A U.S. magistrate has ordered Facebook to release records and deleted content which, he said, helped stoke attacks against Rohingya by Myanmar’s military including during a 2017 offensive that unleashed a massive exodus of refugees into Bangladesh. Zi…
In an attempt to burnish its tarnished reputation in Washington, Cambodia’s government has agreed to pay $70,000 a month to a U.S. lobbying firm known for representing some of the world’s most notorious regimes, according to papers lodged with the
A professor and popular Vietnamese dissident said Thursday that he has received death threats by phone after publishing a series of social media posts criticizing the use of China’s coronavirus vaccines in Vietnam.Mac Van Trang, known for his critical …
JAKARTA– The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has adjusted its forecast of Indonesia’s 2021 economic growth to 3.5 percent year-on-year, from the previous 4.5 percent in early Apr.“The economic recovery will continue although at a more moderate speed,” ADB…
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN– The Asian Development Bank (ADB) projected Brunei’s economic growth at 3.5 percent next year, compared to three percent predicted earlier.The Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2021 published yesterday, also stated that, Brunei’s econ…
KUALA LUMPUR– Malaysia’s tourism receipts in 2020 slumped 71.2 percent to 52.4 billion ringgit (about 12.51 billion U.S. dollars) from a year ago, as the COVID-19 pandemic dragged the industry, official data showed today.The travel restrictions to curb…
