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EU talks tough but goes soft on Myanmar trade

On: September 30, 2022

In: Asia

A worker at a garment factory in the Shwe Pyi Thar industrial zone in Yangon in a September 2015 file photo. Photo: AFP/Ye Aung Thu

The European Union is preparing to impose a new tranche of sanctions against Myanmar’s democracy-suspending, coup-installed military regime, but behind the new measures, a debate rages about whether Brussels should revoke the benighted nation’s EU trade privileges. In particular, many European and Myanmar trade unions are calling for Myanmar’s suspension from the Everything But Arms […]

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Kabul blast: At least 19 dead after suicide attack at education centre – police

By: Marcus Ching

On: September 30, 2022

In: Asia

The blast took place at the Kaaj education centre in the Dasht-e-Barchi area in the west of the city.Continue Reading

South Korea, US, Japan stage anti-submarine drills amid North Korea tension

By: Jing Write

On: September 30, 2022

In: Asia

South Korea’s new President Yoon Suk-yeol, who took office in May, has vowed to boost trilateral security cooperation with the United States and Japan to better counter the North’s evolving weapons threats. The exercises brought together the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier, the 9,800-ton guided missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville, theContinue Reading

Temasek to step up investments once market valuations drop further, executive says

By: Marcus Ching

On: September 30, 2022

In: South-East Asia

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Temasek Holdings said that market valuations had not yet priced in a global economic recession and that the state investor was waiting for further declines before stepping up investments. “Current valuations are not reflecting the risk of downturn we see in the next 12 to 18 months,” Temasek’sContinue Reading

Sexual harassment ‘rife’ at Australia’s Antarctica research stations

By: Marcus Ching

On: September 30, 2022

In: Asia

Female workers have endured uninvited touching, requests for sex, and a predatory culture, a review says.Continue Reading

Prayut at Defence Ministry, will return home to hear court’s ruling

By: Barkar Nash

On: September 30, 2022

In: South-East Asia

Suspended prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha went to work at the Defence Ministry on Friday morning and was expected to go home in the afternoon to hear the Constitutional Court’s ruling on his eight-year tenure.Continue Reading

15-month wait for private home owners to buy resale HDB ‘a form of deterrence for buyers with deep pockets’: Analysts

By: Marcus Ching

On: September 30, 2022

In: South-East Asia

The 15-month wait-out period may also affect the HDB resale market, particularly the bigger five-room and executive flats, say property analysts. Continue Reading

Shares of Singapore property developers fall after new cooling measures

By: Marcus Ching

On: September 30, 2022

In: South-East Asia

In announcing the cooling measures, Singapore authorities noted that market interest rates have risen significantly and are likely to rise further, which will affect borrowing costs for home purchases. “We urge households to exercise prudence before taking up any new loans and be sure of their debt-servicing ability before makingContinue Reading

Software robots are gaining ground in white-collar office world

By: Marcus Ching

On: September 30, 2022

In: South-East Asia

First they came for factory jobs. Then they showed up in service industries. Now, machines are making inroads into the kind of white-collar office work once thought to be the exclusive preserve of humans. Read full storyContinue Reading

Body in suitcase might be missing Lao businesswoman

By: Barkar Nash

On: September 30, 2022

In: South-East Asia

NAKHON PHANOM: An unidentified murder victim found in a suitcase in the Mekong River might be a Lao businesswoman missing from Vientiane since last week, relatives told police after seeing photos of her clothes.Continue Reading

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