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

Straits Times Asian News - 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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Malawi racist videos: Chinese man convicted after BBC expose

BBC Asia News - Fri, 2023-07-21 01:11
Lu Ke was shown by BBC Africa Eye making videos with children, some of which included racist content.
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China, fed up with US sanctions, is hitting back with export controls – and more could come

SCMP Asian News - Fri, 2023-07-21 00:30
China’s export restrictions on rare metals and the Micron ban reflect its hardening attitude after decades of sanctions and embargoes from the West – the one -way track is likely to become a two-way street.
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India bans rice shipments to curb price rises

BBC Asia News - Thu, 2023-07-20 23:09
The country has struggling with a surge in food prices after bad weather damaged crops.
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Woman, 21, killed by falling air-con unit while waiting at Taipei bus stop

Straits Times Asian News - 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

Straits Times Asian News - 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

Straits Times Asian News - Thu, 2023-07-20 22:00
July 20, 2023 10:00 PM

But opposition PN say debt cleared years ago.

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India wrestling chief’s bail extended in sexual harassment case

SCMP Asian News - Thu, 2023-07-20 20:38
Brij Bhushan Singh, who is a lawmaker for the ruling BJP, is accused by Olympic medallists and other female wrestlers of groping and demanding sexual favours.
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Meta, other US tech giants aren’t ‘defending Australians from surveillance’, expert tells inquiry

SCMP Asian News - Thu, 2023-07-20 20:20
Cryptographer Vanessa Teague urges parliamentary inquiry into foreign interference to ‘think critically’ about submissions that call for a ban on Chinese apps over alleged links to the Communist Party.
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Asian Insider: China’s missing minister | Pita’s dashed hopes

Straits Times Asian News - 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

Straits Times Asian News - 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

Straits Times Asian News - 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

Straits Times Asian News - 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

Straits Times Asian News - 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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Malaysia issues license to Elon Musk’s Starlink to bring internet services to remote areas

SCMP Asian News - Thu, 2023-07-20 18:10
Starlink, which is operated by Musk’s SpaceX, will begin by providing its services to schools and higher education institutions.
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Parking in a garage tighter than a pair of skinny jeans? Try a wall of ‘screaming chickens’

Straits Times Asian News - 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’

Straits Times Asian News - 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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Singapore’s Changi airport sees traffic soar to over 5 million in June

SCMP Asian News - Thu, 2023-07-20 17:28
Ranked the best in the world, Changi airport has crossed the milestone figure for the first time since pre-pandemic levels.
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Hong Kong man jailed for replacing national anthem with protest song

Straits Times Asian News - 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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