Malaysia’s govt extends recovery movement control order until Dec 31
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29, 2020, Malay Mail. The federal government announced tonight that the recovery…
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Philippine Quezon City buys land for 1,800 informal settler families
QUEZON CITY, Aug 29, 2020, PhilStar. The Quezon City government has purchased a 14-hectare property…
Irish man pleads guilty over Vietnamese truck deaths in UK
LONDON, Aug 29, 2020, Reuters. Irishman Ronan Hughes pleaded guilty today to the manslaughter of…
Bangladeshi govt to procure more chemical fertilizer
DHAKA, Aug 29, 2020, Dhaka Tribune. The government has decided to procure additional 200,000 tons…
[Special coverage] 11 days in Manchuria that ended the War
On September 3, 1945, the Day of Victory over Japan was established by the Decree…
Illegal Myanmar job seekers caught in Thailand
KANCHANABURI, Aug 28, 2020, Bangkok Post. Thirty-five illegal Myanmar migrants and their two drivers were…
[Analytics] A China management strategy with ASEAN at its centre
China may be misreading the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to cover ground on some…
Russia to supply weapons, military hardware to Sudan and Laos
MOSCOW, Aug 28, 2020, TASS. Russia has signed contracts for the supply of weapons and…
Inflation in Laos remains sore point for the poor
VIENTIANE, Aug 28, 2020, Vientiane Times. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) remains high in Laos…
Travel between Malaysia and Cambodia via Singapore to become available in days
PHNOM PENH, Aug 28, 2020, Khmer Times. Singapore Airlines has secured approval for passengers to…
Hong Kong to begin citywide coronavirus testing fropm Sep 1
HONG KONG, Aug 28, 2020, RTHK. The government said on Friday that 141 sample collection…
Singapore battles record dengue outbreak with more mosquitoes
SINGAPORE, Aug 28, 2020, Reuters. From the high balcony of a Singapore public housing block,…