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…
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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…
Japan’s largest retailer Aeon opens first hypermarket in Myanmar
HANOI, May 11, 2019, VNA. Japanese retail giant Aeon Co. opened its first hypermarket in…
World’s rubbish fouling up Sungai Petani in Malaysia
SUNGAI PETANI, May 11, 2019, FMT. Residents here are worried their town will soon earn…
Vietnam concerned over sinking of fishing boats
HANOI, May 11, 2019, Asia Times. Indonesia’s plans to sink seized Vietnamese fishing boats have…
[Analytics] Will ‘matrix’ saga affect Philippine election?
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has his own way of reviving his dying leadership. He knows…
Vietnam should stop tax evasion by foreign firms: minister
HANOI, May 10, 2019, VN Express. Foreign firms like Facebook and Google dominate the digital…
Singapore will launch iSMART system for immigration control in airports without documents in 2022
SINGAPORE, May 10, 2019, The Straits Times. Collecting documents such as passports and identification cards…
New regulation lifts ban on export of elephants
BANGKOK, May 10, 2019, The Nation. Elephants and elephant-related products can again be exported from…
Philippines’ militaries on red alert for May 13 election
MANILA, May 10, 2019, PhilStar. The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Friday raised the…
5,000-year-old ‘Penang Woman’ on display at archeological site in Guar Kepah
GEORGE TOWN, May 10, 2019, MalayMail. The neolithic archaeological site of Guar Kepah is now…
Future Forward Party leader urges Senate ‘switch off’ in Thailand
BANGKOK, May 10, 2019, Bangkok Post. Future Forward Party (FFP) leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit on Thursday…