China-based lender downplays debt trap risks for the Philippines
MANILA, Mar 3, 2021, PhilStar. The leader of a multilateral lender based in China talked…
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Malaysian prince Johor expresses interest in buying Spanish club Valencia
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 2, 2021, ESPN. Prince of Malaysian state Johor Tunku Ismail ibni Sultan…
Hong Kong-listed operator closes Cambodia casino
PHNOM PENH, Mar 2, 2021, Nikkei Asia. Hong Kong-listed NagaCorp has temporarily closed its Cambodian…
Bangladesh should turn its back on coal and other fossil fuels: UN
DHAKA, Mar 2, 2021, PV Magazine. The president of Bangladesh’s renewable energy trade body has…
Malaysia to cull 3,000 pigs after African swine fever discovery
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 1, 2021, Reuters. Malaysia plans to cull 3,000 wild and domestic pigs…
Aung San Suu Kyi hit with another charge as defiant protesters return to Myanmar streets
YANGON, Mar 1, 2021, CNN. Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi was hit…
Bangladesh-US agree to work closely over Paris climate agreement
DHAKA, Feb 28, 2021, The Bangladesh Today. Bangladesh and United States (US) have agreed to…
At least five dead as Myanmar police crack down on protests for second day
YANGON, Feb 28, 2021, Reuters. Myanmar police opened fire on Sunday (Feb 28) on protests…
Second phase of Saigon metro line open to public-private investment
HO CHI MINH CITY, Feb 28, 2021, VN Express. The second phase of Ho Chi…
Myanmar: Police fire rubber bullets at anti-coup protesters
YANGON, Feb 27, 2021, Reuters, AFP, dpa. Police have fired rubber bullets and detained protesters…
Bangladesh under ‘no obligation’ to take stranded Rohingya: FM
DHAKA, Feb 27, 2021, Reuters. Bangladesh is under “no obligation” to shelter 81 Muslim Rohingya…
Online illustration exhibit sends Taiwan’s greetings across borders
TAIPEI, Feb 27, 2021, CNA. From a crowded Taipei MRT train to a hustling claw…