Malaysia morning news for September 21
Najib Could Spend Rest Of His Life In Jail If Found Guilty – Rosmah Next To Face Charges Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak pleaded not guilty on September 20 to no less than 21 […]
Cambodia morning news for September 20
Bogus threat to suspend Cambodia’s UN seat raises PM’s hackles The European Union is not plotting to have Cambodia thrown out of the United Nations, despite what one Phnom Penh newspaper recently reported, and what […]
Malaysia morning news for September 20
Malaysia’s Ex-PM Detained Over Mysterious $628-Million Transfer Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was arrested on September 19 over allegations that $628 million linked to state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) ended up in […]
Cambodia morning news for September 19
Crop of new legislators sworn in to parliament Thirty-eight lawmakers are due to take their seats in the National Assembly on Wednesday to replace those from the previous mandate who had resigned in order to […]
Malaysia morning news for September 19
Malaysia sets new goal of 18% clean energy generation by 2030 The Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Ministry has set a target of 18% of the country’s electricity to be generated from renewable […]
Cambodia morning news for September 18
Cambodian Political Commentator Hit With New Charges, Goes Into Hiding A Cambodian political commentator and critic of Hun Sen has been hit with new criminal charges a month after completing a prison sentence for defamation, […]
Malaysia morning news for September 18
Malaysia’s economy fundamentally strong, resilient: Finance minister Despite uncertainty in global developments, Malaysia’s economy is fundamentally strong and resilient, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng on Monday (Sep 17). — Channel NewsAsia Malaysia to have […]
Cambodia morning news for September 17
Chinese gambling boom looms over Cambodia’s Kampot Kampot is one of Cambodia’s cultural jewels, but as George Styllis writes, a flood of Chinese gambling money is making residents of this small sleepy town nervous. — […]
Cambodia morning news for September 14
Cambodian NGOs Reject Invitation to Regional Forum on Proposed Lao Dams A Cambodian coalition of NGOs dedicated to raising public awareness about the risks associated with dams on the Mekong River said Thursday that it […]
Malaysia morning news for September 14
Malaysia Expects To Write Off Up To 70% Of 1MDB Losses Malaysia’s finance minister Lim Guan Eng said that authorities have reason to believe that up to 70 per cent of the misappropriated money from […]
Cambodia morning news for September 13
Cambodia leader tells world to stay out of Indochina politics Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Wednesday that countries outside Indochina are too critical of politics in the region and that it should be […]
Malaysia morning news for September 13
Malaysia opposition blocks repeal of ‘fake news’ law in challenge to Mahathir Malaysia’s opposition-led Senate blocked an effort to repeal a law against “fake news” on Wednesday (Sep 12), presenting the first major challenge for […]