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The third anniversary of the murder of Cambodian political commentator Kem Lay couldn’t have been a worse public relations disaster for the Cambodian government if planned. As Cambodian youth...
Remove unnecessary barriers to improve business climate, DPM says Lao Deputy Prime Minister Dr Sonexay Siphandone has urged the Ministry of Industry and Commerce to accelerate improvement of the business...
The Philippines is an archipelago of over 7,000 islands. Internal connectivity is a major challenge, with domestic maritime trade costs high. In the early 2000s, moving a twenty-foot container equivalent...
After an in-construction viaduct near Singapore’s Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) collapsed on July 14, killing one and injuring ten, some people are worried that the government’s efforts to maintain a transparent...
British Prime Minister David Cameron wrapped up his July visit aimed at boosting trade ties with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) at a time when the organisation itself...
Asean governments and central banks are this week fighting against economic free fall as the COVID-19 pandemic tears through companies, currencies, stock markets, and supply chains, with active infections surging...
When the Philippines central bank released its 'assumptions' for the Philippine economy on June 4 it projected huge declines across key industries and sectors that have traditionally kept the Philippine's...
As part of its plan to see half of sales occur in overseas markets by 2020 Thai Beverage Public Company Limited (ThaiBev) announced mid last month that it had entered...
Indonesians will soon find their sugar a little bit sweeter following a government-to-government deal last week that will see Jakarta ease quality restrictions on sugar imports from India in exchange...
The situation in the South China Sea continues to deteriorate — military tensions are rising, Southeast Asian states are losing space to exercise their rights, fisheries are sliding closer to...
Since its establishment in July 2015 AEC News Today has consistently broken news. In June, 2020 we attracted more than 730,000 unique visitors, some 786,462 total visits from people (not...
Philippines residents might soon have to look for meat substitutes for their tocino, patatim, pork adobo, and lechon paksiw if Philippines pig farmers go through with a threatened five-day shutdown...
Stimulus package intensified to boost SMEs, ministry says A number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have enjoyed financial access and a large amount of in-kind support, thanks to assistance...
Southeast Asia energy resources combined with large renewable energy opportunities hold the key to sustainable economic growth within Asean in the next 20 years. Effective utilisation of the region’s renewable...
“It’s only an eight-minute ferry ride over to the island,” says a friendly Malay Singaporean, who gives me the lowdown at a local Padang restaurant. He has a house here...
Cambodia’s economic growth over the last ten years has been among the fastest and most consistent in Southeast Asia, recording an average GDP growth of 7 per cent per year...
Singapore is the seventh most expensive country for international education worldwide and the 16th most expensive place to live for expatriates according to recent surveys. Based on information from 707...
As of 00:38 GMT July 26 there was 92,961 active cases of COVID-19 throughout the 10 Asean member countries, an increase of 1,476 , or 1.61 per cent, on the...
Welcome to the Philippines morning news roundup by AEC News Today, your one stop for Philippines news on matters of governance and policies affecting Asean business communities. Philippines exports...
Migrant workers in Malaysia are often excluded from many traditional banks as they cannot meet the basic requirements for a bank account. Sending money home is also problematic for many,...
Time often has a great way of making a good decisions look even smarter. Such is the case with the Krungthep Kreetha Golf Club. First opened in 1969 in what...
As regional public discontent over environmentally destructive plastic straws and single-use plastic bags increases, Vietnam is finding itself facing a multitude of environmental challenges. At the same time energy demand...
Strategically located between Bangkok and Saigon, Phnom Penh is at the centre of the East-West corridor between two of the regions major regional trading hubs. With an open door policy...
The US-Asean Special Summit has received little positive evaluation, with focus only on the fact that it was the first US-Asean summit in six years and on the $150 million...
UN pressures China, Russia over Myanmar The United Nations' independent investigator into human rights in Myanmar has called for international pressure on China and Russia to try to get them...
The first Indonesian president propelled to office not by dint of dynastic heritage or the number of gold stars on his epaulettes, former property/furniture businessman Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo, vowed on...
Laos sees growth in non-resource sector: report Laos has begun to witness improvements in non-resource exports amid declining mining output and a government policy to boost growth in the manufacturing...
Deadly Swine Virus in Southwest China Scares Asian Neighbors The fast-spreading virus was found in a “backyard” operation last week in Guanfang village, within about 200 kilometers (124 miles) of...
