Myanmar morning news for December 25

Myanmar morning news for December 25

Myanmar court hears appeal of Reuters reporters A Myanmar court on Monday heard an argument in the appeal of two Reuters reporters sentenced to seven years in jail on charges of breaking the country’s Official […]

Cambodia morning news for December 25

Cambodia morning news for December 25

CNRP: Rainsy set for return to Cambodia A facebook post over the weekend claimed Cambodia National Rescue Party acting president Sam Rainsy will return to Cambodia “before Khmer New Year” after moving to France to […]

Singapore morning news for December 25

Singapore morning news for December 25

“Singapore figured very highly as a place from which money laundering occurred”: Veteran business journalist on 1MDB fiasco Veteran business journalist P. Gunasegaran and his team from the now-defunct online business news portal KINIBIZ suggested […]

Cambodia morning news for December 24

Cambodia morning news for December 24

Five partners pledge funds for Kingdom The five stakeholders of the Partnerships for Development Results project – UNDP, the EU, Australia, Sweden and the US – held an annual meeting on Wednesday. — The Phnom […]

Singapore morning news for December 24

Singapore morning news for December 24

1MDB scandal: Goldman Sachs stands by ‘principles and credibility’ FROM the Malaysian Cabinet to the man-in-the-street in Kuala Lumpur or Penang, or even in Singapore, it’s close to unbelievable to hear Goldman Sachs Group blowing […]

Cambodia morning news for December 21

Cambodia morning news for December 21

Cambodian opposition activists summoned by police, pressured to defect Following a recent pledge by opposition leader Rainsy to return next year to Cambodia, police in Kandal province have questioned local Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) […]

Myanmar morning news for December 21

Myanmar morning news for December 21

Over 700 People Flee Homes as Tatmadaw, AA Clash in Northern Rakhine More than 700 villagers have been displaced by clashes between the Myanmar Army (or Tatmadaw) and the Arakan Army (AA) in northern Rakhine […]

Singapore morning news for December 21

Singapore morning news for December 21

Singapore high commission says news reports in Malaysia on Johor’s port limits are inaccurate Singapore’s High Commission said on Thursday (Dec 20) that the Republic’s security agencies have been “exercising restraint” in enforcing its territorial […]

Cambodia morning news for December 20

Cambodia morning news for December 20

France promises to help Cambodia on the EBA tax exemption with EU Vice President of the French National Assembly, including a delegation of the French Parliament are in Cambodia for a six-day official visit from […]

Myanmar morning news for December 20

Myanmar morning news for December 20

Bipartisan senators call for US ‘genocide’ label of Myanmar killings A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Wednesday called on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to designate the Myanmar military’s campaign against the Rohingya Muslim […]

Singapore morning news for December 20

Singapore morning news for December 20

Singapore central bank bans former Goldman Sachs director Tim Leissner for life The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced on Wednesday (Dec 19) that it has issued a lifetime prohibition order against former Goldman Sachs […]