The United States has gambled big in its latest across-the-board sanctions on Chinese companies in the semiconductor industry, believing it can kneecap China and retain its global dominance. From the slogans of globalization and “free trade” of the neoliberal 1990s, Washington has reverted to the technology-denial regimes that the US and its allies followed during the Cold […]Continue Reading
Poaching threatens forest biodiversity in Cambodia, Southeast Asian designers become environmentally friendly, Thailand attempt to tackle alarming flooding
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Almost a decade after fleeing China, more than 50 Uyghurs are still languishing in Thai detention facilities, living in constant fear of being sent back.Continue Reading
DIPLOMATIC BALANCE “What’s a life, in this kind of prison cell for almost 10 years?” asked Thai senator Zakee Phithakkumpol, one of the leaders of the Islamic Central Council, which represents the kingdom’s eight million Muslims. Support for the detainees has stepped up in recent months, with eight Thai humanContinue Reading
Artisans, architects and urban planners are incorporating environmental urgency into their creations as they work to design a sustainable future for the region.
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SINGAPORE: Thailand expects to burn coal for power for longer after it extended the lifespans of some plants to cope with record high natural gas prices, the assistant secretary general of its Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said on Wednesday.Continue Reading
In the city of Batac in the neighbouring province of Ilocos Norte, several patients spent most of the night outside a government hospital after the ceiling collapsed on several rooms and damaged equipment, hospital staff said. Boulders rolling down a hillside temporarily blocked a road linking Batac to the nearbyContinue Reading
Adopting clean energy would reduce the region’s long-term dependence on fossil fuels, which are prone to price fluctuations beyond countries’ control.Continue Reading
MANILA: A 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked the northern Philippines late on Tuesday (Oct 25), the US Geological Service said, sending panicked residents out into the streets and causing substantial damage to a hospital. The quake, caused by a movement of the earth’s crust, struck around 10.59pm near the upland town of Dolores.Continue Reading
Sophie Qian will relocate from New York to Singapore later this year.Continue Reading