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Commentary: Russia’s memory diplomacy is paying dividends in Southeast Asia
MANUFACTURED MEMORIES It is hard but not impossible, especially if the memories of World War II are manufactured. In August,…
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Commentary: Online scams in Southeast Asia create double victims – those targeted and those forced to carry them out
REGIONAL STRATEGY NEEDED TO ROOT OUT SCAM OPERATIONS Some victims have managed daring escapes. In September last year, a group…
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‘Bombed left and right’: Some Southeast Asian nationals seek to escape Israel-Hamas war but journey home challenging
SINGAPORE: Amid the Israeli air strikes over Gaza, Indonesian aid worker Abdillah Onim now lives among bombed houses with his…
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1 in 7 in Southeast Asia live with a mental health condition, treatment gap in some countries is ‘huge’: WHO official
UNIVERSAL RIGHT TO GOOD MENTAL HEALTH On Mental Health Day this year, the WHO is focusing on the universal right…
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Commentary: Indonesia needs soft power to advance its global clout
Japan, South Korea, Singapore, even Thailand have fared much better than Indonesia in this respect. In the Global Soft Power…
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Less than half of respondents in Southeast Asia believe climate change poses ‘serious threat’ to region: Survey
During his keynote address at a panel discussion on the report on Thursday (Sep 21), Malaysia’s Minister of Natural Resources,…
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Fertiliser shortage pushes Indonesia to seek natural alternatives made from animal waste
Urea is manufactured by combining ammonia and carbon dioxide in a chamber at about 200 degrees Celsius. The compound is…
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Visiting Aceh nearly 2 decades after the tsunami: From beautiful beaches to moving memorials
BEAUTIFUL BEACHES AND COASTS WITH STUNNING VIEWS Located at the northwest tip of the large Indonesian island of Sumatra, Aceh…
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TikTok to invest billions of dollars in Southeast Asia to boost e-commerce business
JAKARTA: Short video app TikTok, owned by China’s ByteDance, said on Thursday (Jun 15) it would invest billions of dollars…
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Commentary: Why Southeast Asia should care about the 2024 elections in Taiwan
During that period, the DPP administration had obtained US approval to acquire eight diesel electric submarines. However, the budget for…
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