PETALING JAYA: Kumpulan Powernet Bhd (KPower) has accepted the letter of award for a second hydropower project in Nepal. ( read original story ...)
Myanmar to legalise illicit stockpiles of foreign alcohol to raise revenues
Myanmar businesses holding stockpiles of illegally imported alcohol will be able to legalise their goods by paying tax. The move has raised public health risks and industry concerns over possible ... ( read original story ...)
Who Says Iran Is Impervious to Pressure?
Critics of the Trump administration’s sanctions campaign against Iran have long argued that the Islamic Republic is impervious to pressure. This claim never had a strong foundation: After all, extreme ... ( read original story ...)
Macau Legend widens 1H loss, Laos casino still closed
Gaming and hotel services firm Macau Legend Development Ltd widened its first-half loss, to just under HKD550.2 million (US$71.0 million), from nearly HKD107.5 million in the prior-year period. The ... ( read original story ...)
Macau’s MGS Entertainment Show dropped for 2020
The 2020 edition of Macau’s MGS Entertainment Show, which was due to feature a casino trade exhibition and conference, has been cancelled for “safety and health” reason, sai ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Police Sift The Past To Pursue New Security Law Crimes
Hong Kong police are using the past words and deeds of government critics to bolster investigations under the city's sweeping new security law, despite the legislation not being retroactive. The law, ... ( read original story ...)
Young Hong Kong democracy protester says he was beaten by prison guards
A 21-year-old man told Reuters he was beaten and humiliated by guards in a Hong Kong prison during his sentence for possessing a Molotov cocktail at an anti-government protest in October. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan unveils F-16 maintenance hub as China tensions build
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen vowed on Friday to defend the island with a "solid" air force as she launched a U.S.-backed maintenance centre for the island's fleet of upgraded F-16 fighters amid ... ( read original story ...)
US Sale of F-16s to Taiwan May Inflame China, then Help Cool Things Off
Taiwan’s agreement this month to buy $8 billion worth of advanced F-16 fighter jets from the United States will prompt threats from China against the island and in turn spark more anti-China action by ... ( read original story ...)
Twelve arrested at sea while trying to flee to Taiwan from Hong Kong
Chinese coastguard stopped a speedboat on Sunday suspected of an illegal border crossing ... ( read original story ...)