Malaysian PM admits having problem with gadgets
PUTRAJAYA, May 13, 2019, The Star. Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad admits he does not know…
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[Analytics] Anutin eyed for new Thailand’s PM role
The idea of setting up a “third” alliance is gathering steam with Bhumjaithai Party leader…
18-country maritime exercise to conclude at Changi Naval Base on Monday
SINGAPORE, May 13, 2019, The Straits Times. A multilateral maritime security field exercise will conclude…
Vietnam welcomes India’s investment: PM
HANOI, May 13, 2019, NDO/VNA. Vietnam welcomes India’s investment in the fields of information technology,…
[Analytics] The fault in our system: How to fix elections in the Philippines
Among Southeast Asian countries, the Philippines has had the longest history of democratic elections but…
Other countries eager to learn how Malaysia renegotiated ECRL deal with China: FM
KUALA LUMPUR, May 13, 2019, MalayMail. Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah said today Malaysia will…
[Analytics] Getting richer, getting drunker in Asia
Rising incomes mean that Asians are increasingly likely to get drunk at least once a…
Next Hambantota? Welcome to the Chinese-funded US$1.4 billion Port City Colombo in Sri Lanka
The building of a Hong Kong-style metropolis on reclaimed land in Colombo using US$1.4 billion…
Domestic passenger plane makes belly landing in Mandalay
TADA-U, May 12, 2019, Myanmar Times. A domestic passenger plane has made a belly landing…
Some 50,000 ballots to be used in May 26 elections in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, May 12, 2019, The Phnom Penh Post. Some 50,000 paper ballots will be…
In a first, medical cannabis oil seized at border in Thailand
NONG KHAI, May 12, 2019, The Nation. Nong Khai customs officers have charged a Lao…
Pakistan attack: Gunmen storm five-star hotel in Balochistan
GWADAR, May 12, 2019, BBC. Three gunmen who stormed a five-star hotel in the restive…