Duterte announces lifting of suspension on non-essential travel and on exit travel ban
MANILA, Jul 8, 2020, Eagle News. President Rodrigo Duterte announced on Wednesday, July 8, the…
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Cambodian tourist province Siem Reap bans ‘alarming’ dog meat trade
PHNOM PENH, Jul 8, 2020, Bangkok Post. A Cambodian province popular with tourists has banned…
Holiday weekend brings tourists back to Pattaya
PATTAYA, Jul 7, 2020, Pattaya Mail. A holiday weekend finally brought tourists back to Thailand…
Vietnam joins UNSC’s discussion on Central Asia’s centre for preventive diplomacy
NEW YORK/UN, Jul 7, 2020, VNS. Vietnamese Ambassador Đặng Đình Quý on Monday expressed his…
Thai govt denies ‘industrial’ monkey use: Commerce ministry
BANGKOK, Jul 7, 2020, Bangkok Post. Thailand does not use monkeys to harvest coconuts on…
[Analytics] Navigating ASEAN’s post-Covid-19 energy transition
Daily global carbon emissions dropped by 17 per cent in the first quarter of 2020…
Factory output still down in May in the Philippines
MANILA, Jul 7, 2020, The Manila Times. Factory output, both in volume and value continued…
Philippine govt allows non-essential trips and tourism abroad
MANILA, Jul 7, 2020, PhilStar. The government’s coronavirus task force has lifted restrictions on non-essential…
India violated ceasefire 1,595 times in 2020: Pakistani officials
Jul 7, 2020, ISLAMANAD, Anadolu Agency. Pakistan on Monday summoned a senior Indian diplomat and…
[Analytics] ASEAN underground abortion
Abortion is an extremely taboo topic in some parts of conservative Southeast Asia. Athira Nortajuddin…
Thailand’s dire economic outlook is worst in Asia
BANGKOK, Jul 7, 2020, Bloomberg. Thailand has been cited as a success story in containing…
Vietnam’s rice exports up nearly 18 per cent in the first half of 2020
HANOI, Jul 7, 2020, VNA. Vietnam earned 1.71 billion USD from exporting nearly 3.5 million…
Saigon to open new night walking street
HO CHI MINH CITY, Jul 7, 2020, VN Express. Ho Chi Minh City is to…
TikTok to exit Hong Kong market ‘within days’
HONG KONG, Jul 7, 2020, BBC. TikTok has said it will quit the Hong Kong…
Thailand wants Laos to help stem drug trafficking along border
BANGKOK, Jul 7, 2020, Xinhua. Thailand’s Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) said on…