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Japan’s new PM takes office
Fumio Kishida has formally taken office as Japan's new prime minister, succeeding Yoshihide Suga who resigned after just one year in office.
Mr Kishida, 64, won the race to lead Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) last week.…
Se San II Dam disrupts many Cambodian fishermen
Fishermen in different provinces in Cambodia along the Mekong River to Stung Treng Province suffer from the difficulty of fishing due to the decline in fish, after the inauguration of the Se San II Dam, four years ago, which directly and…
More than 3.5 million children and adolescents vaccinated against COVID-19
A total of 1,762,587 adolescents aged 12 to 17 have been vaccinated against COVID-19 since the campaign began on August 1, bringing the total percentage in this segment to 89.61 percent.
The number of fully vaccinated people reached…
Community forest isn’t just an ideal – Baan Lau Nuae proved it
It’s been a long fight of 30 years in which the former headman of Baan Lau Nuae – village, Boonyong Jitmanee encouraged people in his village and neighborhood villages to stand up against wood smugglers and could win back 1.076 acres of…
NGOs to protest against the Chinese-assimilation policy in Inner Mongolia
In recent years, the Chinese government has made a sharp shift to the policy of assimilation of national minorities. An example of this is the government's intensive promotion of classical Chinese culture, its sharp rise in Han nationalism,…
Cambodia: duo Gangs arrested for causing violence at Kampot resort
Kampot Provincial Police arrested two gangs clashing with each other and causing a riot at a resort in Kampot Province.
The gangs, comprise of youth, were angry, pointed at each other and threw stones at the resort.
The incident took…
Indian Foreign Secretary to visit Sri Lanka
Indian Foreign Secretary Shri Harsh Vardhan Shringla will undertake an official visit to Sri Lanka from 2-5 October 2021 at the invitation of the Foreign Secretary Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage.
The visit will contribute towards…
Philippine president announces retirement from politics
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says he is retiring from politics and will not stand in elections next year.
The 76-year-old leader said last month that he would run for the vice-presidency in 2022. The country's constitution only…
Phuket opens to fully vaccinated travelers
Fully vaccinated travellers from any country can now book holidays to tourism haven Phuket, the Thai government has announced, under tweaks to a struggling quarantine-free travel scheme.
Thailand's tourism industry has been on its knees,…
Taiwan-Malaysia online shopping fest gets underway
The 10-day 2021 Mycybersale Asia shopping festival began on Friday (Oct. 1), offering products from new cross-border e-commerce businesses in Taiwan and Malaysia to consumers in both countries.
On Thursday (Sept. 30), the Ministry of…