Pichayada Promchertchoo BANGKOK: By his own admission, General Prayut Chan-o-cha was never meant to be prime minister. The military was his life and purpose, his duty and calling. But suddenly it changed, and the …
Amir Tusof 08 Apr 2019 05:32PM SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong kicks off a two-day visit to Putrajaya on Monday (Apr 8) to attend a Leaders’ Retreat hosted by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. …
KUALA LUMPUR: Civil aviation authorities from both Singapore and Malaysia will work together to develop GPS-based instrument approach procedures for Seletar Airport, replacing the Instrument Landing System (ILS) procedures which were recently withdrawn, the transport ministers from both countries said …
Indonesia is seeing a surfeit of hoaxes and fearmongering on social media over rising levels of Chinese investment and an influx of its workers The hostility is causing anxiety among Chinese-Indonesians, and sparking fears …
Two Chinese jets crossed into Taiwan’s airspace last month as a warning aimed at the US, ratcheting up tension over a US-China dispute that boils down to their different interpretations of the ‘right of …
Philippine president warns of possible military action if Beijing ‘touches’ Thitu island in South China Sea. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has warned China to back off from a disputed island in the South China Sea, warning of possible …
By Nick Aspinwall The sense of enmity on the waters of the Taiwan Strait has risen significantly following what the Taiwanese government called a “reckless and provocative” flight by two Chinese fighter jets into …
The 10 Asean member states plan to adopt the national single window system this year to facilitate regional customs payment and reduce trade barriers, says the Finance Ministry’s Fiscal Policy Office (FPO). Building up …
Keeping peace on the seas By DR YAN YAN – April 4, 2019 @ 11:21pm THE South China Sea has been at the centre of concern in the international community due to its strategic and geopolitical importance. …
KENTARO IWAMOTO and TAKASHI NAKANO, Nikkei staff writers KUALA LUMPUR/SINGAPORE — The trial of Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak on charges related to 1Malaysia Development Berhad began on Wednesday, a legal drama that …
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