Malaysia open to collaboration with foreign firms for national cars: PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21, 2020, Malay Mail. Malaysia is open to collaborate with foreign companies…
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India’s minister says Muslims should have been ‘sent to Pakistan’ in 1947
NEW DELHI, Feb 21, 2020, National Herald India. Union Minister Giriraj Singh who is known…
Lao Central bank warns over fake kip banknotes
VIENTIANE, Feb 21, 2020, The Laotian Times. The Bank of the Lao PDR has issued…
Thais urged to avoid travel to Kazakhstan due to quarantine rules
BANGKOK, Feb 21, 2020, The Nation. Thai people have been urged to temporarily avoid travel…
Business slowdown in Johor due to drop in Singapore visitors
JOHOR BARU, Feb 20, 2020, The Star/Asia News Network. It used to be a perennial…
Philippine parliament OKs full foreign ownership in power, transport, communications
MANILA, Feb 20, 2020, PhilStar. The House of Representatives approved yesterday the measure amending the…
Thai TV looks to ASEAN to expand content by 2023
BANGKOK, Feb 20, 2020, Bangkok Post. Line Thailand aims to make Line TV a professional…
[Dialogue] ‘Unlike EBA, the coronavirus could have serious impact on the Cambodia’s economy’
Last week, the European Commission recommended the selective withdrawal of Cambodia’s Everything-but-arms (EBA) trade status…
Vietnam PM assures ASEAN sugar import tariffs are history
HANOI, Feb 20, 2020, VN Express. Vietnam is set to keep its commitment to ASEAN…
Virus spooked 350,000 passengers this year in the Philippines: Airport
MANILA, Feb 20, 2020, The Manila Times. The Philippines has lost about 350,000 passengers this…
[Analytics] West fails to see greater BRI vitality after epidemic
Is the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) under threat because of the ongoing novel…
Malaysian judiciary makes history, uses AI in sentencing
KOTA KINABALU, Feb 20, 2020, NST. The Malaysian judiciary made history today by employing Artificial…