Army Has Sent Soldiers to Raid Election Candidates’ Homes BANGKOK — Politicians from both sides of the fence said Thursday their homes had been searched by armed soldiers this past week. — Khaosod English Traffic […]
Indonesia flood death toll crosses 100, dozens still missing The death toll from flash floods and landslides that tore through Indonesia’s Papua region has topped 100 with dozens more still missing, the disaster agency said […]
PM Hun Sen: EBA Can’t Make Cambodia Rich (Video inside) Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday that the Everything But Arms (EBA) trade scheme could not make Cambodia rich, only self-determination can, speaking before […]
Singapore awaiting supporting documents for Sri Lanka’s extradition request Singapore is waiting for certain documents and information before it can consider Sri Lanka’s request to extradite its former central bank chief Arjuna Mahendran. — Straits […]
Thailand election: A vote for a hybrid democracy The army had failed to do the job properly during the previous attempt, in 2006, one of the coup leaders told us in 2014. This time we […]
Indonesia prepares to take dispute with EU on palm oil to WTO The government is preparing to take its latest dispute with the European Union on crude palm oil (CPO) to the World Trade Organization […]
Five More Former Opposition Leaders Re-enter Politics Samdech Say Chhum, Acting Head of State and President of Senate, granted the rights to re-enter politics to five more former opposition leaders of the dissolved Cambodia National […]
Plans for ‘proper debate’ on issues like hate speech, race and religion in Parliament next month: Shanmugam There are plans to have a “proper debate” in Parliament on issues such as race, religion and hate […]
Somkid says 5G infrastructure a priority Thailand must adopt 5G technology next year to prevent the country from lagging behind Vietnam, Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak warned on Monday after a meeting with state enterprises. […]
Cambodia Investigating Employment Status of Chinese Nationals Amid Complaints of Lost Jobs Cambodia’s government is investigating the employment status of Chinese nationals operating businesses in Sihanoukville province, Interior Minister Sar Kheng said Monday, amid complaints […]
Indonesia urges residents and tourists in Lombok to remain calm The Indonesian Government has urged local residents and tourists to remain calm and not get influenced by rumours and misleading information in response to the […]
Singapore’s 2019 GDP growth forecast to moderate to 2.4% on external headwinds The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) is expecting Singapore’s GDP growth to moderate to 2.4% in 2019 from 3.2% […]