Improving services sector can help Taiwan make friends: Acer founder
TAIPEI, Oct 15, 2019, Taiwan News. Acer founder Stan Shih (施振榮) was invited as a…
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Philippine police chief quits amid narcotics scandal
MANILA, Oct 15, 2019, AFP. The Philippines’ top policeman, who leads the nation’s deadly drugs…
97 mayors fail to meet Duterte’s road clearing deadline
MANILA, Oct 15, 2019, Rappler. At least 97 mayors nationwide failed to comply with President…
Malaysia says details of Johor Baru-Singapore rail link to be decided within two weeks
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15, 2019, ST. A rail line linking Johor Baru and Singapore will…
Vietnam blocks ‘Abominable’ film over depiction of Beijing’s nine-dash line in South China Sea
HANOI, Oct 14, 2019, Reuters. Vietnam has pulled the animated DreamWorks film Abominable from cinemas…
Cambodia’s PM leaves for Europe amidst everything-but-arms trade status review
PHNOM PENH, Oct 14, 2019, The Khmer Times. Prime Minister Hun Sen left for Europe…
Malaysian govt mulls banning vaping devices, e-cigarettes completely: Health minister
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14, 2019, Malay Mail. The government is studying the possibility of banning…
Floods hit Chiang Mai, Prachuap Khiri Khan in Thailand
BANGKOK, Oct 14, 2019, Bangkok Post. Hours of rainfall caused floods at the centres of…
Phone lines are not important for Kashmiris, their lives are important: J&K governor
NEW DELHI, Oct 14, 2019, India Today. On a day when the Jammu and Kashmir…
[Analytics] From Russia with guns: why is Southeast Asia buying arms from Moscow, not Washington?
Though it lags only the US in global arms sales, Russia is the top supplier…
Kate, William to land in Pakistan on their first-ever visit to the country
LONDON, Oct 14, 2019, AAP. Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Prince William and Kate Middleton…
PM Modi to inaugurate Kartarpur corridor to Pakistan on Nov 8
NEW DELHI, Oct 13, 2019, PTI. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the much-awaited Kartarpur…