In a first, Taiwan’s missile systems track Chinese fighter jets
TAIPEI, Aug 11, 2020, SCMP. Taiwan for the first time tracked People’s Liberation Army fighters…
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[Analytics] Why China wants a Himalayan dispute with Bhutan
While China de-escalates one Himalayan standoff with India, it is stoking another in neighboring Bhutan….
Three-ply surgical mask prices to be lowered in Malaysia: Minister
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11, 2020, Malay Mail. The government will lower the ceiling price for…
Cambodia to ban flights from the Philippines amid rising Covid-19 cases
PHNOM PENH, Aug 11, 2020, Khmer Times. The government decided to temporarily ban all flights…
Vietnam approves $905M expressway linking two provinces bordering China
HANOI, Aug 11, 2020, VN Express. PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a VND20.9 trillion…
[Analytics] Hong Kong’s new security law is transforming the city even faster than expected
It’s been less than six weeks since a security law banning secession, subversion and collusion…
Myanmar Airways International on establishing direct air connectivity with Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Aug 11, 2020, News.lk. Ambassador designate of Sri Lanka to Myanmar discusses with the…
4G internet will be restored on trial basis in one Jammu and Kashmir district each
NEW DELHI, Aug 11, 2020, The Asian Age. The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme…
Philippine leader Duterte thanks Russia for offer to supply Covid-19 vaccine
MANILA, Aug 11, 2020, PhilStar. President Rodrigo Duterte thanked Russia late Monday night for an…
China wants Taiwan to be ‘next Hong Kong’: Official
TAIPEI, Aug 11, 2020, SMH. Taiwan’s Foreign Minister says his country risks becoming the next…
Vietnam govt spends nearly $770M to support efforts against Covid-19
HANOI, Aug 10, 2020, Hanoi Times. The Vietnamese government has spent VND17.77 trillion (US$765 million)…
[Analytics] Displacement in Indonesia’s borderlands a threat to indigenous populations
In late July, the Forest People’s Programme (FPP), a nonprofit that works on behalf of…
[Analytics] Why Malaysia’s Muhyiddin fears a free press
Advocates are sounding the alarm over a rapid deterioration of press freedom conditions in Malaysia…
Pakistan-China border via Khunjerab Pass to be opened from tonight
ISLAMABAD, Aug 10, 2020, The Nation. Pakistan-China border via Khunjerab Pass in Hunza will be…
[Analytics] Rodrigo Duterte’s war on many fronts
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivered his penultimate State of the Nation Address as the onslaught…