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Thailand launches programme to boost tourism in border provinces

The Thai government has rolled out a new tourism initiative, “Check-in, Fun, Wow, East X Northeast,” designed to inject more than 90 million THB (2.78 million USD) into the local economies along the Thai-Cambodian border.

Indonesia’s palm oil production set to rise 10% in 2025

Timor-Leste seeks trade & investment expansion following ASEAN accession

Vietnam to supply rice seeds for Cuba’s 2026 crop

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Cargo ship with 24 crewmembers goes missing in Indonesia’s waters

A cargo ship with 24 sailors on board is missing after vanishing in waters off Indonesia’s remote Maluku islands, according to local authorities.
Anti-plastic waste alliance to focus on Southeast Asia

The Alliance to End Plastic Waste has said it will prioritize much of its 1 billion USD fund to curb plastic waste in Southeast Asia.
Myanmar attracts 3.5 billion USD in FDI in 10 months

A total 224 foreign enterprises were permitted by the Myanmar Investment Commission to invest more than 3.5 billion USD in the country in the first 10 months of the fiscal year 2018 – 2019
Thailand mulls new packages for foreign investors hit by trade war

The Thai Government has ordered the Board of Investment (BoI) to devise a relocation package for foreign investors wishing to shift from China to Thailand as a result of the US-China trade dispute.
Indonesia: Four helicopters deployed to douse forest fires

The forest fire task force of Indonesia’s Riau province has deployed four helicopters to douse the forest fires raging across the southern part of the province on Sumatra Island.
Indonesia: 30 passengers missing after ship catches fire

Indonesian rescuers are searching for 30 passengers still missing after a passenger ship caught fire off East Java province, central Indonesia, local authorities said on August 23.
US voices concern about China’s interference in Vietnam’s oil and gas activities

The United States Department of State said on August 22 that it is deeply concerned about China’s interference in Vietnam’s longstanding oil and gas activities in Vietnam’s Exclusive Economic Zone claim.
Deputy Chief of the General Staff receives US Senator

Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army Sen. Lt. Gen. Pham Ngoc Minh hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 20 for US Senator Tammy Duckworth who is making a working visit to Vietnam.
US security advisor criticises China’s acts in East Sea

US national security advisor John Bolton on August 20 accused China of using “bullying tactics” in the increasingly tense waters of the East Sea.
At least eight Chinese killed in bus crash in Laos

The Embassy of China in Laos on August 20 confirmed that at least eight Chinese citizens were killed while 29 people were injured and one remained missing after a bus crash in northern Laos.
Suspected Islamic militant arrested while attacking police station

A suspected Islamic militant slashed a police officer with a sickle when launching an attack on an Indonesian police station in Sarabaya, the country’s second-biggest city on August 17.
Traffic accident kills 11, injures four in Thailand

Eleven people were killed and four others were injured in a traffic accident which occurred on August 18 in Thailand’s Sa Kaeo province, 200km to the East of Bangkok capital city.