Local Economies Suffer in Cambodia as Thailand Closes Border to Stop Spread of Virus
Citizens of Cambodia living along the country’s border with Thailand are struggling to make ends meet as authorities close checkpoints between the two nations to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), prompting calls for a government bailout.
Authorities …
China’s Exports Slump as Anti-virus Controls Close Factories
BEIJING – China’s exports fell by double digits in January and February as anti-virus controls closed factories, while imports sank by a smaller margin.
Exports tumbled 17.2% from a year earlier to $292.4 billion, a sharp reverse from December’s 7.8% …
ONLY 82% OF ASEAN POTENTIAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX (HDI) IS REALIZED DUE TO EXISTING SOCIO-POLITICAL RIGIDITIES, AJC SAYS IN A NEW STUDY ON TRADE IN HEALTH RELATED AND SOCIAL SERVICES IN ASEAN
The ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC), an intergovernmental organization of ASEAN and Japan based in Tokyo, just issued a paper on Trade in Health Related and Social Services. The paper provides an in-depth analysis on trade in health related and social services …
SSPP/SSA Ready To Sign NCA
The Shan State Progressive Party/ Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) said it’s ready to sign the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) when it’s all inclusive.
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Burma Army Arrests Civilian With Walkie-talkie
Soldiers apprehended a civilian in southern Shan State for carrying a portable radio transceiver.
Long Jingda, 52, was arrested after a column of Burma Army soldiers stopped him near Phat Pheik, located in Panglong township.
The soldiers accused him of …
Chinese Allegedly Run Illegal Car Rental and Taxi Businesses in Laos
Chinese entrepreneurs in Laos’ capital Vientiane are allegedly importing vehicles from China illegally for car rental and taxi businesses, much to the ire of their Lao competitors, RFA learned Friday.
The cars imported from China are mostly luxury vehicles and …
Peace Process and Myanmar Sustainable Development Plan
As the restarting of nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA)-based peace process gears to restart after more than a year of standstill, it is important to note that the government intention is to link the projected achievement of peace along the line …
Peace Process and Myanmar Sustainable Development Plan
As the restarting of nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA)-based peace process gears to restart after more than a year of standstill, it is important to note that the government intention is to link the projected achievement of peace along the line …
JICM: Eight-point agenda agreement a positive restart of stalled peace process?
On January 8, the government met with all 10 nationwide ceasefire agreement-signatories-ethnic armed organizations (NCA-S-EAO) at the Joint Implementation Coordination Meeting (JICM) in Naypyitaw.
The meeting produced eight-point agenda agreement, which is as follows:
Creation of a framework for NCA …