S, Korea’s top diplomat to visit Singapore, Indonesia this week
SEOUL, Sep 22, 2020, Yonhap. Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Gunn will visit Singapore and Indonesia…
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Myanmar rejects calls to postpone election
YANGON, Sep 21, 2020, Reuters. Myanmar plans to push ahead with a November general election…
Work starts on industrial cluster, automobile factory in Vietnam’s Ha Nam
HA NAM, Sep 21, 2020, VNS/VNA. Construction on the Chau Giang Industrial Cluster, worth 475…
[Analytics] Royal reform call not all that it seems in Thailand
When Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul read out ten demands for monarchal reform in a midnight September 19…
Thunderstorm warning in several Malaysia’s areas nationwide until 9 pm
KUALA LUMPUR, Sep 20, 2020, Bernama. The Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a thunderstorm warning…
Manila to negotiate with China the payment for 22 Filipino fishermen who were abandoned at sea
MANILA, Sep 20, 2020, Busines World. The Philippines will discuss with China the payment for…
More rain likely in South-east Asia in months ahead: Experts
SINGAPORE, Sep 20, 2020, ST. Less rain is expected to fall on Singapore for the…
UN’s unfinished work in Cambodia leaves regional security in danger: Opposition politician
PHNOM PENH, Sep 20, 2020, The Geopolitics. The 75th anniversary of the United Nations on…
Is China driving Taiwanese into Nationalist Party’s arms?
TAIPEI, Sep 20, 2020, New Blom. A political spat between high-ranking Nationalist Party (KMT) and…
Thai protesters petition king for monarchy reform, political change
BANGKOK, Sep 20, 2020, Kyodo. Thousands of anti-government protesters rallied for a second day Sunday…
[Analytics] Justice and the Rohingya people are the losers in Asia’s new cold war
The persecution, ethnic cleansing, and attempted genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar’s Rakhine state is…
Hong Kong’s first cannabidiol cafe opens its doors to customers
HONG KONG, Sep 20, 2020, AP. Cannabis may be illegal in Hong Kong, but a…