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Rapist-murderer of girl, 6, sentenced to death in Myanmar's Shan State
Reuters, Published on 23/12/2020
» Leaders of a minority ethnic group that unofficially controls a swathe of eastern Myanmar has sentenced a man to death for the kidnap, rape and murder of a six-year-old girl.
Chinese dams under US scrutiny in Mekong rivalry
Reuters, Published on 14/12/2020
» A US-funded project using satellites to track and publish water levels at Chinese dams on the Mekong river was announced on Monday, adding to the superpowers' rivalry in Southeast Asia.
Wanchalearm's sister presents evidence in Cambodian court
Reuters, Published on 08/12/2020
» PHNOM PENH: The sister of a missing pro-democracy activist presented evidence to a Cambodian court on Tuesday that she said showed her brother was in the capital Phnom Penh at the time of his alleged abduction by unknown gunmen.
What happens now the RCEP trade deal has been signed?
Reuters, Published on 16/11/2020
» HANOI: Fifteen Asia-Pacific economies signed what could become the world's largest free trade agreement on Sunday, covering nearly a third of the global population and about 30% of its global gross domestic product.
13 killed, dozens missing as typhoon lashes Vietnam
Reuters, Published on 29/10/2020
» HANOI: Vietnam deployed hundreds of soldiers and heavy machinery on Thursday to search for survivors after landslides triggered by torrential rains from Typhoon Molave, one of the strongest typhoons in the region in decades, the government said.
China pledges Mekong River data-sharing
Reuters, Published on 24/08/2020
» China's prime minister pledged on Monday to share more water management data from its portion of the Mekong River with its neighbours in Southeast Asia after US criticism that it was "hoarding" water and hurting livelihoods downstream.
Mekong nations pressed to share data as water level falls to new low
Reuters, Published on 07/08/2020
» The inter-governmental Mekong River Commission on Friday urged China and Southeast Asian countries to share more data on hydropower dam operations, as water flow in the Mekong hit record low levels for a second consecutive year.
Laos praised for quick virus response
Reuters, Published on 18/06/2020
» International health organisations on Thursday praised Laos' early response and countrywide networks for containing the novel coronavirus after the Southeast Asian nation declared itself free of the virus earlier this month.
Thai vaccine ‘not about making money’
Reuters, Published on 26/05/2020
» A researcher leading Thailand's push to manufacture a coronavirus vaccine says its aim is to make it cost-effective and accessible to Southeast Asia, and play a part in preventing a supply shortage globally.
Mekong river groups urge China to show transparency after dam report
Reuters, Published on 15/04/2020
» Groups working to protect the Mekong River have called for greater transparency and cooperation from China after a report that Chinese dams held back water during a damaging drought in downstream countries last year.