Countries across Asean are experiencing rapid economic growth, and the associated improvements to the standard of living are conspicuous. Increasing trade means increasing wages — and wage growth is integral to the growth of regional […]
Asean may be forced to choose between US, China: Cambodia PM’s son Southeast Asian nations may soon have to “choose sides” between the US and China in their ongoing trade war, the political heir to […]
Myanmar dead bottom among ASEAN countries in ease of doing business Myanmar has been at the bottom of the list of 10 ASEAN countries in the ease of doing business ranking, according to a 2019 […]
Singapore-based website The Online Citizen goes on ‘hiatus’ after government raid The Online Citizen which claims to be Singapore’s “longest-running independent online media platform” has found itself in the thick of an investigation around defamation. […]
Myanmar court allows jailed Reuters reporters’ appeal to proceed – lawyer RMyanmar’s High Court has allowed an appeal to proceed in the case of two Reuters reporters jailed for seven years on charges of breaking […]
6th ordinary session of National Assembly’s 8th legislature opens The 6th ordinary Session of the National Assembly’s 8th legislature opened this morning at the National Convention Centre, Vientiane in the participation of NA President Pany […]
Police seize equipment from The Online Citizen in defamation investigation Police on Tuesday (20 November) seized equipment such as desktop computers, mobile devices and laptops from the residence of Terry Xu, executive editor of long-running […]
Ethnic Mong drug traffickers arrested in Laos Police launched a probe when they discovered initial information relating to a major drug ring operating across the border in neighbouring Laos in mid-September. — Vietnam Breaking News […]
Rohingya repatriation, relocation plans set to be pushed back to 2019: Govt official Bangladesh’s plans to tackle the Rohingya refugee crisis are set to be stalled until the new year with repatriation and relocation programs […]
Business climate worsens, but Singapore’s prospects still beat China’s, survey finds Global trade woes may send some business Singapore’s way, but uncertainty is still weighing down companies’ near-term outlook. — The Business Times Singapore third-quarter […]
Myanmar police shoot, injure four in raid on Rohingya camp: witness Myanmar police shot and injured four Rohingya Muslims on Sunday, after detaining two men accused of smuggling people out of a camp for displaced […]
Many families believed to be below poverty line: minister More families in provinces across the country are believed to have fallen below the poverty line as a result of this year’s floods – the worst […]