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Asean needs strong leadership to stay relevant, urges Indonesia’s ex-foreign minister Marty Natalegawa

Fri, 2023-07-21 05:00
July 21, 2023 5:00 AM

The manner in which Asean member states have responded to the Myanmar crisis reflects a sense of division, he said.

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Woman, 21, killed by falling air-con unit while waiting at Taipei bus stop

Thu, 2023-07-20 23:00
July 20, 2023 11:00 PM

The undergraduate reportedly suffered a large gash on her head and broken legs before she died from the injuries.

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India bans non-basmati rice exports to check local prices

Thu, 2023-07-20 22:48
July 20, 2023 10:48 PM

India is the world's biggest rice exporter and supplies the grain to more than 100 countries.

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Malaysian govt writes off $2.4b of Felda settlers’ debts, with eye on votes

Thu, 2023-07-20 22:00
July 20, 2023 10:00 PM

But opposition PN say debt cleared years ago.

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Asian Insider: China’s missing minister | Pita’s dashed hopes

Thu, 2023-07-20 20:03
July 20, 2023 8:03 PM

Asian Insider brings you insights into a fast-changing region from our network of correspondents and commentators.

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Thai court jails teen over 'crop top' royal insult

Thu, 2023-07-20 19:55
July 20, 2023 7:55 PM

The 19-year-old, whose name was withheld, also had a message painted on his body deemed a “mockery to the king”.

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Hong Kong questions families of wanted pro-democracy activists

Thu, 2023-07-20 18:33
July 20, 2023 6:33 PM

Authorities have offered HK$1 million rewards for information leading to arrests of the activists.

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Thriving underground market for high-end chips in China after US export ban

Thu, 2023-07-20 18:25
July 20, 2023 6:25 PM

BEIJING/SHENZHEN – A thriving underground market for top-end US graphics chips in China has laid bare the technological gap between the two superpowers.

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Starlink to bring Internet to remote areas in Malaysia; cheapest Tesla Model Y in SEA launched

Thu, 2023-07-20 18:18
July 20, 2023 6:18 PM

Around 3 per cent of populated areas in Malaysia face issues with Internet access.

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Parking in a garage tighter than a pair of skinny jeans? Try a wall of ‘screaming chickens’

Thu, 2023-07-20 17:55
July 20, 2023 5:55 PM

A student in Taiwan found an egg-ceptional fix to his garage parking woes.

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Not fur-ever after: Indonesians sorry after backlash over $17,700 dog ‘wedding’

Thu, 2023-07-20 17:43
July 20, 2023 5:43 PM

Two Alaskan Malamutes were wedded on Friday in Jakarta at a cost of 200 million rupiah (S$17,700).

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Hong Kong man jailed for replacing national anthem with protest song

Thu, 2023-07-20 17:15
July 20, 2023 5:15 PM

Under a 2020 law, insulting the national anthem carries a maximum penalty of three years in jail.

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Suicide of South Korea teacher, 23, puts spotlight on plight of educators in classrooms

Thu, 2023-07-20 17:00
July 20, 2023 5:00 PM

The teacher suffered from months of bullying and pressure at the hands of a parent.

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Extreme potty training: Dad in China dangles girl by ankles through flat window

Thu, 2023-07-20 16:45
July 20, 2023 4:45 PM

He was reportedly punishing the girl for wetting herself instead of using the toilet.

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Chinese professor says youth jobless rate might have hit 46.5% in March

Thu, 2023-07-20 15:50
July 20, 2023 3:50 PM

The official figure for youth unemployment in March 2023 was 19.7%.

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India’s steelmaking goals will quadruple emissions unless it steps up net-zero efforts: Report

Thu, 2023-07-20 15:49
July 20, 2023 3:49 PM

The world’s second-biggest crude steel producer aims to achieve steelmaking capacity of 300 million tonnes by 2030.

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US envoy John Kerry’s China trip unfreezes climate talks, but cooperation still fragile

Thu, 2023-07-20 15:35
July 20, 2023 3:35 PM

Ties between the two powers remain fragile even as they appear to be on the mend with recent top-level meetings.

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US and China on climate: How the world’s two largest polluters stack up

Thu, 2023-07-20 15:34
July 20, 2023 3:34 PM

Here are some figures that illustrate the complex energy relationship between the United States and China.

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