Indonesia says UK backs ASEAN push for Myanmar crisis resolution
JAKARTA, Apr 7, 2021, Reuters. The United Kingdom will support Southeast Asian countries in efforts…
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Cambodia bans inter-provincial travel for 14 days
PHNOM PENH, Apr 7, 2021, Xinhua. A 14-day ban on travel between provinces started in…
Malaysia ex-PM Najib served with bankruptcy notice over $400M tax bill
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 7, 2021, Reuters. Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak has been served…
[Analytics] Myanmar’s military is waging war on its citizens
From a fenced-off compound close to the Myanmar border in northern Thailand, a rebel leader…
Vietnam’s PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc elected state president
HANOI, Apr 5, 2021, Hanoi Times. Phuc is Vietnam’s 11th State President since 1945 and…
Singapore Airlines rolling out IATA Travel Pass
SINGAPORE, Apr 5, 2021, Asian Aviation. Singapore Airlines announced on Monday (5 April) that passengers…
Bangladesh enforcing weeklong lockdown amid virus surge
DHAKA, Apr 5, 2021, AP. Bangladesh is enforcing a lockdown for a week from Monday,…
ASEAN leaders to meet over Myanmar’s crisis
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 5, 2021, Reuters. Brunei, the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian…
Malaysia accepts 14 per cent cost increase in China-led rail project
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 5, 2021, Reuters. Malaysia said on Monday that it had accepted an…
Carrie Lam expects more prosperous Hong Kong with improved electoral system
HONG KONG, Apr 4, 2021, Xinhua. With legislative changes on improving Hong Kong’s electoral system…
Hong Kong, Singapore seen benefiting from US-listed Chinese companies’ secondary listings
BEIJING, Apr 3, 2021, China Daily. The wave of US-listed Chinese companies seeking a secondary…
Site boss bailed amid grief over 50 deaths in Taiwan train crash
Officials investigating a train crash in Taiwan that killed at least 50 people are focusing…