Category: Regional
Vietnam’s coal-fired power may double by 2030 under draft energy plan
Vietnam may double the amount of coal-fired electric generation it installs by 2030 under a draft power development plan submitted to the prime minister for approval this [...] » More
Australia’s Qantas to sell land for $595 million to cushion pandemic blow
Australia’s Qantas Airways Ltd (QAN.AX) said on Friday it had agreed an A$802 million ($595 million) deal to sell land near Sydney Airport to a consortium led by LOGOS [...] » More
Lawyer for Burma’s Suu Kyi says gagged by junta
The chief lawyer for ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Friday he had been banned by the junta from speaking to journalists, diplomats or international [...] » More
Malaysia says it won’t compromise on demands for Burma progress
Malaysia does not want Myanmar’s junta chief to attend an upcoming Southeast Asian leaders’ summit if he fails to honour his commitment to a peace plan, its [...] » More
Gasoil drives Asian refinery margins back to pre-COVID levels
Asian oil refiners’ margins have rallied back to their highest since before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, spurred by a doubling of gasoil profits as the global economic [...] » More
U.N deal offers no guarantees of free movement for Rohingya on island-leaked copy
A deal for the United Nations to start work on a remote Bangladeshi island where the government has sent thousands of Rohingya refugees offers no guarantee they will be [...] » More
Durian fruit sparks Canberra ‘gas leak’ emergency
Canberra fire-fighters rushed to a store in Australia’s capital Friday after reports of a gas leak only to find the smell was caused by the penetrating waft of durian [...] » More
Burma bars Suu Kyi’s lawyer from talking about her cases
The main lawyer for Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi who is being tried on multiple criminal charges, said late Thursday he has been issued a gag order barring [...] » More
One dead, Burma firefighters rescue 3, after construction site accident
Firefighters in Myanmar pulled the body of a construction worker from a collapsed building site in the city of Yangon on Friday and were searching for seven other workers [...] » More
Lawyer for Burma’s Suu Kyi says he has been issued a gag order
The head lawyer representing Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi said today authorities in the military-ruled country had imposed a gag order on him because they [...] » More
Vietnam carmaker Vinfast eyes start of US deliveries in late 2022, CEO says
Vietnamese automaker Vinfast will begin taking pre-orders in the US market for its VF e35 and e36 electric SUVs in the first half of 2022 and expects to begin delivering them [...] » More
UN chief delayed Asean talks to avoid Burma junta envoy
UN chief Antonio Guterres asked to postpone a virtual meeting with Southeast Asian ministers at the last minute to avoid signaling recognition of Myanmar’s junta by [...] » More
Sydney to end COVID-19 quarantine for international travellers
Sydney will end its COVID-19 quarantine for fully vaccinated international travellers from Nov. 1, New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet said on Friday, foreshadowing the [...] » More
Burma military won’t allow Asean envoy to meet Suu Kyi
Myanmar’s ruling military has not blocked a special Southeast Asian envoy from visiting the country but will not allow him to meet detained former leader Aung San Suu [...] » More
Flights returning to Asia with airlines launching routes and sales
With Covid-19 restrictions and international border closures finally starting to ease around Asia, airlines in the region are prepping for their resurgence, relaunching their [...] » More
