The first China-Laos-Thailand express freight train departed from the Chengdu International Railway Port in Chengdu, capital of southwest China’s Sichuan Province, on November 17, with cargo bound for customers in Thailand. The launch of the express freight train service, which cuts delivery time for goods from Chengdu to Thailand to under five days, marks a […]
Read MorePHNOM PENH (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Three new bridges are set to be constructed following the official inauguration of the cable-stay bridge between Koh Pich and Koh Norea (Koh Pich-Koh Norea Bridge) on October 15. At the ceremony, Prime Minister Hun Manet emphasised the significance of these bridges, highlighting their contribution to the development of eastern […]
Read MoreIn an interview with China Media Group (CMG), Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn said that the building of a China-Laos-Thailand railway will boost economic and trade relations between China and Thailand. “I think the building of the China-Laos-Thailand railway is of great significance. Many Thai fruit vendors I personally know told me that they have […]
Read MoreSAN FRANCISCO: Malaysia has secured a total of RM63.02 billion in proposed investments in the United States (US) mainly from technology giants, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today. Out of the total, RM8.33 billion investments were from the trade and investment mission to the US organised before the start of the Asia-Pacific Economic […]
Read MoreIn a strategic collaboration, Binance Holdings Ltd. and Gulf Energy Development Pcl are set to launch a cryptocurrency exchange in Thailand early next year. This follows the acquisition of licenses from the Thai Securities and Exchange Commission, with Gulf Binance Co. obtaining the regulatory nod on November 10, as disclosed in a stock exchange filing […]
Read MoreA boat carrying 250 Rohingya refugees landed in Indonesia from Bangladesh on Thursday, a local official told AFP, bringing the number of such arrivals over the past week to nearly 600. The mostly Muslim Rohingya are heavily persecuted in Myanmar and thousands risk their lives each year on long and expensive sea journeys, often in […]
Read MoreDefence ministers and officials from the United States, China, Russia and Southeast Asia gathered in Indonesia on Thursday for a meeting where they are expected to discuss geopolitical crises in and outside the region. Defence ministers in Southeast Asia’s regional bloc ASEAN called on Wednesday for a ceasefire in Gaza and a durable solution in […]
Read MoreMalaysia’s highest court reduced the sentences of seven death row inmates to life in prison on Tuesday, four months after the country abolished mandatory capital punishment. Under a new law, which took effect in July, judges have the option to impose lengthy prison sentences of up to 30 years. Previously, convictions for several offences, including […]
Read MoreIndonesia’s election commission (KPU) has announced the three candidates who will run to succeed President Joko Widodo as head of the world’s third-largest democracy in next year’s presidential election. “Anies Baswedan and Muhaimin Iskandar, Ganjar Pranowo and Mahfud MD, Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka have been declared eligible as presidential and vice presidential candidate […]
Read MorePhnom Penh has over the past year increased the relocation of families living within the sprawling UNESCO world heritage site to a new community being built on former rice paddies 25 kilometres (15 miles) away since last year. Officials have long maintained that families are moving voluntarily, but in a report released Tuesday Amnesty says […]
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