CAMBODIA
1. CHINA-CAMBODIA JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE -- FRESH NEWS
The Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and the People's Liberation Army of China will conduct a joint military exercise “Golden Dragon 2025” from May 14 to 28. This is the seventh drill between the Chinese and Cambodian forces since their first exercise in 2016.
2. CAMBODIA-MALAYSIA TRADE CHAMBERS INK DEAL -- THE PHNOM PENH POST
The Cambodian Chamber of Commerce and the Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia signed an agreement yesterday to bolster bilateral trade. Last year, both countries' bilateral trade volume stood at RM3.7 billion (US$865 million).
INDONESIA
1.‘I’M IN CHARGE,’ INSISTS PRABOWO -- THE JAKARTA POST
President Prabowo Subianto has made it clear he is in full control of his administration, brushing off perceptions of being under former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s shadow.
2.INDONESIA, SOUTH KOREA LAUNCH JOINT PROBE INTO CIREBON POWER PLANT BRIBERY SCANDAL -- JAKARTA GLOBE
Indonesia’s anti-graft agency is working with South Korean prosecutors to investigate a bribery case involving the development of a coal-fired power plant in West Java, as part of an ongoing international corruption probe.
LAOS
1.INFRASTRUCTURE TO PROMOTE HORTICULTURE, AGROFORESTRY -- VIENTIANE TIMES
The National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute and the IndusTek Co Ltd will build a horticulture and agroforestry market and an exhibition centre. The 4.5-hectare infrastructure is for horticulture varieties, animal breeds, tree seeds and saplings, and agro-forestry products.
2.RELOCATING TELECOMMUNICATIONS, POWER LINES -- VIENTIANE TIMES
The government will relocate communications, telecommunications and low-voltage power lines from overhead electricity poles to underground networks. This is to ensure the safety and reliability of electrical and telecommunication infrastructure and also to improve the urban landscape.
MYANMAR
1.SOARING DEMAND FOR PULSES THIS SEASON -- THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR
Officials say the demand for pulses to donate to earthquake-hit regions has raised the sales of the commodity. There is a high demand for green gram, kidney beans and chickpeas. Chinese and Indian buyers are also fuelling demand.
2.SHRIMP EXPORTS REACH RM127 MILLION -- THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR
The Department of Fisheries said that shrimp exports amounted to nearly RM127 million (US$30 million) in the financial year 2024-2025. Myanmar exports fishery products to 40 countries, with Japan, Bangladesh, China and Thailand being its biggest buyers.
SINGAPORE
1.WORLD MUST FIGHT COMPLACENCY, WISHFUL THINKING, INSULARITY BEFORE NEXT PANDEMIC: PRESIDENT THARMAN -- THE STRAITS TIMES
Barely five years after the Covid-19 pandemic first hit, the world is at risk of forgetting its lessons, and the greatest challenge now is complacency, wishful thinking and insularity, said President Tharman Shanmugaratnam.
2.PM WONG THANKS TEO CHEE HEAN, HENG SWEE KEAT FOR THEIR SERVICE TO SINGAPORE AS THEY RETIRE FROM POLITICS -- CNA
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Tuesday (May 6) thanked Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean and Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat for their contributions to Singapore as they retire from politics.
VIETNAM
1. APRIL BOND SALES RAISED RM7 BILLION -- VIETNAMPLUS
The Hanoi Stock Exchange announced that it held 20 government bond auctions on the primary market in April and raised about RM7 billion (US$1.69 billion). The April auctions focused on bonds with five, 10, 15 and 30-year maturity periods.
2.EFFICIENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LAW -- VIETNAM NEWS
Legislators are bebating on a draft Law on Science, Technology and Innovation. They want to fine-tune the law to slash red tape, promote private-sector engagement and create a legal framework to promote research and innovation to propel national development.
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