Sri Lanka has potential to become one of world’s leading maritime hubs: President
COLOMBO, Sep 16, 2020, News.lk. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that Sri Lanka can use its…
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US blacklists Chinese company over Cambodia project
WASHINGTON D.C./PHNOM PENH, Sep 16, 2020, Reuters. The United States on Tuesday blacklisted a Chinese…
Singapore must remain open to benefit from Asia’s growth: Deputy PM
SINGAPORE, Sep 16, 2020, BT. Singapore can contribute to and benefit from Asia’s growth only…
Pakistan is epicenter of terrorism: India at Geneva
GENEVA, Sep 16, 2020, PTI. Describing Pakistan as an epicenter of terrorism, India has said…
No infiltration reported along India-China border in last 6 months
NEW DELHI, Sep 16, 2020, The Hindu. The Centre on Wednesday informed the Rajya Sabha…
Singapore to reward residents for healthy habits with Apple Watch
SINGAPORE, Sep 16, 2020, C|Net. Apple is working with the Singaporean government to help keep…
As India bans export of onions, prices in Bangladesh shoot up by more than 50 per cent
DHAKA, Sep 15, 2020, DNA India. Onion prices in Bangladesh jumped by more than 50%…
Over half of Filipinos believe worst of pandemic has yet to come: Poll
MANILA, Sep 15, 2020, PhilStar. Over half of Filipinos believe that the worst of the…
[Analytics] ‘Flights to nowhere’ in Asia: Why people are paying to take them
Singapore Airlines is said to be considering a new route next month — what media…
[Analytics] Mekong countries don’t need to bank on outsiders
Recently there have been attempts to politicize issues relating to the Mekong region or even…
Jakarta re-imposes partial virus lockdown
JAKARTA, Sep 15, 2020, AFP. Authorities in the Indonesian capital re-imposed a partial coronavirus lockdown…
China locks down city on Myanmar border over coronavirus
YANGON, Sep 15, 2020, AFP. The three cases were found in the city of Ruili…