Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 ASEAN’s Post-Marawi Islamic State Challenge On Monday, the Philippine military confirmed that it had killed two top commanders from the Islamic State (IS or ISIS) in […]
Singapore commuters fueling growth in Malaysia’s Johor During morning rush hour, long lines of cars and motorbikes in this southern state snake toward the Johor Strait, where they can cross into Singapore. In the evening, […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Child sex abuse rising with Internet use in Southeast Asia Rising internet use in Southeast Asia is fuelling the spread of material that is abusive and […]
More Norwegian firms to invest in Malaysia, says envoy The number of Norwegian companies in Malaysia is expected to increase in the next two to three years from the existing 50 as Malaysia is seen […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Asean Open Skies implementation remains slow — IDEAS Although the Asean Single Aviation Market, or better known as Asean Open Skies agreement, has been fully ratified […]
Malaysia’s MTD Capital seeks to build New Clark City gov’t center for P121.8B Malaysian firm MTD Capital Bhd has submitted to the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) an unsolicited proposal to build the 207-hectare […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 First Steps Taken to Improve Natural Disaster Preparedness Senior policy makers from across the Asia-Pacific have taken the first steps in improving the regions preparedness to […]
Malaysia to build field hospital for Rohingyas Malaysia has committed to build a field hospital in Cox’s Bazar with the aim of providing better health services for the Rohingya refugees who have fled persecution in […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 China’s Cooling Economy is a Warning for ASEAN The S&P downgrade last month was just the latest sign of lingering concerns about Beijing’s economy. — The […]
No plans to have ambassador in North Korea: Malaysian foreign minister Malaysia has no plans to have an ambassador in Pyongyang after it recalled one earlier this year over tensions with North Korea, said Malaysia’s […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by John Le Fevre @photo_journ Commentary: The hard truth is that Rohingya refugees are not going home The harrowing scenes of human suffering on the Myanmar–Bangladesh border have provoked […]
Malaysia-Taiwan trade to exceed US$17b this year Malaysia-Taiwan bilateral trade can exceed US$17 billion this year, said Representative James Chang Chi-ping from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia. — The Star Online MAHB […]