KUALA LUMPUR -- Narrowing the digital divide and widening economic access for the poor is a key goal of the government's effort to spur the domestic digitalization market, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Monday.

Digitalization risks excluding the very people it is meant to help if policymakers still do things the same old way of enabling big corporations while leaving out the vulnerable segments of society, Anwar said in his remarks at the Malaysian Digital Expo 2023 (MDX2023) Grand Finale, urging for new and innovative implementations of the digital economy. (Malaysia-Digitalization)

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PHNOM PENH -- The Chinese-invested Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway has become a new economic artery, significantly promoting tourism and economic growth in Cambodia, the country's Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Monday.

In a congratulatory message on the first anniversary of the Phnom Penh- Sihanoukville Expressway, the kingdom's first-ever expressway, Hun Manet said the freeway has been admired by passengers for time-saving, convenience and safety. (Cambodia-China-Expressway)

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VIENTIANE -- A study and data collection to develop a green city action plan for the Lao capital Vientiane by applying International Finance Corporation practices will be conducted.

According to Lao News Agency on Monday, the project aims to develop a green city action plan by collecting data and information from relevant sectors. (Laos-Capital-Green City)

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NEW DELHI -- The Delhi government on Monday announced fresh restrictions to reduce air pollution in India's capital.

The restrictions include imposing a week-long odd-even formula starting from Nov. 13, which stipulates that private cars having odd registration numbers will only be allowed to ply on Delhi roads on the odd dates, and those having even registration numbers will be allowed on the even dates. (India-Delhi-Air Pollution) Enditem

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