Malaysia palm oil workers discouraged from going home: Rights groups
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 11, 2020, Reuters. Some Malaysian palm oil plantations are discouraging foreign workers…
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China slaps restrictions on travel to Hong Kong by some US officials
BEIJING, Dec 10, 2020, NBC. China is imposing restrictions on travel to Hong Kong by…
Singapore, UK ink free trade deal with eye on digital economy talks in 2021
SINGAPORE, Dec 10, 2020, ST. Singapore signed a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United…
Largest importer of Vietnam’s agro-forestry-fishery products is the US
HANOI, Dec 9, 2020, VNA. January-November, with a turnover of 9.8 billion USD, up 22.3…
No ceasefire with the Communist Party of the Philippines ever again: President
MANILA, Dec 9, 2020, The Manila Times. President Rodrigo Duterte has ruled out any ceasefire…
Singapore ‘cruise to nowhere’ ends after passenger tests positive
SINGAPORE, Dec 9, 2020, BBC. A Royal Caribbean ship has returned to Singapore on day…
Malaysia vows to enhance ties with Brunei Darussalam
JAKARTA, Dec 8, 2020, Anadolu Agency. The Malaysian prime minister on Tuesday vowed to enhance…
Singapore is most expensive South-east Asia city for fitting out offices
SINGAPORE, Dec 8, 2020, BT. Singapore recorded the highest average fit-out cost for offices across…
China condemns new US Hong Kong sanctions, Taiwan arms sale
BEIJING, Dec 8, 2020, AP. China on Tuesday lashed out at the U.S. over new…
[Analytics] Why some atolls of the Pacific Islands have been growing
Low-lying atolls in the Pacific Ocean have long been considered some of the most vulnerable…
[Analytics] How UK protesters are taking the spark of Black Lives Matter back to their hometowns
George Floyd’s death at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer in May sparked a…
Malaysia lifts Covid-19 lockdown for most states
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5, 2020, ST. Malaysia will lift movement curbs for most states from…