No nation, including Malaysia, safe from sanctions: PM after Iran, Qatar hit
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21, 2019, Malay Mail. Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad cautioned a gathering of…
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Thai-Myanmar border trade sees sharp decline in 2019
BANGKOK, Dec 21, 2019, The Nation. Trade on the Thai-Myanmar border has seen a steep…
Bangladeshi PM for measures to stop cheating workers abroad
DHAKA, Dec 21, 2019, The Bangladesh Today. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged foreign countries…
At least 80 Hong Kong teachers have been arrested over anti-government protests
HONG KONG, Dec 21, 2019, SCMP. About 80 teachers in Hong Kong have been arrested…
Malaysia’s former PM Najib Razak takes Islamic oath to deny claims he ordered model’s killing
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20, 2019, SCMP. Disgraced former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, 66, on…
Support for the unification with China at new low in Taiwan: Survey
TAIPEI, Dec 20, 2019, Taiwan News. Support for the Kuomintang (KMT) party and unification with…
Anti-fake news Act in Malaysia scrapped
PETALING JAYA, Dec 20, 2019, The Star/Asia News Network. Malaysia has scrapped the Anti-Fake News…
E-business tax bill on the cards for next year in Thailand
BANGKOK, Dec 20, 2019, Bangkok Post. A draft bill on e-business tax, a levy on…
Thailand upholds life term for Lao drug lord Xaysana
BANGKOK, Dec 20, 2019, The Laotian Times. Thailand has decided to uphold a sentence of…
Govt wants decree to manage transportation companies like Grab by year-end in Vietnam
HANOI, Dec 20, 2019, VNS/VNA. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked the Ministry of Transport…
Malaysia’s PM hits out at India as protests rage over citizenship law
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20, 2019, FMT. Dr Mahathir Mohamad has criticised India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata…
Indonesia’s leader Jokowi reviews border road construction aboard custom chopper-styled Kawasaki
JAKARTA, Dec 20, 2019, ANTARA. President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) observed the progress in road construction…