Ex-Malaysian PM Najib’s 1MDB graft trial starts on Wednesday
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 2, 2019, The Star / Asia News Network, Bloomberg. The corruption trial…
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[Analytics] Taiwan can’t gamble on cross-Straits crisis: Global Times
Taiwan authorities claimed that People’s Liberation Army (PLA) fighter jets crossed the so-called “middle line”…
Chinese-built Banaue Rice Terraces? Lonely Planet under fire
MANILA, Apr 2, 2019, PhilStar. Travel website and guide book publisher Lonely Planet has drawn…
Brunei sultan seeks conservative support with hardline sharia laws
BANDAR SERI BENGAWAN, Apr 2, 2019, AFP. Brunei’s imposition of harsh sharia laws, including death…
Vietnam Global Leaders Forum held in Paris
PARIS, Apr 1, 2019, VNA. The Vietnam Global Leaders Forum (VLGF) was held in Paris,…
[Analytics] Thailand elections: What could happen next?
A coup leader triumphs as civilian prime minister, an alliance of parties unite to stop…
25 killed in Nepal rainstorm, Army deployed
KATHMANDU, Apr 1, 2019, Asian Age. A massive rainstorm that swept through many places in…
Gov’t of Myanmar and armed ethnic groups to hold talks in April
NAYPYITAW, Apr 1, 2019, Myanmar Times. The government and the Tatmadaw (military) will hold talks…
Vietnamese woman in Kim Jong-nam murder case accepts new charge, likely to walk free
SHAH ALAM, Apr 1, 2019, AFP. A Vietnamese woman suspected of assassinating the North Korean…
Duterte puts retired colonel to anti-communist insurgency task force
MANILA, Mar 31, 2019, PhilStar. President Rodrigo Duterte appointed a retired colonel who was previously…
[Analytics] The US just ‘invaded’ an island in the East China Sea
Just recently, the US military launched a full-on invasion of an island in the East…
Khmer-Vietnam association consolidates operation
PHNOM PENH, Mar 31, 2019, VNA. The Khmer-Vietnam Association in Cambodia will continue to keep…