World Bank expects positive impact from revival of ECRL, Bandar Malaysia projects
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 24, 2019, Bernama. The World Bank Group expects the revival of the…
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Death toll in Sri Lankan bombings rises to 359, police arrest another 18 suspects
COLOMBO, Apr 24, 2019, DPA. The death toll from the Easter Sunday suicide bombings in…
Vietnam military aircraft hits wall on landing as gear fails to deploy
HANOI, Apr 24, 2019, VN Express. A Vietnam Air Force Su-22 fighter-bomber crashed into a…
Sri Lankan authorities confirm 9 suicide bombers in Easter attacks
COLOMBO, Apr 24, 2019, Xinhua. Investigations by Sri Lankan police have confirmed that nine suicide…
[Analytics] Suspected ISIS Sri Lanka claim mixes Tamil, Arabic
A video has emerged on an ISIS [the former name of the Islamic State terror…
Vietnam’s Binh Thuan province wants to boost ties with Russia
MOSCOW, Apr 23, 2019, VNA. Visiting Permanent Vice Secretary of the central Binh Thuan provincial…
Thailand to ink deal on Thai-Lao line
BANGKOK, Apr 23, 2019, The Bangkok Post. Thailand will sign a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC)…
Singapore’s finance minister Heng named deputy PM
SINGAPORE, Apr 23, 2019, Reuters. Singapore Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat was promoted to deputy…
Death toll from Sri Lanka attacks rises to 321
MOSCOW, Apr 24, 2019, TASS. The death toll from a series of terrorist attacks that…
Bangladesh PM proposes for formation of new regional economic forum
BANDAR SERI BEGWAN, Apr 23, 2019, The Bangladesh Today. Bangladesh proposed for formation of a…
New quake strikes as Philippines hunts for survivors
MANILA, Apr 23, 2019, AFP. Philippine rescuers were scrambling on Tuesday (April 23) to reach…
Thailand’s elections reruns held at six polling stations
BANGKOK, Apr 22, 2019, The Nation. The Election Commission (EC) called for the poll rerun…