OIL futures inched lower on Friday as a firm dollar weighed on prices ahead of key U.S. jobs data, although benchmarks were headed for a weekly gain on OPEC+’s move to cut production. Read full storyContinue Reading
As Europe prepares for a winter without Russian gas, the Kremlin is looking to move its natural gas sales further to the east. Although China and India remain Moscow’s most important export destinations in Asia, Russia seems to have found a new buyer – the Islamic Republic of Iran. Why would a country that holds […]
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Women at risk of sexual violence in Myanmar, Malaysia’s former first lady’s fall from grace, Cambodia’s underground sex market helps empower women and an author’s essays explore political dissonance through the metaphor of fruit
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Kim was known for his exceptional ability to draw intricate illustrations entirely from memory on large canvases with his trusty brush pen Read full storyContinue Reading
Eight-story facility to open by the second half of 2024
Companies in Indonesia to leverage its platform to power their business To support increasing demand for the digital services essential to powering todayâs businesses, Equinix Inc announced its expansion to Indonesia with plans for an approximately US$74 million (RM343 million) International Business…Continue Reading
BANGKOK – Children lay napping after eating lunch on a rainy day in their childcare center in northeast Thailand, but their dreams soon became the gruesome nightmare of Thailand’s deadliest mass killing of civilians by a lone gunman. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha reportedly plans to fly to the small town on Friday (October 7) to […]
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Concert organiser AEG Presents Asia posted on social media to say the remaining shows will be moved to 2023.Continue Reading
Vague laws and cultural norms have stopped sex toys from becoming popular in Cambodia. But future thinking entrepreneurs are now meeting a new wave of demand for novelty items amid shifting social norms
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SEOUL – To nobody’s surprise, North Korea test-fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan at dawn Thursday, in what state media called a response to South Korea-US drills in the region. It is part of a high-speed cycle of action and reaction that has elevated tensions across the region in recent days […]
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NA KLANG, Thailand (Reuters) – Thai government buildings flew flags at half mast on Friday to mourn the death of more than 30 people, including 23 children, after an ex-policeman burst into a daycare centre in a knife and gun rampage that left the nation shocked and seeking answers. Read full storyContinue Reading