Kun Bokator’s recent addition to the UNESCO intangible heritage following a series of hurdles, and its inclusion for the first time in the upcoming Southeast Asia Games has emphasised this martial art’s relevance as more than just a sport
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Leaked documents from a senior meeting of Myanmar junta officials reveal an unexpected collaboration between the Myanmar military and Bangladesh forces on operations against the ARSA Rohingya insurgent group
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TOKYO – Japan is preparing to relax its long-time strict controls on military hardware and technology exports, the latest move in the country’s gathering remilitarization amid rising threats from China. On February 2, Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada said that the nation’s Three Principles on Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technology should be revised to […]Continue Reading
Myanmar’s military junta reckons it has a way out of the turmoil and war it unleashed after staging a democracy-killing coup two years ago. Despite sparking a nationwide uprising that has left an estimated 2,900 civilians dead and hundreds of thousands displaced, the junta plans to hold elections this year in a cynical ploy to […]Continue Reading
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kk Funding: Fuel For The Fire
After presenting our nine recommendations across the talent and market access areas, we conclude with our recommendations around funding – where the rubber really meets the road.Â
If we want our companies to be competitive with their regional counterparts we canât handicap them and hope they…Continue Reading
Singapore’s 2023 budget, announced by Finance Minister Lawrence Wong on Valentines Day, held increased grants and support for new families and working mothers as living costs rise. But some fear single parents may miss out and are calling for greater inclusivity.
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Cambodia’s former child soldiers continue living with trauma, resentment, and revenge as the lack of social support forced most of them into isolation and deep poverty.
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The balloon saga continues to drive US-China relations downwards – China’s top leaders appear apathetic, while America’s hawks seem vindicated, says this researcher.Continue Reading
CNA called and/or visited a number of condominium showrooms in Singapore on Tuesday evening after the announcement, but they were either closed or empty. Mr Ken Tay, a property agent at ERA Realty Network, a lot of buyers called him when they first heard the news. “They panic, they thinkContinue Reading
Activists in Thailand are suing the government for using spyware technology to monitor dissidents, the first such case in the country that they hope will help raise awareness and better protect citizens who are subject to increasing surveillance.Continue Reading