IMF forecasts solid growth amid risks for Myanmar
Myanmar’s economy is thriving but curbed by uncertainty ahead of next year’s general elections and softer private demand, according to the International Monetary Fund...
Myanmar tourism suffers during genocide trial
Myanmar’s Rohingya genocide trial could harm the country’s popularity among big-spending tourists from the west, according to the sector. The case at the International Court...
Suu Kyi defends Myanmar’s generals in genocide case
Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has denied that the military acted with “genocidal intent” against the Rohingya in late 2017 in her...
Myanmar’s generals blame anyone but themselves
Every statement that comes out of Myanmar about the alleged Rohingya genocide in 2017 refers to the threat of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army...
Masatsugu Asakawa is new ADB head
Masatsugu Asakawa is the new president of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Asakawa, who is currently serving as a special advisor to Japan’s prime minister...
Thailand cross-border trade dips 2% to 1.12T baht
Thailand saw its cross-border trade dip by nearly 2 percent during the first 10 months of the year on account of various factors which...
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi to face Rohingya genocide charges at UN court
Myanmar’s state counsellor, Aung San Suu Kyi, will lead a delegation to the UN’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) to defend a case accusing the quasi-democratic...
RCEP members lure back India
Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are underway with the crafting of measures to resolve the recent exit of India from...
RCEP conclusion fails amid India’s withdrawal
A free-trade deal between members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and their five trading partners failed to be signed amid India’s...
Myanmar deserves better than Aung San Suu Kyi
Next year Myanmar’s voters are due to go to the polls in their second democratic general election since the disastrous military coup of 1962....
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Wuhan tourists denied of Philippine visa
The Philippine government is now denying visa-on-arrival applications from tourists originating from Wuhan, China amid risks posed by the coronavirus. The denial of applications came...
Malaysia will no longer be the world’s ‘dumping site’
The Southeast Asia country is putting a stop to all illegal importing of plastic waste into the country from wealthier nations. In fact, those who...
UN Report reinforces Singapore’s genius in social engineering
Singaporeans may be wrong in estimating the prevalence of Chinese and Indian nationals in their country, but the government definitely hasn’t missed a beat...