LAO draft laws heading to cabinet Six local administrative organisation (LAO) draft laws are likely to be submitted to the cabinet for consideration later this month, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam says. — Bangkok Post […]
Facebook admits it was ‘too slow’ to fight hate speech in Myanmar Facebook has been “too slow” to address hate speech in Myanmar and is acting to remedy the problem by hiring more Burmese speakers […]
Singapore fintech firms joining the dots in Africa’s digital frontier ONE of the world’s leading mobile-money markets is farther afield than many might venture – but Kenya, on Africa’s east coast, is fertile ground for […]
More remains of American service personnel returned to US The remains of American service personnel missing in action (MIA) in Laos during the Indochina War were handed over to United States army staff on Tuesday. […]
Bangladesh Foreign Minister Ali invites interfaith group Bangladesh Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali has invited the Myanmar Interfaith Dialogue Group to visit the refugee camps in Bangladesh where thousands of Muslims from northern Rakhine […]
Singapore July private home sales soar 55 pct y/y Private homes sales by developers in Singapore surged 55 percent in July from a year earlier, government data showed on Wednesday. — Reuters Singapore remains at […]
Latest Thai-Lao friendship bridge study finished in December: chief Studies on the economic viability, structural engineering and environmental impact of the sixth Thai-Lao friendship bridge will be completed in December, says the chief of the […]
Myanmar climbers eye treacherous Hkakabo Razi A two-week jungle trek followed by a sheer climb up avalanche-prone slopes to a jagged ridge of icy pinnacles awaits three Myanmar mountaineers planning to take on Hkakabo Razi, […]
Singapore says no Malaysian request for return of 1MDB-linked jet Singapore police said on Tuesday an aircraft linked to an investigation into a multi-billion scandal at Malaysian state fund 1MDB was in the city-state but […]
Police dogs deployed for mission in Laos In a first, three dogs from the Singapore Police Force K-9 Unit have been deployed on an overseas mission to help in disaster relief efforts in Laos. — […]
Pilot project to irrigate Myanmar’s dry zoneKhine Kyaw Farmers living in the central dry zone will no longer have to fight for water thanks to a pilot project funded by Livelihoods and Food Security Trust […]
Singapore exports jump 9.4% in Q2 Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (NODX) jumped 9.4 per cent in the second quarter of 2018, driven by non-electronic exports, according to statistics released by trade agency Enterprise Singapore on […]