Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Study says China-backed dam would destroy Mekong A Chinese-backed plan for Cambodia to build the Mekong River’s biggest dam would destroy fisheries that feed millions and […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu The oldest (and youngest) Asian leaders Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad has become world’s oldest head of state. How does he compare to other Asian leaders? — […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Singapore workers still least engaged in Asia Singapore continues to have the least engaged workers in the region, even as employers from neighbouring countries see improving […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Will the Belt and Road Initiative put the region in a debt trap? In December last year, Sri Lanka formally handed over its strategic port of […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu US-China trade war impacts on ASEAN ASEAN has played an important role in building prosperity in the region in its 50 years of existence. ASEAN’s gross […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Asean ministers agree on framework to combat fake news Asean ministers met on the sidelines of the 14th Conference of Asean Ministers Responsible for Information yesterday […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Is the South China Sea Dispute a Foregone Conclusion? The security temperature in the South China Sea (SCS) has ratcheted precipitously in recent weeks. — The […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu GlobalData: Over US$46.3 billion will be spent on Southeast Asia’s upstream capex by 2020 An average capital expenditure (capex) of US$17.8 billion per year will be […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Southeast Asian democracies face daunting, testing elections Four pending general elections have the potential to reshape Southeast Asian political dynamics with the recent slide towards autocracy […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu China ‘crosses threshold’ with missiles at South China Sea outposts Beijing has installed cruise missiles and surface-to-air missiles on man-made islands throughout the South China Sea, […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu World Economic Forum on ASEAN to be held in Vietnam The World Economic Forum (WEF) on ASEAN 2018 will be held in Hanoi, Vietnam from Sept […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu WHO calls for acceleration of efforts to tackle air pollution in South-east Asia The World Health Organization (WHO) called upon member-countries in the South-East Asia Region […]