Myanmar: Satire performers who mocked military face prison in “appalling” conviction Responding to the conviction and one-year prison sentence handed down to five members of the Peacock Generation, a satirical poetry troupe, Joanne Mariner, Amnesty […]
Vietnamese millionaire kingpin ‘Mr Truong’ wanted in Essex truck deaths investigation Police in Vietnam investigating the deaths of 39 migrants in an Essex truck have identified the millionaire kingpin believed to be behind the fatal […]
Malaysian banks shut accounts of legal foreign residents from some countries on US watchlists Thousands of bank accounts belonging to Malaysia’s legal foreign residents have been terminated, many of them migrants from Muslim-majority countries on […]
Green light given for Thai-backed industrial estate near Yangon The Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) has approved Thai developer Amata Group’s proposal to develop a smart industrial estate project in Yangon Region. — Myanmar Times Government […]
Vietnam says trying to speed up identification of UK truck dead Vietnam is trying to speed up the identification of its citizens who are suspected to have been among the people found dead in the […]
MITI approved RM91.9 bln investments in manufacturing, services & primary sectors in 1H2019 Malaysia’s total approved investments in the manufacturing, services and primary sectors increased 7.6 per cent to RM91.9 billion in the first half […]
Deaths reported after rebels abduct dozens in Myanmar’s Rakhine Arakan Army rebel group says three military helicopters attacked three boats carrying kidnapped troops and two sank. — Aljazeera Myanmar rushes power plant projects to avoid […]
Vietnam hits Chinese and South Korea steelmakers with duties Vietnam slapped five-year tariffs on Chinese and South Korean color-coated steel products after domestic producers said unfair pricing from overseas competitors caused them to shut down […]
Sarawak faces logistical challenge to recall canned pork products from China Sarawak is facing a massive logistic headache to recall China-manufactured canned pork after DNA of the African Swine Fever virus was detected in one […]
Myanmar army sinks boats with kidnapped troops, many feared dead Myanmar’s army sunk several boats carrying dozens of soldiers and police officers taken hostage by rebels in the restive western Rakhine state, the Arakan Army […]
Majority of 39 UK truck victims likely from Vietnam: Priest Most of the 39 people found dead in the back of a truck near London were likely from Vietnam, a community leader from the rural, […]
Expert calls for reform of Malaysia’s civil, general aviation sector The ambition to see a car flying in Malaysia’s airspace may not materialise any time soon due to exclusive, unfriendly and rigid laws and regulatory […]