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 poultry and poultry products from […]
Full opening of electricity market in Singapore to fire up competition: What will retailers do? Electricity retailers will likely try to outdo each other based on price and other promotions but in the long run, […]
Mass burials to begin as Indonesia quake-tsunami toll tops 800 The death toll from Indonesia’s quake and tsunami disaster nearly doubled to 832 on Sunday (Sep 30) and was expected to rise further, prompting authorities […]
Vietnamese government helping to steal rare Siamese rosewood says Phnom Penh The government of Cambodia is accusing its Vietnamese counterpart of complicity in the illegal importation of increasingly scarce and highly valuable Siamese rosewood. – […]
Indonesia gains control of Grasberg mine The Indonesian government yesterday signed a final and binding agreement to acquire a majority stake in one of the world’s largest gold and copper mines in Papua province. – […]
Chinese railway engineering firms hand over 4 bridges to Laos Chinese engineering companies, which are building China-Laos railway in northern Laos, have handed over four bridges to the Lao government. – Xinhua Construction of National […]
NUS, Mahidol casualties of rising China & Malaysia: 2019 World University Rankings The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings are out for another year and while there’s some minor shuffling in the top 10, […]
The government of Cambodia is accusing its Vietnamese counterpart of complicity in the illegal importation of increasingly scarce and highly valuable Siamese rosewood. As Cambodia told the secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in […]
Laos Dam Impact Assessment ‘Plagiarized’ Parts of an environmental impact assessment for the controversial Pak Lay dam in Laos was copied word for word from an assessment of the equally contentious Pak Beng dam, an […]
UNDP report finds 35% of Cambodians still mired in poverty Thirty-five per cent of Cambodians are still living in poverty, with the rural population making up the majority, according to estimates from the 2018 global […]
Indonesian Gov’t Confused: Postpone Power Projects or Not? Based on the latest reports – and contrary to earlier plans – the Indonesian government will not postpone the development of 15,200 MW of power projects. — […]
Training facility opens at Tuas Naval Base, as two Singapore navy warships become ready for action A new training facility was opened at Tuas Naval Base on Wednesday (Sept 26) to prepare sailors for operations […]