Philippines boosts cybersecurity ahead of China Telecom entry The Philippines is beefing up cybersecurity measures prior to the expected entry of Chinese firms in its telecoms industry, the president’s spokesman said on Thursday, amid concerns […]
Laos, Vietnam vow to cement bilateral ties Lao and Vietnamese leaders have vowed to work together to further cement the special relations between the two neighbours as Laos’ top leader pays an official goodwill visit […]
Singapore Government requested details of 263 Facebook accounts In all, 204 requests – some seeking information on more than one account – were made between January and June, Facebook said in its Transparency Report released […]
Certain provisions in budget, TRAIN face Duterte veto President Duterte might veto some provisions in the 2018 national budget and the tax reform act. — Philstar San Miguel buys Philippine power firm for $1.9B Top […]
Restoring the Phou Phanang forest: Lao youth dig in Digging the soil and planting saplings in the hot outdoors is hard work, but brings personal satisfaction for the many young people who are trying to […]
1MDB scandal: Singapore issues more financial bans Singapore’s central bank said on Tuesday (Dec 19) it has issued more financial bans in its 1MDB investigation. — Channel NewsAsia Singapore issues cryptocurrency warning Singapore Tuesday issued […]
Duterte signs P3.8-trillion 2018 national budget into law After vetoing some line items, President Rodrigo Duterte signed the P3.767-trillion national budget for 2018 into law on Tuesday, December 19. — Rappler Income tax cut, but […]
China Outlines Cooperation Strategy with Lower Mekong Countries Chinese government has outlined a cooperation strategy under Lancang-Mekong cooperation mechanism with five lower Mekong countries for win-win situation, peace and stability in the region. — Lao […]
PM Lee on overseas leave Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will be on overseas leave from Dec 19 to 31. — Channel NewsAsia Changi Airport welcomes 60 millionth passenger for this year Changi Airport welcomed […]
Duterte to sack 90 gangster cops for corruption President Duterte will fire about 90 policemen over corruption as he stressed that he would not tolerate “gangsters” in government. — Philstar Remittances rise to $2.27B in […]
Corruption causing major loss to the nation The state lost more than 480 billion kip through corruption over the past five years, and this directly affected national development and poverty reduction efforts in Laos, the […]
New $6.2 million plaza for Jurong West to open end-2018 Details of this new $6.2 million building, to be known as Jurong Central Plaza, were revealed yesterday by Jurong GRC MP Ang Wei Neng. — […]