Pakistani PM Imran welcomes US-Taliban deal, says spoilers must be kept at bay
ISLAMABAD, Mar 1, 2020, Pakistan Today. Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday welcomed the deal…
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5G essential for Cambodia’s digitalisation: Ministry
PHNOM PENH, Feb 29, 2020, The Phnom Penh Post. Minister of Post and Telecommunications Tram…
President and ministers to take 1-month pay cut in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Feb 29, 2020, The Straits Times. The President, all Cabinet ministers – including the…
China, Cambodia to hold joint military training
BEIJING, Feb 29, 2020, Xinhua. The Chinese and Cambodian armies will hold a joint military…
India wants sustainable Rohingya repatriation: country’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh
COX’S BAZAR, Feb 29, 2020, The Bangladesh Today. Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly…
Malaysia’s ruling party to nominate Mahathir Mohamad as PM again instead of Anwar Ibrahim
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 29, 2020, Malay Mail. PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has met…
US-ASEAN summit postponed on virus fears
WASHINGTON D.C., Feb 29, 2020, Bangkok Post. The United States has decided to postpone a…
[Analytics] He drove her to the hospital. She gave him the coronavirus
The Chinese woman hailed the cab and said she wanted to go to the hospital….
Philippine govt bans vaping in public and manufacture, sale of unregistered e-cigarettes
MANILA, Feb 28, 2020, The Philippine Daily Inquirer. President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered a ban…
Thai tourism sector scrambles for virus support
BANGKOK, Feb 28, 2020, Bangkok Post. Tourism businesses have been knocked comatose by the virus…
[Analytics] Revolutionary hydropower for ASEAN
Hydropower technology is considered a clean renewable energy source. It is generated by converting kinetic…
Malaysia’s Agong summons Speaker to palace again over special sitting of Parliament
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28, 2020, Malay Mail. Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Mohamad Ariff Md…