ASEAN
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Singapore: Of virus and vaccines..
Singapore’s government is assessing the timing and the scope of the next stage of reopening after a rise in local…
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Indonesia: Bringing back lèse-majesté law
Amid a series of threats to free speech in the country, the Indonesian government is pushing to reintroduce colonial-era provisions…
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Singapore: 13th General Election – What’s at stake?
Singapore’s ruling party will be seeking a strong vote of confidence in its next generation of leaders when the country…
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Rubbish: 69 containers on its way back to Canada, arrives in 20 days
A cargo ship carrying tonnes of rubbish dumped in the Philippines by Canada more than five years ago, causing a…
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King Vajiralongkorn: Who is Thailand’s new monarch?
The life of King Vajiralongkorn, who on Sunday was finally crowned in Thailand two years after ascending the throne, has been…
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Indonesia: Papua & West Papua call for election boycott
As Indonesia‘s presidential candidates draw massive crowds to rallies across the country, leaders in the resource-rich but restive twin provinces…
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Singapore SilkAir: All Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes suspended
Singapore Airlines confirmed on Tuesday morning (March 12) that its regional arm SilkAir is temporarily withdrawing its Boeing 737 Max…
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Thaksin, Ubolratana and the King
It was last Monday that the incendiary whispers first began. the following four days, politicians, foreign embassy officials, journalists and…
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Lion Air: Indonesia finds cockpit voice recorder
Indonesia has found the cockpit voice recorder from a Lion Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea in October,…
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South-East Asia: Steady, not strong in 2019
In 2017, economists predicted South-East Asia would be blessed with a strong and vibrant 2018. For this year, they’re not quite so…
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