Papua New Guinea must be economically independent too: PM Marape
PORT MORESBY, Sep 18, 2019, NBC News/ PNG Today. Papua New Guinea must be able…
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[Analytics] ASEAN’s cocoa bean production under threat
Southeast Asia’s craving for chocolate has outpaced the ability of regional farmers to supply cocoa…
USA investments on Philippine ‘Build, Build, Build’ infrastructure program is near zero: Finance department
MANILA, Sep 18, 2019, Inquirer. No wonder Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte isn’t a fan of…
Flight schedules disrupted as visibility at Malaysia’s Penang airport drops
GEORGE TOWN, Sep 18, 2019, FMT. A drop in visibility levels has caused disruptions in…
Pakistani PM Imran offers full support to Saudi Arabia after attack on oil facilities
ISLAMABAD, Sep 18, 2019, INP. Prime Minister Imran Khan telephoned Saudi Crown Prince and Defence…
Hilton to open first Cambodia hotel in Phnom Penh come 2022
PHNOM PENH, Sep 17, 2019, TTG Asia. Hilton has signed a management agreement with real…
Hong Kong MTR train carrying passengers derails during morning rush hour, 3 injured
HONG KONG, Sep 17, 2019, AFP, Bloomberg. A passenger train derailed during the morning rush…
Taiwan condemns Solomons’ China switch
TAIPEI, Sep 17, 2019, RNZ. Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen says she “regrets and strongly condemns”…
Rice exports to Europe may fall 10 per cent: Cambodia Rice Federation
PHNOM PENH, Sep 17, 2019, The Phnom Penh Post. The Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) predicted…
Philippine president Duterte meet Communist Party of China’s ‘rising political star’
MANILA, Sep 17, 2019, Rappler. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and fellow members of his political…
Papua New Guinea consistently supports Indonesia’s sovereignty over Papua: MP
PORT MORESBY, Sep 17, 2019, ANTARA. While receiving Indonesian Parliament’s several members in Port Moresby…
Increase in mosquito diseases attributed to climate change: WHO convention
COLOMBO, Sep 16, 2019, News 1st. Recent scientific experiments have revealed that owing to the…