[Analytics] Thais in the North dying for a smog solution
Northern Thailand has the highest regional rates of lung cancer and people in Chiang Mai…
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At 3 am in Hanoi, thousands in queue for South Korea visas
HANOI, Apr 10, 2019, VN Express. Following rumors that the relaxed visa policy of South…
Former Malaysia’s PM Najib loses four appeals
PUTRAJAYA, Apr 10, 2019, MalayMail. Datuk Seri Najib Razak today lost in four appeals linked…
Singapore tops list of world maritime capitals for fourth consecutive time
SINGAPORE, Apr 10, 2019, The Straits Times. Singapore has again clinched the top spot in…
[Analytics] Chinese tourists win, poor Cambodians lose with US$4 billion Hong Kong-backed casino in Phnom Penh
Tenants turfed out of Phnom Penh’s iconic low-income housing block, the White Building, were told…
Former U.S. house speaker Paul Ryan to attend Taiwan Relations act event
TAIPEI, Apr 10, 2019, Taiwan News. The previous speaker of the United States House of…
Myanmar urged to tap potential of 2035 ‘demographic dividend’: UN Population Fund
NAYPYIDAW, Apr 9, 2019, Myanmar Times. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has urged the…
Johor crown prince confirms MB to be swapped, but on sultan’s decree
JOHOR BARU, Apr 9, 2019, MalayMail. Johor Crown Prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim confirmed speculation…
Vietnam, Netherlands agree to enhance agricultural partnership
HANOI, Apr 9, 2019, VNA. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong and…
Singapore, Malaysia to start talks on maritime boundary delimitation within a month
PUTRAJAYA, Apr 9, 2019, The Straits Times. Singapore and Malaysia will begin negotiations to delimit…
[Analytics] ASEAN will shun the US’ geopolitical game against China
The US is expanding its resistance to Huawei’s 5G network to Southeast Asia, but the…
Malaysian deputies are dissatisfied with the departure levy in airports
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 9, 2019, FMT. MPs from both sides of the divide raised their…