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Local officials set policies on advance voting
The process of advanced voting varies significantly at different polling stations throughout Myanmar. In some constituencies, civilians were allowed to vote in advance over the past few days, which is against the rules communicated by the Union Election Commission. Keep reading ...
Myanmar elections: Who are the key players?
Myanmar votes on 8 November. This article introduces the key players. Keep reading ...
Obama plans to visit Laos
United States President Barack Obama plans to visit Laos next year to attend a regional economic summit, making him the first American president to visit that country. Keep reading ...
Poor ‘lack voice’ amid urban growth
Phnom Penh’s lack of a clear master plan for development has hurt its communities and allowed private developers to collude with authorities to push out poorer residents, speakers at a land rights conference said on 4 November. Ee Sarom, executive director of STT said that as ...
Chinese defence boss brings military aid to Cambodia
Chinese Defence Minister Chang Wanquan arrived in Phnom Penh on 5 November accompanied by senior military officials for a four-day official visit aimed at boosting military ties with the Kingdom. Keep reading ...
Indonesia fire haze hit Cambodia last month
Despite the Cambodian government’s uncertainty last month, US satellite imagery has confirmed that haze from Indonesian peat fires that has bedevilled the region did in fact reach Cambodia in October, with haze from local forest fires likely to succeed it as the dry season progresses, ...
Cambodia to revamp porous tax code
The Cambodian government will scrap its poorly regulated and grossly inefficient estimated-tax regime, which covers mostly small enterprises, and bring all businesses in the Kingdom into the fold of its more-stringent “real” tax regime, leaked documents show. In an unpublished addendum to the 2016 national budget ...
Water situation in Thailand remains critical
The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives has urged everyone in Thailand to use water wisely. Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister General Chatchai Sarikalaya said although the amount of water in the Chao Phraya and Mae Klong Rivers combined is higher than expected by 570 million cubic meters, ...
Thai consumer confidence Index hits 10-month high
The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce has revealed a 10-month high in the country’s consumer confidence, as a result of the government’s economic stimulus measures. Director of the UTCC Center for Economic and Business Forecasting Thanawat Polwichai said the consumer confidence index for October ...
Xi, Vietnamese leaders agree to boost win-win partnership
General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks here with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong, and they agreed to push forward their countries’ comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership. Keep reading ...
