Foreign tourists to Vietnam down 66.6 per cent in eight months
HANOI, Aug 31, 2020, VNA. The number of foreign tourists to Vietnam reached only 3.8…
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CSOs call on Cambodia’s govt to scrap public order draft law
PHNOM PENH, Aug 31, 2020, Khmer Times. Thirty-six civil society organisations have signed a joint…
Flooding soaks South Asia, displacing millions during Covid-19 woes
DHAKA, Aug 31, 2020, UNB. Floods triggered by heavy rains continue to wreak havoc in…
At least 19 injured in pellet firing, teargas shelling on Shia mourners in Srinagar
SRINAGAR, Aug 30, 2020, The Asian Age. At least 19 mourners were injured when the…
No downsizing of civil service workforce due to e-government system: Malaysia’s PM
SANDAKAN, Aug 30, 2020, Malay Mail. The 1.6 million-strong civil service workforce will not be…
[Analytics] A role for ASEAN on the Korean Peninsula?
ASEAN–South Korea relations have grown substantially since President Moon Jae-in’s launch of the New Southern…
Chaos as anti-government protesters remove police barriers in Thailand
BANGKOK, Aug 29, 2020, Bangkok Post. There was chaos in front of Samran Rat police…
[Analytics] Myanmar’s haven for Chinese casino bosses
Along Karen State’s border with Thailand, I have witnessed first-hand the development of the conflict…
At least 63 people killed floods so far in Pakistani Karachi
KARACHI, Aug 29, 2020, AP. Heavy rains hit parts of Pakistan for a fifth straight…
Taiwan eases US beef and pork ban, eyes trade deal
TAIPEI, Aug 29, 2020, AFP. Taiwan will ease restrictions on US beef and pork imports,…
Thailand sees the Philippines as ‘important’ Asean family member, not rival
MANILA, Aug 29, 2020, PNA. Thailand considers the Philippines as an “important” family member of…
Indonesia imposes safeguard duty on Indian, Vietnamese ceramic tiles imports
JAKARTA, Aug 29, 2020, Jakarta Globe. Indonesia will reimpose a duty on ceramic tiles shipped…