Sarawak state is in Malaysia govt’s priority list for tourism development
KUCHING, Jun 26, 2020, Bernama. Sarawak is in the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry’s priority…
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Vietnam’s PM warns of economic calamity at ASEAN summit
HANOI, Jun 26, 2020, AFP. Vietnam on Friday (June 26) warned that the virus pandemic…
US Senate passes new sanctions to punish China over Hong Kong
WASHINGTON D.C., Jun 25, 2020, CNN. The Senate passed a pair of bills by unanimous…
Almost 1 in 3 pilots in Pakistan have fake licenses: Minister
ISLAMABAD, Jun 25, 2020, CNN. More than 30% of civilian pilots in Pakistan have fake…
More than 450,000 tourists on the move in June in Cambodia, but only 1,000 foreign tourists
PHNOM PENH, Jun 25, 2020, The Khmer Times. For the first three week of June,…
China warned to prepare for being cut off from US dollar payment system
BEIJING, Jun 25, 2020, SCMP. China must prepare for the risks of being cut off…
Rohingya plea for refugee camp cemeteries in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Jun 25, 2020, Anadolu Agency. A Rohingya rights group has asked the Bangladeshi refugee…
Myanmar imports first LNG from Malaysia as feedstock to power generation
YANGON, Jun 25, 2020, Kallanish Energy. Myanmar has become the newest country to start importing…
[Analytics] Singapore kickstarts 5G era, likely to run on Nokia, Ericsson networks
Singapore’s mobile operators are preparing to deploy their nationwide 5G networks, having now completed the…
India trusts Modi to handle China, but want befitting reply: Survey
NEW DELHI, Jun 24, 2020, One India. Amidst the tensions along the Line of Actual…
Hong Kong-based world leading manufacturer of cordless power equipment plans to erect largest R’n’D center in Vietnam
HANOI, Jun 24, 2020, The Hanoi Times. TTI wants to attract 180 – 200 local…
Covid-19 hurts South Asian children: UNICEF
THIMPHU, Jun 24, 2020, Kuensel. For more than a decade, Dechen Wangmo, 11, from Tsangkhar…