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‘Power shortage’ if newcomers win gas deals
Thailand could face a power shortage in 2020 and 2021 if newcomers win the upcoming petroleum auctions and current gas producers cut their investments prior to the handover, a senior energy official has warned. Prasert Sinsukprasert, deputy director-general of the Energy Policy and Planning Office, told ...
Dengue infections down but govt ‘remains alert’
After a record dengue fever outbreak nationally and regionally last year, health officials say the number of cases so far this year have dipped. Yangon Region admitted the most patients, at 390, while Tanintharyi Region came in second, with 227 cases. Rounding out the top three ...
Rice production expected to not meet targets
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Laos has estimated farmers around the country to produce 4.2 million tonnes of rice this year; 600,000 tonnes of which is expected to be dry season rice, 3.4 million tonnes of wet season rice, and another 200,000 tonnes ...
Laos's Attapeu seizes 9,000 cubic metres of illegal lumber
More than 9,000 cubic metres of illegal timber has been seized in southern Attapeu province since late last year, according to a report by the provincial authorities. Timber traders have reportedly been attempting to export timber through the province, despite an export ban imposed by the ...
PM to discuss return of refugees with Suu Kyi
The repatriation of more than 100,000 Myanmar refugees, who have been sheltered in nine camps in four border provinces from Mae Hong Son in the North to Ratchaburi province for decades, will be discussed when Aung San Suu Kyi meets Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on ...
Banks offer credit for those with steady jobs
The number of banks offering advance salary loans has grown since Acleda Bank first introduced the concept in Cambodia in late 2013, though some financial institutions remain wary of offering the unsecured lines of credit. Canadia Bank began offering advance salary loans in early 2014, while ...
Foreigners buy houses in Vietnam as green light turns on
Though some problems still exist in the legal framework, more and more foreigners are registering to buy houses in Vietnam. A local newspaper reported that a Japanese footballer playing Series A football league in Italy has bought luxury houses in district 2, HCM City, through a ...
Govt peace delegation asks ethnic groups to disarm
Myanmar government peace delegation led by Dr. Tin Myo Win has told three ethnic armed groups of the Arakan, Palaung and Kokang ethnicities not to attack the Myanmar Army and to disarm so that they will be invited to join the upcoming peace conference, sources say. The ...
Tycoon looks to expand and deepen private Sihanoukville seaport
Agro-industrial tycoon Mong Reththy plans to expand his private port to handle bigger ships and containerised cargoes, increasing potential competition with the country’s principal port in Sihanoukville. “In order to handle container ships, the port must be renovated and the channel deepened to eight metres, which ...
Poverty reduction – Central Highlands’ main political task: PM
Poverty alleviation remains a main political task of the Central Highlands region, stated Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a working session with the Central Highlands Steering Committee in Dak Lak province on June 20. He suggested regional localities study and propose amendments to their specific ...
