Gaining access for dragon fruit’s exports to China may be Cambodia’s next priority
PHNOM PENH, May 11, 2021, Khmer Times/Asia Fruit. Exporting dragon fruit to China looms as…
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China setting up villages in Bhutan to gain military advantage over India: Report
THIMPHU, May 10, 2021, Money Control. As part of a major construction drive by Chinese…
Singapore and Malaysia start accepting applications for cross-border travel
SINGAPORE, May 2021, ST. Applications for travel on compassionate grounds between Singapore and Malaysia are…
Ex-PM urges Malaysians to stay home
KUALA LUMPUR, May 10, 2021, Malay Mail. Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad calls…
As India surges, Bangladesh lacks jabs, faces virus variants
DHAKA, May 9, 2021, AP. India’s surge in coronavirus cases is having a dangerous effect…
Malaysia bans interstate, inter-district travel from May 10 to June 6
KUALA LUMPUR, May 9, 2021, ST. Malaysia will ban all inter-district and interstate travel from…
Philippine police to enforce mandatory masking
MANILA, May 8, 2021, The Manila Times. President Duterte’s order to the police to arrest…
Hanoi proposes fourth ring road at $5.9B
HANOI, May 8, 2021, VN Express. Hanoi has proposed building a fourth ring road with…
Singapore stops accepting new work pass holders
SINGAPORE, May 8, 2021, ST. Singapore has stopped accepting new entry applications for work pass…
[Analytics] Why the Taiwan Covid model works
The threat that emerging infectious diseases pose to global health and economy never ceases. As…
Laos thanks Vietnam for its invaluable assistance in country’s Covid-19 containment effort
VIENTIANE, May 6, 2021, Vientiane Times/ANN. Invaluable assistance provided by the government of Vietnam has…
Brunei’s largest telco company DST launches mobile app jointly developed by MultiSys
MANILA, May 6, 2021, PhilStar. MyDST, the mobile app and website that leading software developer…