International visitor arrivals to Laos plunge by 60 percent International tourist arrivals to Laos in the first six months of this year were down 60 percent compared to the same...
Braced for economic headwinds this year Last year was a better-than-expected year for the Singapore economy, but given the uncertainties that lie ahead, projections for 2019 are more circumspect, and...
Less than a month after claiming they would not raise the Vietnam government debt ceiling, the National Assembly has done just that. The legislature is scrambling to come to terms...
Ministry bans poultry import from Malaysia, Vietnam and Cambodia Following outbreak of bird flu in Malaysia, Vietnam and Cambodia, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has banned the import of...
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A clinical trial in which volunteers were infected with dengue virus six months after receiving either an experimental dengue vaccine developed by scientists from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)...
A 96-year-old teacher who rejected offers of Bt 100 billion (about US$ 2.75 billion) to sell her tiny wooden school in the heart of Bangkok is the focus of 7-Eleven...
Mention the word 'Songkran' to anyone familiar with Thailand and their thoughts inevitably turn to the water fight mayhem on the streets of Silom, Khao San, Chiang Mai, and Pattaya,...
Tackle issues early to ensure growth: IMF official Cambodia stands to benefit from an uptick in global and regional economic growth but will need to diversify its economy, improve infrastructure...
Bukit Soeharto: This forest park in East Kalimantan could be Indonesia’s new capital After the plan to relocate the country’s capital city gained momentum following a recent Cabinet meeting, President...
City hospitals prepare to accept coronavirus patients Mittaphab Hospital in Vientiane has medical staff on standby along with special equipment to treat people with the new coronavirus (nCoV) if any...
A 5.7 magnitude earthquake has hit Indonesia A 5.7 magnitude earthquake has hit Indonesia, northwest of Bali, as alert levels rise about the possibility of a volcanic explosion on the...
The Thailand government has continued with steps to reign in its fishing industry with seven government agencies on Monday (August 17) formalising an agreement to exchange information and data on...
A new study by the National University of Singapore (NUS) has found that mangrove deforestation in Myanmar is taking place at a faster rate than previously estimated. The NUS study, led...
Japan wins deal for nearly $2bn LNG power plant in Myanmar Trading houses Marubeni, Sumitomo Corp. and Mitsui & Co. will build a liquefied natural gas-fired power plant in Myanmar,...
Cambodia has reported its fourth fatal case of Avian Influenza A (H5N1), commonly known as bird flu, this year. This latest death brings the total number of people killed by...
As Vietnam races to track down the origin of its first SARS-CoV-2 community transmission in almost 100 days, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a sweeping directive aimed at...
Shortly after the sun settled deep into the horizon on the other side of the Chi River the sky turned to an inky black and the structures of fish baskets,...
Malaysia is no stranger to external shocks affecting its macroeconomy. Over the past two decades it has been buffeted by the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis (AFC), the 2001 global slowdown...
Located some 300km (190miles) north of the Lao PDR capital Vientiane, Luang Prabang lies in a valley at the confluence of the Mekong and Nam Khan rivers. Once the capital...
Vietnam has undergone remarkable growth and development over the past 30 years. The launch of the Đổi Mới Policy in 1986 transformed the country from one of the world’s poorest...
In an effort to reduce the impact of drought on two of Cambodia’s most at-risk provinces, Kampot and Takeo, United Nation Development Program (UNDP) Cambodia and DanChurchAid (DCA) have joined together to...
As the Second Global Ocean Conference opens today in Lisbon, governments in Asia and the Pacific must seize the opportunity to enhance cooperation and solidarity to address a host of...
“When I grow up, I want to become a soldier to serve my country", said 10-year-old Ton, talking about his dreams for the future. When he is not in school...
A United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) report released in Bangkok yesterday (Oct 1) highlights the critical threats and risks refugees and asylum seekers in Southeast Asia face while...
Mustapa denies Malaysian economy to crash by September International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed has denied an allegation that the Malaysian economy will crash by September. —...
When Dung Quat Refinery announced on February 24 th, 2016 that it was encountering difficulties selling its gasoline and gasoil due to Vietnam's FTAs (free trade agreements) with Korea and...
Asean morning news Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu COVID-19 in Asean: update for July 23 — new high for global daily infections & Indonesia deaths As of 00:42 GMT...
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