Phuket hotel provides venue for airline employees to sell food from Thai Airways’ kitchen
BANGKOK, Oct 8, 2020, NNT. In Phuket, a hotel operator has provided space to enable…
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Four warning signals from Singapore’s general election 2020 social media data not heeded: Data analyst
SINGAPORE, Oct 8, 2020, ST. Several outcomes of GE2020, such as the loss of Sengkang…
Hong Kong govt mulls requiring more to get tested for Covid
HONG KONG, Oct 8, 2020, RTHK. The government said it’s considering requiring more people to…
Thai govt to accelerate EV push
BANGKOK, Oct 8, 2020, The Nation. Thailand is mulling more tariff and excise tax cuts…
Vietnam remains malware hotspot
HANOI, Oct 8, 2020, VN Express. Some one-third of computers in Vietnam are infected by…
Daelim Industrial-led consortium wins $616M railway deal in Philippines
SEOUL, Oct 8, 2020, Yonhap. Daelim Industrial Co., a major South Korean builder, said Thursday…
[Analytics] Nepal: PM Oli is back to his old Ways
Just a month ago, in an effort to patch up between the two top leaders…
Former Sabah Umno secretary expected to be new Malaysia’s Sabah state assembly speaker: Source
KOTA KINABALU, Oct 7, 2020, The Star. Former Sabah Umno secretary Datuk Kadzim M Yahya…
Lockdown extension leaves Yangon factory workers broke, facing eviction: Myanmar Labor Groups
YANGON, Oct 7, 2020, The Irrawaddy. Factory workers in Yangon are facing serious financial hardship,…
India’s rice exports could jump to record on Thai drought effects
MUMBAI, Oct 7, 2020, Reuters. India’s rice exports in 2020 may rise by nearly 42%…
Police curfew imposed in 17 Sri Lanka’s areas
COLOMBO, Oct 7, 2020, Lanka24 News. Police curfew has been imposed in several police areas…
At UN, Pakistan says Hong Kong affairs are China’s internal matters
UN, Oct 7, 2020, The Nation. Pakistan, speaking for 55 countries at a U.N. panel,…