Singapore Morning News For May 7

Singapore Morning News For May 7

The Trump-Kim summit will reportedly take place in Singapore in June The US and North Korean leaders are likely to meet in Singapore in mid-June, according to South Korean media reports, as tensions ease on […]

Lao Morning News For May 4

Lao Morning News For May 4

WB provides 257b kip loan to reduce Lao disaster risks The World Bank recently provided a loan of more than 257 billion kip (US$31million) to Laos for implementing the Lao PDR Southeast Asia Disaster Risk […]

Myanmar Morning News For May 4

Myanmar Morning News For May 4

UN Council chief calls for action on Rohingya refugees Ambassador Joanna Wronecka of Poland, this month’s UN Security Council president, said on Thursday that the United Nations has to act when Rohingya refugees are suffering. […]

Singapore Morning News For May 4

Singapore Morning News For May 4

Loss of RM209 billion if KL-Singapore HSR cancelled Malaysia will lose an estimated RM209 billion in gross national income (GNI) contribution if the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail is called off, MyHSR Corporation said. — Free […]

Lao Morning News For May 3

Lao Morning News For May 3

Govt revenues expected to fall short of targets Government revenues are expected to fail to meet the targets set for the first quarter and first half of this year, according to a report from the […]

Myanmar Morning News For May 3

Myanmar Morning News For May 3

The struggles of Myanmar’s peace process Myanmar’s peace process with ethnic minority groups appears to be floundering because of a deteriorating relationship between the government and its military – or, perhaps, as some would say, […]

Singapore Morning News For May 3

Singapore Morning News For May 3

Singapore Has Just Become Asia’s Best-Performing Stock Market There’s been lots of competition for the title of Asia’s best-performing stock market this year. Among the major equity indexes in the region, eight have climbed to […]

Lao Morning News For May 2

Lao Morning News For May 2

Businesses urged to comply with May 1 minimum wage increase All businesses and factories in Laos are required to increase the minimum wage from the present 900,000 kip to 1.1 million kip a month as […]

Myanmar Morning News For May 2

Myanmar Morning News For May 2

Myanmar army killing civilians in escalating conflict in Kachin, warns UN The UN’s human rights expert for Myanmar has raised alarm over a lethal escalation in hostilities in the country’s Kachin state, warning that civilians […]

Singapore Morning News For May 2

Singapore Morning News For May 2

Facial recognition to be used at Singapore airport Singapore’s Changi airport is testing a facial recognition system it hopes will speed passengers through the facility. — BBC  Singapore’s economy to grow by 1.5-3.5 pct on […]

Lao Morning News For May 1

Lao Morning News For May 1

Lao PDR To Increase Productivity And Quality In Agriculture More than 140,000 people will benefit from efforts to make rice, maize, and produce farming more productive and profitable, through the Lao PDR Agriculture Competitiveness Project, […]

Myanmar Morning News For May 1

Myanmar Morning News For May 1

Top-level UN team meets Myanmar leader in Rohingya probe Ambassadors from the U.N. Security Council probing Myanmar’s crisis over its ethnic Rohingya Muslim minority met Monday with the country’s leader and military chief after visiting […]