Malaysia in lockdown from Wed until Mar 31, all shops closed except for essential services
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 16, 2020, Malay Mail. Malaysia will be in a nationwide lockdown from…
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[Analytics] 2020 will be the year of making smart cities sustainable
With half of the people in ASEAN already living in urban areas, governments in the…
Thai defence base attacked by insurgents in Narathiwat
NARATHIWAT, Mar 16, 2020, Bangkok Post. The operations base of a security unit in tambon…
India’s union home minister assures political prisoners in Jammu and Kashmir to be released soon
NEW DELHI, Mar 16, 2020, PTI. Union home minister Amit Shah has assured that the…
Sri Lankan gets five-year jail term in India for spying
COLOMBO, Mar 16, 2020, Lankapuvath. Sri Lankan national Arun Selvarajan has been sentenced to five-years…
Japan grants $4M to the Mekong River Commission
PHNOM PENH, Mar 16, 2020, The Khmer Times. The Japanese government on Friday granted nearly…
Thai rice exports get boost from global coronavirus fear
BANGKOK, Mar 16, 2020, VNA. Exports of Thai rice have been on the rise as…
Cambodia, China launch joint military exercise on anti-terrorism, humanitarian rescue
KAMPOT, Mar 16, 2020, Xinhua. Cambodia and China launched the fourth joint drill on counter-terrorism…
Taiwan’s military personnel banned from travel
TAIPEI, Mar 15, 2020, Taiwan News. Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense (MND) on Saturday (March 14)…
[Analytics] Rise of the machines: Time for AI in Singapore
It looks like boom time for artificial intelligence (AI) in Singapore. There are two main…
Thailand prepares for summer storms during Mar 15-17
BANGKOK, Mar 15, 2020, NNT. The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, has coordinated with…
France and Spain to follow Italy into lockdown, Spain PM’s wife tests positive
MADRID, Mar 15, 2020, Reuters, AP. Spain put its 47 million inhabitants under partial lockdown…