Latest profit misses trigger flurry of downgrades for Singapore stocks A RASH of analyst downgrades rounds up the latest September-quarter corporate earnings parade, in which more companies fell short of the street’s growth forecasts and […]
500 villagers flee as Tatmadaw, SSPP/SSA combats in Hsipaw Over 500 internally displaced people fled and took refuge at a monastery following clashes between the Tatmadaw and the Shan State Progressive Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) […]
South Korea pledges more support for Laos President Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea told Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith in Singapore this week that Korea will extend further support and assistance to Laos, the […]
NUS enters global top 10: graduates the most employable in Asean Graduates from the National University of Singapore (NUS) are the most employable in Asean, says a global report released today (Nov 15). — AEC […]
Pence: Myanmar jailing of Reuters pair ‘deeply troubling’ The jailing of two Reuters journalists in Myanmar over their reporting of the Rohingya crisis is “deeply troubling”, US Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday, describing a […]
Parliament to debate economic plan next week The National Assembly will kick off its sixth ordinary session next Tuesday to review the implementation of the 2018 socio-economic development plan and budget plan. — Vientiane Times […]
China-backed RCEP trade pact in ‘final stage,’ deal eyed in 2019: Singapore Negotiations for a major China-backed trade agreement have moved to a final stage and Southeast Asian states involved in the talks are determined […]
Aung San Suu Kyi stance on Rohingya ‘indefensible’: Malaysia PM Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s response to the persecution of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims is “indefensible”, Malaysia’s leader said Tuesday in a withering criticism of the […]
HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment targeted in US$1 million campaign The Aids Health Care Foundation (AHF) is allocating over US$1 million to support the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS/STI in three target regions of Laos. — Vientiane […]
Facebook refuses to remove PM article, saying it has no policy prohibiting alleged falsehoods Facebook has said it does not have a policy that prohibits alleged fake news, after calls to remove a post making […]
Amnesty International strips Myanmar’s Suu Kyi of ‘conscience’ award Amnesty International has withdrawn its most prestigious human rights prize from Aung San Suu Kyi, accusing the Myanmar leader of perpetuating human rights abuses by not […]
China Pushes Free-Trade Zone in Mekong Region with Thailand, Laos As the trade war with the U.S. intensifies, China is looking to strengthen commercial ties with countries in the Mekong region of Southeast Asia by […]