Analysts say government use of Fresh News fits the authoritarian playbook Once heralded as a force for democratisation, online media is often now used by authoritarian regimes around the world to serve their interests – […]
Indonesia passes law to ban organizations deemed against its ideology Around 1,000 Indonesians, led by hardline Islamist groups, protested outside parliament on Tuesday as lawmakers approved a presidential decree banning any civil organizations deemed to […]
IDG Ventures Vietnam vice president dies at 40 IDG Ventures Vietnam is the first technology venture capital fund in Vietnam and has funded various successful start-up projects including YanTV, Vietnam Communications Corporation and Vat Gia […]
Criticism mounts as Cambodia government moves closer to dissolving opposition More than 50 rights groups called on chairs of the Paris Peace Agreement to reconvene to ensure that the “democratic vision for Cambodia outlined in […]
Indonesia seeks answer to why U.S. blocked military chief’s travel Indonesia on Monday said it was still awaiting a detailed explanation why the United States barred its military chief from traveling to the U.S., despite […]
Central bank policies expand foreign reserves Adoption of appropriate policies by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has helped it buy a large amount of US dollar to increase the nation’s foreign reserves, industry insiders […]
Cambodia Snatches World Record From Indonesia An event to foster entrepreneurship in Cambodia has seen the Southeast Asian kingdom wrest the world record for the largest practical business seminar away from Indonesia. — AEC News […]
Indonesian military chief denied US entry Indonesia intends to send a diplomatic note to the US secretary of state and summon Washington’s deputy ambassador in Jakarta to explain why the head of its military was […]
Vietnam’s Central Bank Says It’s Able to Keep Currency Stable Vietnam’s central bank said record-high foreign reserves will enable it to keep the currency stable for the rest of the year as the government focuses […]
Plans for satellite in the works yet again One of Cambodia’s largest conglomerates is reviving plans for the Kingdom’s first communications satellite, with hopes of launching by 2021 with assistance from China. — The Phnom […]
Jokowi not ready to talk of re-election Tomorrow marks Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s fourth year in office, but the popular leader – who succeeded in pushing for infrastructure development, and reforms in healthcare and education, […]
Vietnam sees 5 sectors of opportunity: report Business process outsourcing, solar and wind energy, luxury hotels, modern agribusiness and food, and retail banking are five sectors with tremendous room for growth in Vietnam, PricewaterhouseCoopers, multinational […]