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Singapore orders foreigners' Facebook posts taken down under new election rules
Reuters, Published on 26/04/2025
» SINGAPORE - Singapore has ordered Facebook parent Meta to block Singaporeans' access to posts made by foreigners, ahead of a national election under rules restricting their social media posts.
Coconuts get pricier as poor weather drives global shortage
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/04/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR - When Mohamad Fahmi Faat’s family in Kuala Lumpur prepared only half their usual amount of food for recent Eid al-Fitr celebrations, he blamed an ongoing shortage of coconuts, a staple ingredient in many Asian cuisines.
'Defend ourselves': Refugee girls in Kenya find strength in taekwondo
AFP, Published on 18/04/2025
» KAKUMA — Along one of the many dirt tracks leading into Kenya's Kakuma refugee camp there is a large hidden compound, where inside, twice a week, adolescent girls gather to learn taekwondo, the martial arts lessons offering a safe space in the often chaotic settlement.
Former Malaysia PM Abdullah Badawi dies aged 85
Published on 15/04/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR - Former Malaysian prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi died on Monday, aged 85, his family and medical authorities reported.
Asean nations plan tariff talks with US as Anwar seeks unity
Published on 08/04/2025
» Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday his country and Association of Southeast Asian Nations partners will dispatch officials to Washington for talks following President Donald Trump’s rollout of global tariffs.
Pedal power! Jutatip bags historic hat-trick
Tor Chittinand, Published on 02/04/2025
» Asian champion Jutatip Maneephan took home the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s Cup Women’s Tour of Thailand 2025 overall title after reigning supreme in all three categories of the three-stage race on Wednesday.
Indonesia poised to export durians to China, threatening Thai dominance
South China Morning Post, Published on 21/03/2025
» HONG KONG — Indonesia is expanding cultivation and completing legal procedures in preparation to begin exporting durians to China, offering consumers a new - and possibly cheaper - alternative to fruit from Thailand and Vietnam.
Indonesian president takes local leaders to ‘boot camp’
Published on 22/02/2025
» President Prabowo Subianto, the ex-general who rose to power pledging to upend Indonesian politics, is taking hundreds of regional leaders on a week-long “boot camp” just as signs of dissent emerge against his populist government.
ONE Championship: Roberto Soldic admits to ‘out of control’ late shots but eyes title after huge Qatar KO
Nicolas Atkin, Published on 21/02/2025
» Roberto Soldic admitted he was “a little bit out of control” with his late shots on Dagi Arslanaliev, after kick starting his ONE Championship career with a huge KO in Qatar that boss Chatri Sityodtong insisted could earn him a title shot.
ONE Championship: Joshua Pacio anticipates ‘fourth, fifth, sixth’ fights with Jarred Brooks after crowning glory in Qatar
Nicolas Atkin, Published on 21/02/2025
» Joshua Pacio anticipates a “fourth, fifth and sixth” chapter in his storied ONE Championship rivalry with Jarred Brooks, despite settling their trilogy in emphatic style on Thursday night in Qatar.