Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Thailand spearheads regional fund to cut reliance on big Asian economies Thailand is spearheading a new Southeast Asian fund for infrastructure and development projects, Thai Prime […]
Malaysia rethinks on China projects MALAYSIA was once a loyal partner in China’s globe-spanning infrastructure drive but a new government is now pledging to review Beijing-backed projects, threatening key links in the much-vaunted initiative. — […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu UN says people smuggling worth $7bn a year THE global people smuggling industry is worth between $5.5 and $7 billion according to new analysis from the […]
Malaysia Swamps Asean’s Best Young University List Coming hot on the heals of the Times Higher Education (THE) 2018 World Reputation Rankings and the 2018 Emerging Economies University Rankings comes the THE 2018 Young University […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Who lost the South China Sea? United States (US) Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has spoken out against China’s strategy of “intimidation and coercion” in the South […]
US rectifies mistake after locating Singapore in Malaysia on website The US State Department mistakenly made Singapore part of neighbouring Malaysia in a note issued in connection with Tuesday’s (Jun 12) North Korea-US summit and […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Trump reaffirms commitment to ASEAN US President Donald Trump has expressed his country’s continued commitment to engaging Southeast Asia, the Singaporean Foreign Ministry said in a […]
Malaysia To Scrutinise “Dubious” Battersea Power Station Deal The new Malaysian government will probe and possibly renegotiate the Battersea Power Station deal in London, undertaken by the previous government as part of what is seen […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Increased Military Spending Does Not Portend Asean Arms Race Southeast Asian countries’ historically high defence budgets are the sum of various national considerations: financial self-sufficiency, territorial […]
Malaysia’s PM Mahathir may stay on beyond 2 years, harbours ambition for new national car project Dr Mahathir Mohamad said on Monday (Jun 11) that he is prepared to stay on as Malaysian Prime Minister […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Time running out on MTCO contract Mekong Tourism Coordination Office executive director, Jens Thraenhart’s contract runs out 30 June, just days after the Mekong Tourism Forum […]
Malaysia’s PM Suggests Review Of Trans-Pacific Partnership Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad called for a review of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement in an interview with Japan’s Nikkei Asian Review published on June 9, […]