China limits parliament to ‘patriots’ in Hong Kong
HONG KONG, Mar 30, 2021, BBC. China has passed sweeping changes to Hong Kong’s electoral…
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Taiwan tried to sneak a high-tech radar onto its main island outpost
TAIPEI, Mar 30, 2021, Forbes. The Taiwanese military accidentally let slip a secret—and it hints…
Hyundai Motor to suspend production in S. Korea due to chip shortage
SEOUL, Mar 29, 2021, Reuters. South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co 005380.KS plans to temporarily suspend…
Malaysia pays Singapore $76M for canceling high-speed rail
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 29, 2021, Bloomberg. Malaysia has paid Singapore S$102.8 million ($76 million) as…
Chinese seen leading tourist arrivals in Phuket after reopening
BANGKOK, Mar 29, 2021, Bloomberg. The government expects about two million foreign tourists, mostly Chinese…
Cambodia’s got coronavirus vaccines from China and India, but take-up is painfully slow
PHNOM PENH, Mar 28, 2021, SCMP. Two months after Cambodia launched its Covid-19 vaccination programme…
[Analytics] Will it ever be Anwar Ibrahim’s turn?
What will it take to make Anwar Ibrahim Malaysia’s prime minister? It’s a question that…
Myanmar junta is committing ‘mass murder’: UN
YANGON, Mar 28, 2021, CNN. Human rights officials are calling on the international community to…
[Analytics] Malaysia faces risk of regression if efforts to reduce voting age to 18 curbed
Malaysia is already some fifty years behind the developed world — do we want to…
Protests erupt again amid a show of force by coup leaders in Myanmar
YANGON, Mar 27, 2021, BBC. Myanmar’s security forces have cracked down on new protests as…
Thai Phuket to rekindle tourism
BANGKOK, Mar 27, 2021, Bangkok Post. Foreign tourists who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 will…
Bangladesh to try again with national clean power policy
DHAKA, Mar 25, 2021, PV Magazine. With Bangladesh having fallen short of its target of…
Laos’ new PM begins work by spelling out problems and promising to solve them
VIENTIANE, Mar 25, 2021, Vientiane Times/ANN. The newly-elected Prime Minister, Phankham Viphavanh, has agreed with…
[Analytics] A cautionary tale for China’s ambitious chipmakers
In 2019, the U.S. sanctioned two major Chinese telecom firms, temporarily cutting them off from…
Philippine govt demanded China to withdraw fishing vessels from West Philippine Sea
MANILA, Mar 24, 2021, The Manila Times. Manila on Tuesday demanded that Beijing withdraw its…