Cambodia has inaugurated its sixth Chinese-built hydropower plant, bringing the country’s total power supplies by dams of up to 927 megawatts. China National Heavy Machinery Corp began construction of the 246-megawatt power plant in Koh Kong province in 2011 at a cost of US$540 million under a build-operate-transfer agreement. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony Wednesday, […]
VIETNAMESE NEWS: Brad and Anjelina enjoying their Vietnamese vacation
They might have six kids and hectic work schedules to contend with, but that doesn’t mean Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie still can’t take time out for the odd romantic date. Earlier this week the happy couple were spotted enjoying a boat trip Vietnam, where Angelina has been directing a film, minus their big brood. […]
BREAKING THAI NEWS: Amnesty International Calls for Torture Investigation for Burmese Convicted of Murder
Human rights charity Amnesty International has called for a full investigation into whether two men convicted of rape and murder after the deaths of two British backpackers were tortured The bodies of Hannah Witheridge, 23, and David Miller, 24, were discovered on the island of Koh Tao in September last year. Burmese migrants Zaw Lin […]
BREAKING INDONESIA NEWS: Prison to “Employ” Crocs and Tigers
A controversial drug tsar has announced plans to house traffickers in a prison surrounded by a moat full of crocodiles. The chief of Indonesia’s National Narcotics Agency Budi Waseso was exposed to ridicule when he made the statement last month. But he has since said he is deadly serious and is thinking of employing man-eating […]
BREAKING VIETNAMESE NEWS: Hollywood’s first couple in Vietnam
They just saw their film By The Sea capsize at the box office, but that failure doesn’t seem to have dampened the spirits of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. On Wednesday the married couple looked happier than ever as they left their six children at home to take a kayak trip in Vietnam, where the […]
BREAKING THAI NEWS: 99.3% satisfied with military government according to Military Government
Thailand’s military junta, which took power in a coup last year and has smothered public criticism of its rule, has conducted a poll that found more than 99% of Thais are happy with its performance. The National Statistics Office released the results of the poll, which questioned 2,700 people nationwide, one day before the government […]
BREAKING SINGAPOREAN NEWS: Singapore’s economy continues to cause concern
Singapore’s consumer prices fell for a 13th straight month in the longest streak of declines in almost three decades amid a renewed slump in oil prices. Consumer prices fell 0.8 percent from a year earlier in November, data released in Singapore Wednesday showed. The median estimate in a Bloomberg News survey was for a 0.7 […]
BREAKING INDONESIA NEWS: Footage of the last moments of the stricken ferry
Vision has emerged of the moment an Indonesian ferry went down off the island of Sulawesi, killing about 80 people, including many children. Mobile phone vision shot by a passenger on Saturday shows the stern of the ship already submerged and some passengers and crew already in the water. A total of 47 people were […]
BREAKING CAMBODIAN NEWS: PM Hun Sen slams critics of Hydro-power
Cambodia’s prime minister defended his government’s energy policy on Wednesday and hit back at environmentalists opposed to hydropower plants by suggesting their electricity be cut off and they should use resin torches instead. Cambodia depends heavily on imported fuel and power to meet its rising energy demand, with costs per unit among the most expensive […]
BREAKING VIETNAMESE NEWS: New government to be chosen in the new year
Vietnam’s new leadership will be chosen at a Communist Party Congress in January, an official statement said late Monday, as the country struggles with economic reform and strained relations with its biggest trade partner and neighbour China. The key meeting, held every five years, determines who will be president and prime minister and sets the […]
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