Tag: Asia
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Malaysia police call for total vape ban after ‘Piu Piu’ drug found in e-liquids
The synthetic drug, a mixture of fentanyl and psychoactive chemicals, could cause severe intoxication and leave users in a “zombie-like” state, Malaysia’s deputy inspector-general of police Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said.
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Thai broadcaster strikes eleventh-hour deal for World Cup rights
BANGKOK: Thai sports broadcaster JAS will air the World Cup in the Southeast Asian country, the company’s chief executive said, clinching an eleventh-hour deal for domestic rights to the football tournament that kicks off Thursday (Jun 11).The United States is co-hosting the World Cup with Canada and Mexico,
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Indonesia seeks to diversify network routes, reduce 90% internet connectivity dependence on Singapore
Indonesia’s dependence on Singapore stems from the island state’s position as Southeast Asia’s primary digital hub, hosting major subsea cable networks – cables laid on the seabed between land-based stations – data centres and global cloud services.
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Rupiah slide and ‘Sell Indonesia’ stocks: Jakarta’s counter moves useful but experts flag deeper fiscal concerns
Indonesia’s emergency interest rate hike and efforts to support the rupiah may have helped calm markets for now, but economists say investor confidence will not fully return unless the government addresses deeper concerns.
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‘One enemy is too many’: Indonesia President Prabowo hits back at criticism on frequent overseas trips
President Prabowo Subianto has gone on more than 50 overseas trips to over 20 countries in less than two years in office, far more than his predecessors.
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Rescuers press on in quake-hit Philippines as aftershocks and infrastructure damage hamper efforts
Recovery operations have been complicated by more than 2,000 aftershocks since the quake, some reaching magnitudes as high as 6.4.
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Indonesia nabs Australian fugitive hiding in private jet lavatory
DENPASAR, Indonesia: Indonesian authorities arrested an Australian fugitive hiding in the lavatory of a private jet as it was about to take off from the resort island of Bali, officials said Thursday (Jun 11).Officers rushed onboard the plane after the pilot was ordered to return from the runway to the VIP Te
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UMNO stresses support for PM Anwar’s unity government despite going solo in Johor, Negeri Sembilan state polls
Barisan Nasional’s move to contest solo in Johor is a “legitimate, mature and constitutional democratic act”, says UMNO secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki amid criticism.
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Thai court sentences two Uyghur men to death for 2015 Bangkok bombing
The explosion, which killed 20 people including a Singaporean, occurred at the Erawan Shrine in the centre of Bangkok, an area popular with foreign tourists.
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Outcry in Indonesia after police find toddlers tied up at daycare centre
Police found most of more than 100 children enrolled at the centre with their hands and feet tied up when they raided it in April, the head of child protection at Yogyakarta’s police criminal investigation unit, Apri Sawitri, said in an interview with Reuters.
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