EU Agrees to Prepare Sanctions on Myanmar Generals European Union foreign ministers agreed on Monday to prepare sanctions against Myanmar generals over the killings of Rohingya Muslims and to strengthen the EU arms embargo, accusing […]
Singapore Wants Communications Blackout At Terror Attack Sites Singapore Tuesday proposed expanding police powers so they can block all communications from the scene of a terror attack to avoid jeopardising security operations, amid fears militants […]
Agreement Reached On Compensation of Railway Project Affected Families Laos-China Railway Project and relevant authorities have reached agreement on the compensation of families affected by the multibillion-dollar project and asked the families to open account […]
UN and Myanmar on a collision course As Myanmar descends again into pariah status, its loudest critic is perhaps the one that matters most: the United Nations. — Asia Times Amid Rohingya Crisis, Largely Business […]
Budget spurs Singapore firms to up-skill for new economy Singapore’s hard-fought economic transformation is dependent on the ability of its enterprises and people to learn, unlearn and relearn new capabilities and skillsets. — Asia Times […]
Paediatrician urges caution over infectious diseases About 80-90 percent of Lao children suffer from infectious diseases, and parents are advised to pay special attention to this problem. President of the Pediatrics Association of Laos, Associate […]
Myanmar Parliament approves $15M for Rakhine border fence Myanmar’s Parliament has approved a budget of about $15 million for the construction of a fence and related projects along the border with Bangladesh in Rakhine state, […]
238 Singapore A-level Chemistry examination scripts stolen in UK A parcel containing A-level Chemistry answer scripts from 238 Singapore students was stolen from a courier van transporting the papers to an examiner in Britain last […]
Thailand expects to welcome some 37.55 million foreign tourists this year and one hotel hoping to benefit from the increased numbers is Poppies Seaside Cottages on the island of Koh Samui, commonly known as Poppies […]
Lao workers’ status upgrades in Thailand behind schedule Difficulty faced in accessing information by Lao workers in Thailand has been cited as one of the reasons for the slow pace of their registration and upgrade […]
EU to task officials to draw up sanctions on Myanmar generals: diplomats European Union foreign ministers will formally request to prepare a list of senior military figures in Myanmar that could be targeted with sanctions, […]
Singapore Will Levy a Flat Carbon Tax on Companies Starting Next Year Singapore will begin levying a carbon tax starting in 2019 in an effort to reduce the country’s greenhouse gas emissions and help make […]