Thai PM accelerates ‘New Normal’
BANGKOK, Jul 9, 2020, Bangkok Post. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is keeping faith with his…
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‘We are on our own’: Bangladesh’s pregnant garment workers face the sack
DHAKA, Jul 9, 2020, The Guardian. A few weeks ago, Kalpona Akter’s phone started vibrating….
Brunei to impose $3 entry and exit fees on land border travellers
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jul 9, 2020, The Scoop. Brunei citizens and foreign nationals will be…
Trump now in open dispute with health officials as virus rages
WASHINGTON D.C., Jul 9, 2020, CNN. Five months into a still-raging pandemic that has killed…
From Hong Kong to TikTok, the US-China rivalry is broadening from trade to everything
HONG KONG, Jul 9, 2020, Bloomberg. The U.S.-China rivalry is shifting into new and unpredictable…
Malaysia’s PM Muhyiddin should rejoin Umno and become its president: Politician
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 9, 2020, Malay Mail. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin should return…
[Analytics] Covid-19 and abusive constitutionalism in Southeast Asia
The COVID-19 pandemic is testing constitutional practices around the world in unprecedented ways. Bjorn Dressel…
Singapore secures three of top five Southeast Asia deals despite Covid-19 slowdown
SINGAPORE, Jul 9, 2020, ST. Singapore clinched three of the top five private equity and…
Metro Manila may revert to modified enhanced community quarantine: Official
MANILA, Jul 8, 2020, Tempo. Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año on…
Laos reports 54 new cases of dengue fever, 1 more death
VIENTIANE, Jul 8, 2020, Xinhua. Lao Ministry of Health reported 54 new confirmed cases of…
Pandemic to shrink South Asia’s manufacturing output by 2.7 per cent in 2020: World Bank
DHAKA, Jul 8, 2020, Dhaka Tribune. The manufacturing output in the South Asian region is…
[Analytics] Modernising the Philippine Navy
The upcoming commission of two purpose built Jose Rizal-class frigates is unprecedented for the Philippines….
AirAsia in trading halt after auditor notes ‘going concern’ doubts
BENGALURU, Jul 8, 2020, BT. Shares in Malaysia’s AirAsia Group Bhd were halted on Wednesday…
Central gov’t office for safeguarding national security in Hong Kong inaugurated
HONG KONG, Jul 8, 2020, Xinhua. The Office for Safeguarding National Security of the Central…
Malaysia Airlines offering students, teachers discount on domestic flights
PUTRAJAYA, Jul 8, 2020, Malay Mail. Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) will offer discounted flights for…