thenewslens_intlflipped into The News Lens InternationalMAP: Southeast Asia's Highways Stretch for Days - The News Lens International EditionThe News Lens 關鍵評論網 - Morley J WestonWhat you need to know What Southeast Asia lacks in road infrastructure it must make up in flights and patience. On May 28, newly-elected Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad announced that he would cancel a high-speed rail project between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, a multi-billion-dollar …
thenewslens_intlflipped into The News Lens InternationalNORTH KOREA: Meet Kim's Controversial Right-hand Man - The News Lens International EditionThe News Lens 關鍵評論網 - TIMETIME is a global, breaking news multimedia brand. An essential destination for reporting on the people, places and issues that matter, TIME captures the events that shape our lives through exceptional reporting, writing and photography. What you need to know North Korea's controversial diplomat is a …
thenewslens_intlflipped into The News Lens InternationalIndian PM Modi Acts East with Indonesian Strategic Pact - The News Lens International EditionThe News Lens 關鍵評論網 - Sumit KumarSumit Kumar is Taiwan MOFA Visiting Fellow at National Chengchi University, Taipei. What you need to know A strategic partnership with Indonesia offers a platform for India to push its economic and defense engagement with ASEAN. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sealed a critical new strategic …
thenewslens_intlflipped into The News Lens InternationalAmid Domestic Strife, Maldives' Military Takes to International Stage - The News Lens International EditionThe News Lens 關鍵評論網 - Dr. Vasabjit Banerjee and Dr. Prashant Hosur SuhasWhat you need to know Caught between China and India, the Malidves' military is becoming a power unto itself with international ambitions. By Dr. Vasabjit Banerjee and Dr. Prashant Hosur The recent political crisis in the Indian Ocean island nation of the Maldives has attracted the international …
thenewslens_intlflipped into The News Lens InternationalANALYSIS: A Financial Crisis Looms over China - The News Lens International EditionThe News Lens 關鍵評論網 - The InterpreterWhat you need to know China's 'shadow banks' are a double-edged sword for Xi. By Stephen Joske Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia Philip Lowe’s May 23, 2018 speech highlighting the risks to the Chinese financial system from shadow banks – non-bank financial institutions often operating in more …
thenewslens_intlflipped into The News Lens InternationalSoutheast Asia's Road Building Spree Splinters Ecosystems - The News Lens International EditionThe News Lens 關鍵評論網 - MongabayWhat you need to know Weaknesses in mapping roads in these areas leads to blank spots where illegal deforestation can occur. By Mike Gaworecki Southeast Asia is a global biodiversity hotspot, and Indonesia and Malaysia are no exception, harboring some of the highest levels of species diversity in the …