Malaysia, Thailand keen to explore new areas of collaboration – Saifuddin
BANGKOK, Aug 10 — Malaysia and Thailand are keen to explore new areas of collaboration including in agriculture and digital economy…
Chinese and Taiwanese warships eye each other as drills due to end
TAIPEI, August 7 – Chinese and Taiwanese warships played high-seas “cat and mouse” on Sunday, hours before the scheduled end…
Japanese backing for military build-up likely to rise after China’s missiles
Tokyo, August 5 — China’s firing of missiles into waters less than 160km (100 miles) from Japan in a display…
Airlines cancel, reroute flights during Chinese military drills near Taiwan
SEOUL, Aug 5 – Some airlines have cancelled flights to Taipei and rerouted others using nearby airspace that has been…
Inflation in Asia low due to effective monetary policy, says economist
KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 — The global economy remains uncertain with a lot of fragilities in the post-COVID-19 era, while supply…
Myanmar’s junta rolling out Chinese camera surveillance systems in more cities, sources say
Singapore, July 11 — Myanmar’s junta government is installing Chinese-built cameras with facial recognition capabilities in more cities across the…
Sri Lanka protesters, angered by economic meltdown, storm president’s house
COLOMBO, July 9 — -Thousands of protesters in Sri Lanka’s commercial capital Colombo stormed the president’s official residence and his…
Asia stocks mixed, oil down as traders fret over recession
HONG KONG, July 4 — Asian markets were mixed and oil fell as traders fret over a possible recession caused by…
Dry conditions developing across southern ASEAN region — ASMC
JAKARTA, July 4 — The traditional dry season for the southern region of Southeast Asia – comprising Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia,…
Lawrence Wong promoted as Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister
SINGAPORE, June 6 — Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has announced changes to his Cabinet line-up with effect from…