[Analytics] Boom to bust for Cambodia’s Chinese casino town in Sihanoukville
Historians may trace the decline of online gambling in Asia to a bricks and mortar…
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Bangladesh prepares for severe cyclone ‘Bulbul’
DHAKA, Nov 10, 2019, The Bangladesh Today. Bangladesh authorities today ordered a massive evacuation campaign…
China-Laos railway tunnel construction making breakthroughs
LUANG PRABANG, Nov 10, 2019, Xinhua. China-Laos railway tunnels’ construction has been continuing to make…
[Analytics] Key challenges for ASEAN’s next chair
It is a tradition for ASEAN’s 10 members to take turns chairing the regional bloc…
Jackie Chan cancels trip to Vietnam over China sea row
HANOI, Nov 9, 2019, AFP. Martial-arts film star Jackie Chan’s planned visit to Vietnam for…
Indonesia extradites Malaysian and Phillippine citizens to South Korea for drug crimes
JAKARTA, Nov 9, 2019, Jakarta Globe. The Justice and Human Rights Ministry extradited two foreign…
Malaysia’s govt to ban sales of paraquat which has been used for suicides
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9, 2019, Malay Mail. Paraquat, a popular weedkiller, will no longer be…
Sri Lanka to begin mega tourism campaign in 12 countries
COLOMBO, Nov 9, 2019, Xinhua. Sri Lanka will begin a mega tourism promotion campaign in…
Sony gaming studio to open in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8, 2019, Malay Mail. Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo announced…
[Analytics] Do e-scooters have a future in ASEAN?
ASEAN cities are notorious for their traffic. A 2019 report by the Asian Development Bank…
Pakistan, Turkey and Malaysia would jointly establish a TV channel to promote real face of Islam
ISLAMABAD, Nov 8, 2019, Pakistan Today. Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting…
Duterte mulling nationwide plastic ban
MANILA, Nov 8, 2019, PhilStar. President Duterte is mulling a nationwide ban on the use…