Myanmar Prisoner Amnesty Comes With a Rohingya Massacre Mystery For about an hour on Wednesday, the website of Myanmar National Television carried a surprising report: A mass prisoner amnesty the previous day, it said, had […]
Position Singapore as a global Asia node in next phase of economic transformation: Heng Swee Keat Positioning Singapore as the “global Asia node of technology, innovation and enterprise” will be the next “critical” step in […]
China, Laos ink MoU on medicinal plants research cooperation A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed here Tuesday between China and Laos on medicinal plants research cooperation, the Chinese embassy in Laos said. — Xinhua […]
Myanmar to free more than 8,000 prisoners in New Year amnesty Myanmar began releasing more than 8,000 prisoners on Tuesday on humanitarian grounds under a presidential pardon, with most of those being released convicted of […]
Singapore exports fall for 2nd consecutive month in March SINGAPORE’S exports continued to disappoint for the second straight month in March, hit by a triple whammy of high base effects, cooling electronics demand and a […]
Over 300 killed in road accidents in 2018’s first three months More than 300 people have died in road accidents around the country in the first three months of the year, with property worth more […]
What they said: 10 influential quotes on the Myanmar economy in 2017-18 The last fiscal year was a tough one for the economy owing to the Rakhine crisis and the government’s insufficient attention to deal […]
New Naratif’s political activities appear to be funded by foreign entities and foreigners: ACRA The website New Naratif “clearly has a political agenda”, and its political activities in Singapore “would appear to be funded by […]
Laos maintaining growth momentum for 2018, 2019: ADB The nation’s economic growth is likely to be sustained this year and accelerate next year, while inflation will edge up according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB). […]
Myanmar court refuses to free Reuters journalists A Myanmar court on Wednesday rejected a motion to drop a case against two Reuters journalists arrested while investigating a massacre of Rohingya, even as seven soldiers were […]
Childhood obesity: The Singapore fat camps where children are shamed for being overweight In the fight against obesity, government-sponsored fat camps that shame young children into losing weight seem like an extreme approach to public […]
Laos, Germany applaud decades of fruitful development cooperation The Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany have enjoyed a good relationship and great cooperation over the past more than half a century, […]