North Korean official meets Laotian President
VIENTIANE, Mar 31, 2019, Yonhap. A senior North Korean official met Laotian President Bounnhang Vorachith…
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Thai Election Commission blames software for counting errors
BANGKOK, Mar 31, 2019, AP. Thailand’s Election Commission said that computer software was partly to…
[Analytics] Sorry, Singapore: Malaysia dumps assets to cope with US$245 billion debt
Malaysia is holding a fire sale of its ‘non-strategic’ assets. Critics fear the moves will…
[Analytics] China envisions an ‘island city’ in South China Sea
Beijing announces plans to build a new strategic and logistics hub in the contested area,…
Ocean heat hits record high: UN
GENEVA, Mar 30, 2019, AFP. Ocean heat hit a record high in 2018, the United…
Gold mining companies still owe Myanmar’s govt
NAYPYIYDAW, Mar 30, 2019, Myanmar Times. Small gold mining companies still owe more than 1200…
[Analytics] Is Malaysia Inching Toward Purchasing the Sino-Pakistani JF-17 Fighter?
Malaysia is getting closer to making a final call on the JF-17 as two competitors…
Grab offers to solve Malaysia-Singapore food fight with copter
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 29, 2019, MalayMail. Food delivery service GrabFood waded into the row between…
EU risks ‘trade war’ with Malaysia over palm oil, PM warns
LANGKAWI, Mar 29, 2019, FMT. The European Union risks opening up a trade war with…
What’s happening to Filipino fishermen in the South China Sea?
At about the same time as a senior Philippine military officer denied reports Filipino fishermen…
[Analytics] Cambodians terrorized by Hun Sen’s hate speech
The recent tragic massacre in Christchurch by an Australian extremist, unleashing his hatred in New…
[Analytics] Indonesia and South Pacific relationship: entering a new era
Just a day after hosting a High-Level Dialogue on Indo-Pacific Cooperation themed “Towards a Peaceful,…