Canada probes forced labour claims in Malaysian palm oil, glove-making industries
KUALA LUMPUR, May 28, 2021, Reuters. Canada is investigating allegations of forced labour in Malaysia’s…
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[Analytics] Is Cambodia’s exclusive dependence on China inevitable?
Earlier this month, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen asked an international conference on the future…
Internal matters of Nepal: India on political developments in Kathmandu
NEW DELHI, May 26, 2021, ToI. India on Wednesday said the recent political developments in…
UK’s largest warship to sail through Philippine Sea, South China Sea
MANILA, May 25, 2021, PhilStar. The United Kingdom’s RoyalNavy will deploy one of its largest…
Morgan Stanley picks China stocks for the second half of the year
BEIJING, May 25, 2021, CNBC. Morgan Stanley analysts are so cautious on China they’re downgrading…
Six passengers in critical condition after train crash in Kuala Lumpur
KUALA LUMPUR, May 25, 2021, Malay Mail. Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa said…
More than 200 injured after metro trains collide in Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur
KUALA LUMPUR, May 24, 2021, SCMP. More than 200 people were injured in Malaysia on…
[Analytics] The Indonesia factor in ASEAN’s response to Myanmar
ASEAN’s capacity to spearhead a collective response to a regional crisis was tested at the…
Vietnam holds election amid new Covid outbreak
HANOI, May 23, 2021, Reuters. Mask-wearing Vietnamese went to the polls on Sunday, with tens…
Myanmar junta suspends more than 125,000 teachers for opposing coup
YANGON, May 23, 2021, Reuters. More than 125,000 schoolteachers in Myanmar have been suspended by…
Vietnam likely to impose 7-day quarantine for incoming people
HANOI, May 22, 2021, Hanoi Times. Vietnam will consider shortening the quarantine period for incoming…
Number of flood evacuees rises in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, May 22, 2021, Bernama. The situation in flood-hit areas in Sarawak and Sabah…