Myanmar army says to punish soldiers in Rohingya atrocities probe Myanmar’s army will court-martial soldiers after a new finding in an inquiry into atrocities in Rakhine state, from which more than 730,000 Rohingya Muslims fled […]
Investors expect positive changes in Vietnam’s PPP investment law The absence of guarantees related to minimum returns and foreign exchange risks have kept investors away from Vietnam’s large transport infrastructure projects. — The Hanoitimes Vietnam’s […]
MTUC proposes RM500 cost of living allowance, higher retirement age The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) has proposed an immediate introduction of a RM500 minimum monthly cost of living allowance (COLA) for all workers and […]
Myanmar’s Second Biggest City Receives Smart City Award 2019 Mandalay, the historic royal capital, has been undergoing a high-tech, e-government makeover since 2017–efforts a government-tech award summit in Bangkok recognized. — Irrawaddy Thailand’s top court […]
Vietnam posts US$1.7 billion worth of trade surplus in August Vietnam enjoyed a trade surplus of US$1.7 billion in August, raising the total trade surplus in the first eight months of this year to US$3.4 […]
KL drops to 35th place on Safest City list, Singapore ranked second Kuala Lumpur has ranked below average as a safe place to live in while six other cities in the Asia-Pacific (Apac) made it […]
Myanmar Army Sues Kachin Pastor Over Comments Made to US President Trump The Myanmar military has filed a lawsuit against an ethnic Kachin religious leader for comments he made about human rights violations by soldiers […]
Google to shift Pixel smartphone production from China to Vietnam as sales soar Google is moving aggressively to shift production of its Pixel smartphone from China to Vietnam as it seeks to build a low-cost […]
National connectivity plan give equal Internet access to urban, rural folk – Gobind The Cabinet has approved the implementation of an RM21.6-billion national connectivity plan that gives equal access to the Internet for both the […]
Myanmar Navy to Join US-led Maritime Exercise in South China Sea Myanmar’s navy said on Monday it is traveling to the Gulf of Thailand to take part in a five-day maritime exercise led by the […]
Vietnam intends to provide a 5G network without China’s tech Vietnam is intent on being the first Asean nation to provide a 5G network — without China’s tech powerhouse Huawei Technologies Inc. Bloomberg reports. — […]
Miti completes preliminary investigation of anti-dumping of imported cold rolled coils The government has completed a preliminary determination on the investigation on anti-dumping of cold rolled coils or non-alloy steel (CRC) measuring more than 1,300mm […]