Khmer Win Party leader arrested over alleged incitement
PHNOM PENH, Aug 16, 2020, Khmer Times. Khmer Win Party leader Soung Sophorn was arrested…
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Car sales in Vietnam expand for three consecutive months
HANOI, Aug 16, 2020, The Hanoi Times. Car sales number in Vietnam in the first…
[Analytics] Indonesia’s growing labour gender gap?
A 2019 survey which included five ASEAN member states – Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and…
Japanese firms shifting focus to Southeast Asia as US and China clash: JETRO
A rising number of Japanese companies are expanding in Southeast Asia but scaling down in…
Philippines on ‘alert’ after militant leader held
MANILA, Aug 16, 2020, The ASEAN Post. Philippine security forces were on alert Saturday for…
13 missing, 12 rescued as vessels capsize in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Aug 16, 2020, Anadolu Agency. At least 12 people were rescued but 13 others…
Thai youth to defy warnings with Bangkok rally, testing government and monarchy
Pro-democracy students were gathering to rally in Bangkok on Sunday, in a protest set to…
[Analytics] Thai anti-government protests veer toward critique of the monarchy
In late July, anti-government protests led by student activists reemerged in Thailand. While the first…
Myanmar’s largest election monitoring group decries ban
YANGON, Aug 15, 2020, Bangkok Post. The banning of Myanmar’s largest election monitoring group will…
Vietnam’s Da Nang coronavirus outbreak could be ‘under control’ by month end: Ministry
HANOI, Aug 15, 2020, VN Express. The Covid-19 outbreak in hotspot Da Nang “is expected…
Philippine general community quarantine extended over Cebu City, Nueva Ecija, Batangas, Quezon
MANILA, Aug 15, 2020, The Manila Times. President Rodrigo Duterte extended the general community quarantine…
No reason for me to betray Bersatu, the party I founded: Malaysia’s PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15, 2020, Bernama. Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today clarified that…