Singapore police crush vice syndicate with China’s help A transnational vice syndicate has been smashed in a joint operation by the Singapore Police Force and China’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS). — The New Paper […]
Government: Military cooperation with the US remains strong Cambodia still has military cooperation with the US, despite the former “temporarily postponing” the annual Angkor Sentinel joint exercises last year, Ministry of National Defence spokesman Chhum […]
ASEAN may hold key to Rakhine crisis At the end of the 33rd ASEAN summit in Singapore on November 15, Singapore formally handed over the symbolic gavel of ASEAN chairmanship to Thailand, which it last […]
Regional markets braced for busy week Singapore and other regional markets head into December with a busy week, as investors shift their focus to key events – Brexit, US and China economic data releases, an […]
Cambodia seeks to drop pending charges against unionists in about-face on labor Cambodia’s Ministry of Labor on Thursday asked all union leaders and labor activists who have court cases pending against them to report to […]
BRI implementation leading committee formed under State Counsellor leadership A leading committee for implantation of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been formed with State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi as chairperson to establish […]
Experts see underground urban development as big opportunity for Singapore For land-scarce cities like Singapore, developing underground spaces is the next big frontier in urban planning, experts said here Thursday during a lecture on underground […]
Indonesian air safety investigators yesterday detailed the terrifying 11-minute roller coaster-like ride to death of the 189 passengers and crew on board Lion Air Flight JT610 last month. Data from the ill-fated flight’s data recorder […]
Judges split on whether Cambodia tribunal can pursue Khmer Rouge commander Cambodian and foreign investigating judges issued conflicting rulings on Wednesday on whether a United Nations-backed tribunal, which this month convicted two senior leaders of […]
Hong Kong firm close to finalizing new Yangon city proposal Hong Kong-listed China Communications Construction Co. Ltd (CCCC) has nearly finalized its proposal for the development of US$1.5 billion (2.4 trillion kyats) worth of initial […]
Technical issue delays second Scoot flight in two days, this time by 29 hours Barely a day after a Bangkok-bound Scoot flight from Changi Airport was delayed by 7 hours, passengers on another flight by […]
The EU’s dilemmas over trade access and human rights in Asia What price should workers in Cambodia and Myanmar, two of the poorest countries in the world, pay because of their governments’ severe violations of […]