Category: South East Asia
Southeast Asian countries, among the world’s worst ocean polluters, need tougher regulations for plastic packaging to curb leakage, a United Nations report said on Wednesday. Southeast Asia is a major contributor to land-based plastic...
Thailand said on Sunday that Southeast Asian nations are committed to signing a pact by February 2020 on forging what could become the world’s largest trade bloc, even after new demands by India dealt...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an interview with Bangkok Post shared his views on India’s role in the region and the world, ahead of the 35th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits, including tomorrow’s 16th...
Plans to finalise an Asia-wide trade deal at Asian Business & Economic Summit in Bangkok this weekend were uncertain after new demands raised by New Delhi in the negotiations to create the world’s largest...
India and Vietnam’s age-old friendship goes way back to mid-1900s- the era of struggle for independence, the formation of the two nations and the cordial relationship that was shared between the founding fathers- President...
New Delhi is considering to restrict Palm-oil and other goods imported from Malaysia in what is believed as a reaction to the Malaysian leader’s unprecedented statement at UNGA and calling India an occupying force...
Indonesia intends to pick Japan as its partner in a multibillion-dollar rail link connecting Jakarta to Surabaya – crushing China’s bid to secure its second major infrastructure project on Java, Indonesia’s most populous island....
This month, Malaysia celebrates its 62nd anniversary of Independence, led by 94-year old but digitally savvy Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. Singapore also celebrated its 54th National Day this month, with Prime Minister Lee Hsien...
I have almost always lived in capital cities. I was born in New Delhi, resided in London, Prague (before Czechoslovakia split in 1993), Budapest, Rome, Bonn (long before the capital moved to Berlin in...
The emergence of Singapore as a viable, neutral and favourable spot globally is the hallmark of success, it has achieved in recent times. Its geostrategic location, friendly and transactional relations with neighbours, regional powers...