Asean Morning News Compiled by Sreypov Men @MenSreypov Less nationalism, more connectivity: ASEAN leader Connectivity projects can grow in the region only if there is a “political atmosphere” and “nationalist rhetoric” is reduced, says […]
Hun Sen Says Further Media Restrictions Needed to Stifle ‘Fake News’ Prime Minister Hun Sen this week called for tighter restrictions on media freedoms, describing independent reporting outlets as purveyors of “fake news” during a […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Sreypov Men @MenSreypov Exports to Southeast Asia forecast to keep upward trend Vietnam’s exports to many Southeast Asian countries like Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, and Cambodia have grown […]
Cambodian strongman displays iron fist and vulnerability “In the world, there was no leader who suffered more pain and bitterness than me,” a dewy-eyed Hun Sen, the long-serving prime minister of Cambodia, says in a […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Sreypov Men @MenSreypov Shady triangle: Southeast Asia’s illegal fuel market An alleged oil heist in Singapore that has already led to 20 arrests, the seizure of at least one […]
Hun Sen seeks to clarify remarks, pledging that election will take place ‘no matter what’ Prime Minister Hun Sen hit back yesterday at suggestions that he would consider postponing this year’s elections, saying they will […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Sreypov Men @MenSreypov New Kinpo Group to construct lights-out factories in Southeast Asia The New Kinpo Group is planning to establish lights-out factories in Thailand and the Philippines in […]
Cambodian exile says postpone election to avoid violence Exiled Cambodian opposition figure Sam Rainsy on Wednesday raised the prospect of violence if this year’s general election is not postponed, prompting a government accusation of a […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Sreypov Men @MenSreypov Russia courts Southeast Asian partners with authoritarian streaks A quarter of a century after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia is back in Southeast Asia, […]
Cambodia government to reduce foreign debt The Cambodian government plans to reduce its foreign debt and raise capital through the issuance of bonds, a representative of the Ministry of Economy and Finance has unveiled. — […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Sreypov Men @MenSreypov Public Holidays: Cambodians Work The Least in Asean, Second Least Globally Every worker enjoys a public holiday. What’s not to like about getting paid to not […]
Public Holidays: Cambodians Work The Least in Asean, Second Least Globally Every worker enjoys a public holiday. What’s not to like about getting paid to not go to work? While few employers begrudge their staff […]