Vietnam back on high alert as new virus case confirmed
Vietnam was back on a high alert status over the coronavirus disease, three months after reporting zero local transmission.
This came after a 57-year-old man...
UN mission wants sanctions on Myanmar’s military firms
A United Nations delegation says businesses run by Myanmar's generals are financing military operations, such as violence against ethnic minorities, particularly in Rakhine State.
The UN...
Thais back military charter
Elected members of the Thai assembly will be far weaker. Source: Wikimedia
The Thai electorate has overwhelmingly approved the junta-drafted constitution that lays the foundation...
EU angers Asean with rice tariffs
Cambodia and Myanmar have criticised the European Commission for resuming rice tariffs of up to €175 per tonne of their imports as the bloc...
Junta drops activist charges
Southern Thailand has been riven by violence since 2004. Source: Flickr
The Thai junta has dropped its controversial defamation lawsuits against three prominent activists, with...
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Singapore will stretch its vaccinated travel lanes to 12-year-old children and below. The country's move to encourage family travel will start on October 19.
The...
No Pokémon, no job
It is unlikely that Sonny Truyen will get to fly home on one of these Pokémon planes. Source: Flickr
An Australian expat has lost his...
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...
Trump partner eyes top job
Pura Tanah Lot in Bali, which the Trump development will overlook. Source: Wikimedia
Donald Trump's Indonesian business partner says he may run for president in...
NGO fears Lao hydropower impact
The Theun-Hinboun dam in Laos. Vientiane is waking up to the reality of the nation’s hydropower potential. Source: Wikimedia
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has...
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