Singapore’s competition watchdog seeks feedback on Grab’s proposed S$0.30 platform fee
SINGAPORE, Jul 28, 2020, BT. The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) is inviting…
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Hanoi on alert as 20,000 people return from pandemic-hit city Da Nang
HANOI, Jul 28, 2020, Hanoi Times. The Hanoi mayor urged all local residents to imperatively…
Cambodia’s first half-year figures see rise in fish breeding
PHNOM PENH, Jul 28, 2020, The Khmer Times. Fish production during the first half of…
Thai officials mull full reopening of schools
BANGKOK, Jul 28, 2020, Bangkok Post. The Public Health and Education ministries are looking to…
Vietnam’s Da Nang to apply social distancing in six districts from July 28
HANOI, Jul 28, 2020, VNA. The central city of Da Nang will apply social distancing…
Share surge propels Taiwan chip giant TSMC into top ten
TAIPEI, Jul 28, 2020, AFP. Taiwanese chip giant TSMC today briefly became the world’s tenth…
Philippine leader Duterte trains guns on telcos
MANILA, Jul 28, 2020, The Manila Times. President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday warned the country’s…
Plastic face masks, hand sanitizer bottles trigger pollution
DHAKA, Jul 28, 2020, UNB. Coronavirus lockdowns around the world have led to a dramatic…
Only one Laos company can export vegetables in accordance with the EU regulations
VIENTIANE, Jul 28, 2020, Vientiane Times. Authorities and exporters recently discussed plans to improve agriculture…
Ex-Malaysian PM Najib found guilty of all 7 charges in corruption trial
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 28, 2020, ST. Malaysia’s former premier Najib Razak was on Tuesday (July…
Vietnam to evacuate 80,000 people from Danang after virus outbreak
HANOI, Jul 27, 2020, Bangkok Post. Vietnam is evacuating 80,000 people, mostly local tourists, from…
One million Cambodians under threat from development of vital wetlands: Report
PHNOM PENH, Jul 27, 2020, The Guardian. The destruction of critically-important wetlands by politically-connected developers…