245 House seats up for grabs in May polls in Philippines
MANILA, May 9, 2019, PhilStar. With the creation of another legislative district in South Cotabato,…
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[Analytics] In happy Bhutan, the PM is a doctor on Saturdays
It’s Saturday in Bhutan and Lotay Tshering has just completed urinary bladder repair surgery on…
[Analytics] Singapore ‘playing for time’ in water dispute with Malaysia
Malaysian government adviser Daim Zainuddin has said neighbouring Singapore’s recent willingness to hold talks on…
[Analytics] How can Vietnam avoid becoming China’s dirty industrial backyard?
The Asian giant is now the fifth biggest investor in Vietnam, but critics argue the…
Thailand’s election commission endorses 349 candidates after the country’s general election
BANGKOK, May 8, 2019, The Nation. More than five weeks after the country’s first general…
Vietnam Airlines officially lists shares on HoSE
HO CHI MINH CITY, May 8, 2019, VNA. The Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE)…
East Coast Rail Link will bleed for years but we were stuck with it: Malaysia’s former FM
KUALA LUMPUR, May 8, 2019, MalayMail. The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) will remain a…
Intelligence report showing conspiracy to discredit the Philippines administration for the May polls
MANILA, May 8, 2019, PhilStar. Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo says President Rodrigo Duterte has received…
Vietnam rejects Beijing’s South China Sea fishing ban that covers Philippine exclusive economic zone
MANILA, May 8, 2019, PhilStar. Hanoi has expressed opposition against Beijing’s imposition of its annual…
Cyclone Fani prompts refugee safety review in Bangladesh
DHAKA, May 7, 2019, Asia Times. After the strongest storm in years devastated the state…
What’s going on with illegal immigrant issue in Sabah, asks opposition leader in Malaysia
KOTA KINABALU, May 7, 2019, Free Malaysia Today. A Sabah opposition leader has voiced concern…
Full trade war could cut Asia growth by 2pp through 2020
SINGAPORE, May 7, 2019, The Business Times. A full-fledged trade war between the United States…