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Singapore's Changi airport opens mega mall
Published on 17/04/2019
» SINGAPORE: Changi airport on Wednesday opened a S$1.7 billion (40 billion baht) retail and nature-themed complex that aims to give it a competitive edge as an air hub in the region.
Groundbreaking ceremony held for Philippines' first subway
Published on 27/02/2019
» MANILA: A groundbreaking ceremony for the Metro Manila Subway mega-infrastructure project was held on Wednesday, marking the formal start of building the Philippines' first underground railway.
Scandal-hit Dhammakaya temple helps stage Myanmar event
Reuters, Published on 21/01/2018
» MANDALAY: Thousands of Buddhist monks gathered in Myanmar's second largest city on Sunday for an event partly organised by the scandal-hit Dhammakaya temple whose abbot is wanted for questioning on money-laundering allegations.
Malaysian plane scare as flight diverted to Alice Springs
Published on 18/01/2018
» MELBOURNE: A Malaysia Airlines flight was forced to divert to the Australian outback town of Alice Springs on Thursday for "technical reasons" in a scare one passenger described as "hell".
Philippines volcano eruption possible 'within weeks or days'
Reuters, Published on 15/01/2018
» MANILA: The Philippines' chief volcanologist warned on Monday of a possible hazardous eruption at Mount Mayon "within weeks or even within days", as magma continued to pile up at the summit of the Southeast Asian country's most active volcano.
New $1.5bn Phnom Penh airport approved
Published on 12/01/2018
» A new airport for Phnom Penh will be built in Kandal province, a southern part of the capital, according to a government announcement on Friday.
China signs new aid agreements with Cambodia
Reuters, Published on 11/01/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia and China signed 19 aid and investment pacts on Thursday in the latest sign of their strengthening relationship as Cambodia turns further away from Western donors.
Airlines get 'Red Warning' over Bali volcano
Kyodo News, Published on 27/11/2017
» JAKARTA: The Mount Agung volcano on Bali erupted with greater force Sunday, prompting some airlines to cancel flights to and from the popular resort island and forcing an international airport on a nearby resort island to close, according to local officials.
New venture to offer limousine service in Yangon
Published on 16/10/2017
» YANGON: Singapore's largest public transport operator will team up with Japanese trading house Toyota Tsusho Corp and a Myanmar company to offer a joint limousine service in Yangon to cater to the need for premium transit opportunities.
'VX traces found' on accused Kim Jong Nam killers
Kyodo News, Published on 05/10/2017
» SHAL ALAM, Malaysia: A government chemist told a Malaysian court Thursday that traces of the deadly VX nerve agent were found on two women now on trial on charges of murdering Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.