Construction beings on fifth Laos-Thailand bridge
PHNOM PENH, Jan 8, 2021, PM. Construction work has started on the fifth bridge linking…
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China says US sanctions have no ‘legal effect’ in Hong Kong or China
HONG KONG, Jan 5, 2021, SCMP. After China’s banking and insurance regulator claimed US financial…
[Analytics] A deadly and disastrous 2020 for the Philippines
A major volcanic eruption, massive flooding in several regions, surging COVID-19 cases, and a worsening…
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s bail revoked
HONG KONG, Dec 31, 2020, ABC News. Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has had…
[Analytics] What’s at stake in the Mekong’s dam-fueled decline
In Cambodia, the end of the year marks the start of the traditional season for…
Thai restaurant offers free food to shunned migrant workers
NAKHON SAWAN, Dec 29, 2020, Bangkok Post. A restaurant in this upper Central province is…
[Analytics] Thailand needs normal politics
Thailand is Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy and a human development success story. At the geographic…
India begins training of four Bhutanese space engineers for satellite launch
NEW DELHI, Dec 28, 2020, WION. The Indian Space Research Organization or ISRO has started…
[Analytics] Are we ready for an Asean travel balloon?
The new wave of Covid-19 infections has seen Malaysia close its borders to all but…
Vietnam government aims for 2021 economic growth of 6.5 per cent
HANOI, Dec 28, 2020, Bloomberg. Vietnam will strive for 2021 economic growth of 6.5%, Bangkok…
Anti-Myanmar hate speech flares in Thailand over spread of Covid-19
BANGKOK, Dec 24, 2020, Reuters. “Wherever you see Myanmar people, shoot them down,” read one…
Bangladesh to finalise first bilateral rice deal with India in three years
DHAKA, Dec 24, 2020, Reuters. Bangladesh is finalising a purchase of 150,000 tonnes of rice…