Indonesian military chief visits quarantine site of 188 Indonesians
JAKARTA, Feb 27, 2020, ANTARA. Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) Commander Air Chief Marshall Hadi Tjahjanto…
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Mahathir Mohamad back as Bersatu political party chairman days after resigning
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27, 2020, Malay Mail. Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has resumed his post…
For now, Filipino tourists can’t go to South Korea: Govt
MANILA, Feb 26, 2020, The Philippine Daily Inquirer. Filipinos planning to explore South Korea might…
Cambodia’s Angkor entrance passes extended in another urgent measure to help the area’s declining tourism
PHNOM PENH, Feb 26, 2020, The Khmer Times. To curb the slowdown of foreign tourist…
Maldives gets top lawyer to fight for Rohingya at UN court
COLOMBO, Feb 26, 2020, AFP. The luxury tourist destination of the Maldives has hired prominent…
US firms eye stronger investment cooperation in Vietnam
NEW YORK, Feb 26, 2020, VNA. A 40-strong business delegation from the US will launch…
All 92 Pakatan Harapan lawmakers back PKR chief Anwar Ibrahim as Malaysia’s prime minister: Sources
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26, 2020, The Straits Times. Pakatan Harapan (PH) lawmakers have backed Parti…
Coronavirus boosts fortunes of e-learning providers, while Hong Kong’s private tutoring industry struggles
HONG KONG, Feb 26, 2020, SCMP. The coronavirus epidemic is proving to be a mixed…
Philippine president Duterte tops De Lima list of people she wants banned in US
MANILA, Feb 25, 2020, PhilStar. President Duterte leads the personalities detained Sen. Leila de Lima…
Sihanoukville eyes a bright future to become ‘Shenzhen of Cambodia’: China’s media
PHNOM PENH, Feb 25, 2020, Global Times. After allowing the MS Westerdam and its 2,000…
[Analytics] Xinjiang and the South China Sea complicate Malaysia–China relations
After a historic 2018 election victory, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad and his Pakatan Harapan…
Software developers invited to take up 2020 APEC App Challenge
JAKARTA, Feb 25, 2020, ANTARA. Talented software developers and designers from 21 APEC member economies…