. Politburo member and Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam…
Malaysia’s stock market, once deemed world’s worst, on the rebound
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 11, 2019, MalayMail. After months of scrimping on public spending, the Pakatan…
Top diplomats of S. Korea, Russia to hold talks next week over bilateral ties, cooperation
SEOUL, Jun 11, 2019, Yonhap. The top diplomats of South Korea and Russia will hold…
Modi needs to improve ties with Pakistan: Chinese media
BEIJING, Jun 10, 2019, INP. New Delhi’s strategic focus ought to be on its ties…
Cambodia, Singapore to ‘move on’ from Lee remarks storm
PHNOM PENH, Jun 10, 2019, The Phnom Penh Post. Cambodia, Singapore and Vietnam have agreed…
Smoke-free campaign targets six Yangon townships
YANGON, Jun 10, 2019, Myanmar Times. The People’s Health Foundation will conduct a anti-smoking campaign…
[Analytics] Thai’s Democrats have sown seeds of own demise
The future of the Thai’s oldest political party, the Democrat, is gloomy, say analysts, and…