RCEP agreement on track to be signed by year-end: Singapore’s minister
SINGAPORE, May 3, 2020, The Straits Times. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement…
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India’s coronavirus lockdown curbs buffalo meat exports, hitting Ramadan supplies
KUALA LUMPUR/MUMBAI, May 3, 2020, Reuters. For more than a decade Kuala Lumpur street vendor…
[Analytics] Mekong Delta residents flee as nature turns hostile
Their ancestors had come to settle the Mekong Delta, turning it into the nation’s agriculture…
Traditional brick kilns continue to pollute air in South Asia: World Bank report
KATHMANDU, May 3, 2020, The Kathmandu Post. Burning of low-grade coals and failure to upgrade…
Philippine railways eye limited capacity operations on May 16
MANILA, May 3, 2020, PhilStar. The Department of Transportation (DOTr) intends to resume operations of…
Malaysia’s states free to adjust to conditional movement restrictions as they see fit: Official
KUALA LUMPUR, May 3, 2020, Malay Mail. Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob clarified…
Covid-19 vaccine may be ready by early next year: Chinese medical expert
KUALA LUMPUR, May 2, 2020, Bernama. A vaccine for Covid-19 is expected to be ready…
Indonesia repatriates nearly 70,000 migrant workers from Malaysia
JAKARTA, May 2, 2020, Jakarta Globe. People’s Consultative Assembly Speaker Bambang Soesatyo has asked the…
Bilateral agreement deadline the Johor Baru-Singapore RTS project extended by 3 months to July 31
KUALA LUMPUR, May 2, 2020, The Straits Times. Malaysian Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong on…
Vietnam exports 415 million face masks in 4 months, Japan was the largest importer
HANOI, May 2, 2020, The Hanoi Times. Vietnam’s exporters are reminded that exporting good quality…
Pakistan Post abolishes stamps requirement for foreign letters
ISLAMABAD, May 2, 2020, Pakistan Today. Pakistan Post has abolished the use of postage stamps…
Authorities beef up security at border checkpoints due eases the movement control in Malaysia from May 4
KUALA LUMPUR, May 2, 2020, Bernama. Tight border control is a key measure necessary to…