Japanese filmmaker sentenced to 10 years jail by Myanmar court
2022-10-06
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How soon the Filipinos forget
2022-10-06
It’s been nearly six months since Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr swept to a stunning — and to me regrettable — victory as president of the Philippines. Not enough time has passed for him to have stamped his mark on his country’s erratic history or to forecast its future. But the simple fact that a huge […]
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‘The Durian Chronicles’ explores political dissonance as a link between the U.S. and Southeast Asia
2022-10-06
In her new book, author Sally Tyler explores the paradoxical relations of justice, power and politics through her collection of essays
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‘Pig butchering’ cyber scam upended in Cambodia
2022-10-04
This article was first published by ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. A new type of online fraud emanating from scam sweatshops in Southeast Asia is facing its first major crackdown. Cambodian authorities have stepped up raids on compounds […]
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2022 Cambodia Outlook Conference: Revitalising Cambodia: Sustaining Development After COVID-19
2022-10-03
The Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI) is forging a sustainable path to post-pandemic recovery
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Fuelled by meth addiction, Vietnam’s drug-treatment centres are rife with abuse
2022-09-30
Despite international pressure, forced labour and beating are still common at government-run rehab facilities
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Tightened property loan criteria ‘timely, well-calibrated’; will instil buyer ‘discipline’, say analysts
2022-09-30
The loan-to-value limit for HDB loans has been lowered from 85 per cent to 80 per cent, while property loans from private financial institutions will see an increase in medium-term interest rate floor by 0.5 per cent.Continue Reading
Sham sentence for Suu Kyi’s Australian economic advisor
2022-09-30
Australian Sean Turnell, an economic advisor to Myanmar’s democratically-elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, has been in prison since the military coup of February 2021, awaiting trial for the supposed crime of stealing state secrets. This week a puppet court sentenced him to three years in prison, alongside Suu Kyi, who has already been sentenced […]
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Indonesia approves first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine
2022-09-30
JAKARTA: Indonesia has approved its first locally developed COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, the head of the country’s public health agency said on Friday (Sep 30), hailing it as a step toward “the nation’s independence in access to medicine”. Jakarta has stressed the importance of developing national vaccines since the beginningContinue Reading
‘The Great Resgination’ did not hit SEA badly: Robert Walters
2022-09-30
Professionals in SEA value job security during uncertain times
Hiring new talent remains challenging in SEA, especially in Malaysia The much-publicised âGreat Resignationâ appears to be more muted in Southeast Asia, based on the latest survey from Robert Walters.Â
In a statement, the recruitment firm said professionals in the region are valuing job…Continue Reading