MORNING NEWS BRIEF [October 19, 2021]

HOT NEWS

1. Turkish Foreign Ministry summoned Ambassadors from ten countries to clarify on the statement that called for the immediate solution to the Philanthropist Kavala’s case. Source: Reuters
2. Russia suspended their military liaison and information office to NATO after eight of their members were removed from their mission to the military alliance. Source: The Guardian
3. Hezbollah declared that they had 100,000 trained and armed fighters, accusing the Lebanese forces for being behind the killing of seven members of its force. Source: France24

WORLD

1. Iranian President Ebrahim stressed that the 2015 nuclear deal should be based on result-oriented negotiations and called on the U.S. to remove their sanctions on Iran. Source: The Globe and Mail
2. EU proposed new economic sanctions on Belarus, in response to illegal migration flow and amid a decision by the Belarus government to expel France’s Ambassador. Source: Reuters
3. The top U.S. envoy to Afghanistan stepped down after spending more than three years in his post and failing to lead the negotiations between the Taliban and Afghan government. Source: VOA

REGIONS

1. The U.S. Representative for North Korea Policy will visit South Korea for talks to discuss ways to resume dialogue with the North, including an end-of-war declaration. Source: Yonhap News Agency
2. China denied reports that it had tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile, insisting that it was a routine check for reusable spacecraft technology. Source: BBC
3. Myanmar’s military junta released more than 5,000 people who have been detained for protesting against the coup, following the junta’s exclusion from ASEAN summit. Source: CNA

CAMBODIA

1. ADB approved USD 40 million policy-based loan to assist Cambodia’s MSMEs and implement reforms to boost financial stability and upgrade financial sector infrastructure. Source: AKP
2. The GDT collected some USD 2.111 million as tax revenue in the first nine months of this year, which is equal to 94.12 percent of the yearly plan. Source: Khmer Times
3. The GDCE revealed that non-garment exports reached nearly USD 3.4 billion in the first nine months of 2021, a year-on-year increase of 50.9 percent. Source: The Phnom Penh Post