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Indonesian volcano eruption forces evacuations, airport closure
Reuters, Published on 18/04/2024
» JAKARTA - Indonesia shut a provincial airport and evacuated hundreds of people from the vicinity of the Ruang volcano after it belched explosive plumes of lava, rocks and ash for days, officials said on Thursday, declaring the highest alert on the situation.
Cambodia scraps coal power project to build gas-fired plant, import LNG
Reuters, Published on 29/11/2023
» SINGAPORE - Cambodia has abandoned plans to build a US$1.5 billion 700 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power project in a protected reserve along the southwestern coast and will build an 800 MW natural-gas fired plant instead, according to its energy minister.
Southeast Asia lags in EVs. Can it catch up?
Reuters, Published on 23/02/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR: For self-confessed tech geek and adrenaline junkie Farhan Abdul Rahim, becoming one of the first Malaysians to own an electric car in 2020 was a no-brainer - but he did not simply stop there.
Baht down ahead of policy decision
Reuters, Published on 25/01/2023
» Asian emerging markets trickled back to life on Wednesday after the Lunar New Year holiday, with the baht dipping ahead of a central bank policy rate decision, while Singapore shares hit a near nine-month high ahead of inflation data.
Malaysia accepts 14% cost increase in China-led rail project
Reuters, Published on 05/04/2021
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia said on Monday that it had accepted an increase of nearly 14% in the estimated construction cost for the proposed East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), part of China's Belt and Road Initiative, as the length of the route would be slightly longer.
Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble to start on Nov 22
Reuters, Published on 11/11/2020
» SINGAPORE: A travel bubble between Hong Kong and Singapore will begin on Nov 22, the two cities announced on Wednesday, as they moved to re-establish overseas travel links and lift the hurdle of quarantine for visiting foreigners.
Malaysia seeks to reroute $10.6bn China rail project
Reuters, Published on 08/09/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's government on Tuesday said it will seek to reroute a $10.6 billion rail project being built across the peninsula under China's "Belt and Road" trade initiative, and as a result will reassess the cost and schedule with the Chinese contractor.
Malaysia, Singapore defer high-speed rail project until year-end
Reuters, Published on 31/05/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia said on Sunday it had agreed with neighbouring Singapore to suspend until Dec 31 a project for a high-speed rail link between the capital, Kuala Lumpur, and the city-state, to allow discussion of changes.
Break for Asia's clogged capitals as coronavirus curbs traffic
Reuters, Published on 08/04/2020
» MANILA: Strict lockdowns, school closures and curbs on commerce are giving Asia's congested capitals rare respite from transport mayhem, as the global fight to contain the coronavirus creates a free-flow of traffic not seen in years.
Confusion as locked-down Philippines starts virus quarantine
Reuters, Published on 17/03/2020
» MANILA: Millions of people woke up confused, confined and frustrated in the Philippines on Tuesday, as a sweeping home quarantine order kicked in with just a few hours of warning, and Southeast Asia prepared tighter measures against a surge in coronavirus cases.