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Myanmar poverty deepening, says World Bank
Published on 12/06/2024
» Poverty in Myanmar is more widespread than at any time in the last six years, while economic growth in the conflict-torn country is likely to remain at 1% with little respite in sight, the World Bank said on Wednesday.
Myanmar arrests dozens for currency offences
Published on 04/06/2024
» Myanmar authorities are cracking down on gold and foreign-exchange traders and agents selling foreign real estate, with 35 arrests announced in the last two days as part of efforts to stabilise the country’s rapidly depreciating currency.
Singapore wealth flows face renewed scrutiny in superhacker case
Bloomberg News, Published on 31/05/2024
» SINGAPORE- Before he was arrested this month for allegedly running what is likely the world's largest cybercrime computer network, Wang Yunhe enjoyed a lavish lifestyle in Singapore.
Israeli attack on Rafah tent camp draws global condemnation
Published on 27/05/2024
» CAIRO/JERUSALEM - An Israeli airstrike killed at least 35 people in a tent camp in the Gaza city of Rafah, medics said, drawing condemnation from European leaders on Monday who urged implementation of a World Court ruling to halt Israel's offensive.
Indian PM says party heading for ‘historic mandate’
Published on 23/05/2024
» Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has already won a majority of the seats contested in the parliamentary elections due to end next week, putting him in a position to return to office for a third term.
Asean, Japan, China, S. Korea ensure funds for pandemics, disasters
Kyodo News, Published on 04/05/2024
» TBILISI - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) plus Japan, China and South Korea on Friday agreed to provide each other funds in times of emergency such as pandemics and natural disasters, building on their existing currency swap arrangements for the United States dollar and its counterparts.
Graft probe claims another top Vietnamese leader
Published on 26/04/2024
» HANOI - The chairman of Vietnam’s parliament, Vuong Dinh Hue resigned over unspecified “violations and shortcomings”, the ruling Communist Party said on Friday, a new sign of political turbulence weeks after the dismissal of the country’s president.
Climate disasters decimate Mongolian livestock
Published on 06/04/2024
» Millions of livestock have perished as climate change exacerbates impacts of extreme winter weather in Mongolia, crippling nomadic communities that rely on the animals for income and threatening wider economic damage.
Malaysian graft probe targets Mahathir, say sons
Published on 26/03/2024
» The two eldest sons of Mahathir Mohamad say Malaysian anti-graft investigators have ordered them to assist with an investigation into their father, revealing for the first time that a months-long probe is targeting the 98-year-old former prime minister.
Vietnam seeks death for tycoon in $12bn fraud case
Reuters, Published on 19/03/2024
» HANOI - Vietnamese prosecutors called on Tuesday for the death penalty to be handed to Truong My Lan, the mastermind of the Southeast Asian nation's largest financial fraud on record, state media said.