First Thai woman to climb Everest summits Mount Denali
BANGKOK, Jul 5, 2019, Bangkok Post. Doctor Napassaporn “Eem” Chumnarnsit, who became the first Thai…
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US to China: Stop provocative action in South China Sea
MANILA, Jul 5, 2019, PhilStar. The United States’ top diplomat in Manila has slammed China…
Dhaka, Beijing sign nine deals including Rohingya aid
BEIJING, Jul 4, 2019, Dhaka Tribune. Bangladesh and China have signed nine instruments in different…
IMF approves $6bn package for Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Jul 4, 2019, Pakistan Today. The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)…
Attack on HK legislature a ‘political act’ with ‘hidden agenda’: local lawyers
HONG KONG, Jul 4, 2019, China Daily. Lawyers in Hong Kong joined on Wednesday the…
306 still in hospital due to suspected food poisoning from former’s Philippines First Lady Imelda Marcos birthday event
MANILA, Jul 4, 2019, PhilStar. More than 300 remain in the hospital due to suspected…
Malaysia’s green minister vows to wipe out all illegal factories in Pasir Gudang within month
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 4, 2019, MalayMail. The government has placed illegal factories in Pasir Gudang,…
Repair of Hong Kong’s legislative building after protester’s violence could cost over $1.7 million
HONG KONG, Jul 3, 2019, The Straits Times. As heavy morning rain fell on the…
In blow to Singapore’s expansion, Malaysia bans sea sand exports
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 3, 2019, Reuters. Malaysia, Singapore’s biggest source for sea sand, has banned…
US soybean planting experiment scheduled in Myanmar
NAWNGCHO, Jul 3, 2019, Myanmar Times. The Ministry of Commerce will grow high-yielding US soybeans…
[Analytics] Why Myanmar is losing the Rakhine war
The escalating conflict in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state has been tightly quarantined from news coverage…
Cricket World Cup 2019: What happens to Pakistan if England beat New Zealand?
BIRMINGHAM, Jul 3, 2019, India Today. India beat Bangladesh by 28 runs at Edgbaston in…