Asia

Singapore dollar falls below RM3-mark for first time in 4 months

SINGAPORE, FEB 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Singapore dollar fell below the RM3 mark on Friday (Feb 8) for the first…

Need for better policies for Vietnamese enterprises to gain from FTAs: VCCI

HO CHI MINH CITY, Feb 8 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam’s joining of free trade agreements (FTAs) is quite suitable in the…

ADB Debuts In Offshore Philippine Peso Bond Market

MANILA, Philippine, Feb 8 (NNN-PNA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Friday that, it has raised 5.22 billion…

Household Spending In Japan Increases For First Time In Four Months In Dec

TOKYO, Japan, Feb 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Household spending in Japan rose in Dec, owing to increased outlays on electrical goods,…

Long-Awaited Cambodia-Indonesia Direct Flight Expected In Second Half Of 2019

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Feb 8 (NNN-AKP) – A long-awaited direct flight between Cambodia and Indonesia is expected in the second…

Three Suspects Arrested For Murder Of Two Afghan Journalists

KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Three major suspects were arrested late Thursday, less than 48 hours after the murder…

Prayut Accepts Nomination As PM Candidate For Thai General Election

BANGKOK, Thailand, Feb 8 (NNN-TNA) – Thai Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, on Friday (today), accepted the nomination by the Palang…

193 Bangladeshis found locked up in house in Sumatra

JAKARTA, Feb 8 (NNN-ANADOLU) — Indonesian authorities discovered a total of 193 Bangladeshis locked up in a house on the…

Singapore ship seized in Cameroon released with all crew members

YAOUNDE, Feb 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Chinese embassy to Cameroon confirmed that the Singapore-flagged oil tanker, seized by Cameroon military…

Former Malaysian PM Charged again with three counts of money laundering

KUALA LUMPUR,  Feb 8 (NNN-BERNAMA) —  Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was charged again in the Sessions Court here Friday with three…