China rebukes accusation of militarizing South China Sea
BANGKOK, Aug 3, 2019, Xinhua. China rejected to be labeled as militarizing the South China…
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Flights cancelled as tropical storm Wipha approaches northern Vietnam
HANOI, Aug 2, 2019, NDO. Vietnamese airlines have cancelled and rescheduled many flights on August…
Philippines-Indonesia boundary agreement takes effect
MANILA, Aug 2, 2019, PhilStar. The agreement on the delimitation of the exclusive economic zone…
Departure tax imposed from Sept 1 in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2, 2019, MalayMail. Anyone who flies out from Malaysia will have to…
Four hurt bomb blasts in Bangkok where regional foreign ministers’ summit goes
BANGKOK, Aug 2, 2019, Asia Times. Four people were injured when a series of small…
First-ever ‘Yak Festival’ will take place in Nepal this autumn
DHADING, Aug 1, 2019, The Himalayan Times. The first-ever “Yak Festival” will take place in…
Brunei’s royal family attend royal banquet on Malaysian King’s installation ceremony
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1, 2019, Borneo Bulletin. His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah…
Thai national park to plant thorny bamboo on ground to prevent elephant invasion
BANGKOK, Aug 1, 2019, Xinhua. Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP)…
Hong Kong protesters, including 16-year-old girl, face 10 years in jail for rioting charges
HONG KONG, Aug 1, 2019, The Straits Times. The first batch of anti-extradition protesters have…
China hails progress in talks about South China Sea code
BANGKOK, Aug 1, 2019, Bangkok Post. Asean and China have completed the first reading of…
Sanctions would “impact US-Cambodia ties”: PM Hun Sen
PHNOM PENH, Jul 31, 2019, VOA Cambodia. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday said…
Lotto back; probe of PCSO to focus on corruption in Philippines
MANILA, Jul 31, 2019, Inquirer. President Rodrigo Duterte has lifted the suspension of the popular…