New Zealand suspends entry for travellers from India
WELLINGTON, Apr 8, 2021, Reuters. New Zealand on Thursday temporarily suspended entry for all travellers…
[Analytics] Why are Malaysian Chinese the wrong Chinese?
Twitter for me has become a place to commiserate with other non-Malays where we talk…
Peter Thiel calls bitcoin a Chinese financial weapon and suggests a US ban on TikTok
WASHINGTON D.C., Apr 8, 2021, SCMP. Billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel warned about bitcoin’s potential…
China flanks Taiwan with military exercises in air and sea
HONG KONG, Apr 8, 2021, CNN. China’s armed forces conducted simultaneous military exercises to the…
After raging fires, future of Rohingya refugees remains uncertain
DHAKA, Apr 7, 2021, Action Against Hunger. Last month, a massive fire swept through the…
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…
‘It’s the tone’: Palau president explains his China mistrust
HONG KONG, Apr 7, 2021, AFP. He leads one of the world’s smallest nations, but…
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…
India’s capital imposes night curfew amid rise in coronavirus cases
NEW DELHI, Apr 6, 2021, CNN. India’s union territory of Delhi, which contains the nation’s…
[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…
Japan just recorded its earliest cherry blossom bloom in 1,200 years
TOKYO, Apr 5, 2021, CNN. Think of Japan in the spring, and the image that…