Malaysia launches De Rantau to accelerate digital economy

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 Programme set to benefit both local talents, international nomadsTo position Malaysia as preferred digital nomad hub in Asean The communications and multimedia ministry (K-KOMM) has launched DE Rantau, the programme aimed at creating Malaysia as the favored digital nomad hub to boost digital re-homing and promote digital professional mobility and tourism…Continue Reading

Thai court to decide on PM Prayut’s tenure this month

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The court must decide if the eight years ought to include Prayut’s time since leader of the military administration he installed after toppling the Pheu Thai govt. A number of his supporters claim the eight many years should be counted after 2017, when a new constitution took effect, or evenContinue Reading

Falling FX reserves herald Asia financial crisis 2.0

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Asian currency banknotes interspersed with US dollars. Photo: iStock/Getty Images.

TOKYO – Few narratives spook Asia more than word of trouble in Thailand – a lot more so when foreign-exchange reserves are involved. It was Bangkok’s devaluation in July 1997 that put in place the Asian financial crisis. As foreign-exchange supplies ran out, the government and Bank of Asia had no choice but to discard the […]

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Lawyer given conditional warning for breaching gag order in case of doctor acquitted of molestation

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SINGAPORE: A lawyer continues to be given a conditional warning for posting transcripts from the case of a doctor acquitted of molestation , in breach of a gag order protecting the particular complainant’s identity. At the same time, 32-year-old Johannes Hadi received a discharge not really amounting to an acquittalContinue Reading

No solution too novel in a global climate emergency

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Did the Earth’s climate just cross the Rubicon? It certainly feels that way given all the intense weather events occurring. Europe  recorded  the hottest summer on record. California continues to be in an unprecedented climate  emergency  that may result in rolling electricity blackouts. We don’t even know what challenges will be held at in the Southern Hemisphere when summer makes its presence felt.   […]

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