Ukraine puts Indonesia on brink of a noodle crisis

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JAKARTA – Despite the involvement of a domestic company in renewed grain shipments, Indonesia has not been – nor is likely to be – the early beneficiary of any wheat from Ukraine or Russia following the reopening of Black Sea ports under a United Nations-brokered deal last month. Instead, Association of Flour Producers (Aptindo) chairman […]

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Awantec expects first Google cloud region in Malaysia to speed cloud adoption across public sector, corporates

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  Empower public sector to deliver critical new citizen-centric services
Enhance Awantec capabilities in delivering better customer experiences In response to Google Cloud announcing its plans to open its first cloud region in Malaysia, as announced last week on 12 August, Syed Naqiz Shahabuddin (pic), Chairman of Awantec Bhd comments that the move…Continue Reading

Gunmen kill two policemen guarding Pakistan polio team

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Two officers guarding a polio vaccination team in northwest Pakistan were shot dead by unidentified assailants, police said on Tuesday (Aug 16), the latest deaths in an ongoing campaign to eradicate the disease. Pakistan and neighbouring Afghanistan are the only countries where polio remains endemic, but vaccination teams haveContinue Reading

Putin lashes out at US over Ukraine, Taiwan

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MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday (Aug 16) accused Washington of seeking to prolong the conflict in Ukraine and of fuelling conflicts elsewhere in the world, including with the visit of United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan. “The situation in Ukraine shows that the US is trying toContinue Reading

Sentosa is first island destination in Asia recognised for championing sustainability

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SINGAPORE: Sentosa is the first island destination in Asia to be recognised globally for championing sustainability. In a press statement on Tuesday (Aug 16), Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC) said that it has been conferred the Global Sustainable Tourism Council – For Destinations certificate. Sentosa joins 23 other certified sustainable destinationContinue Reading