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EU fines TikTok €530m over China data transfer

AFP, Published on 02/05/2025

» DUBLIN - TikTok was hit with a massive EU fine of 530 million euros ($600 million) on Friday, accused of sending personal data of Europeans to China and failing to guarantee it was shielded from access by Chinese authorities.

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WORLD

Landmark Nepal survey estimates nearly 400 elusive snow leopards

AFP, Published on 23/04/2025

» KATHMANDU - Nepal's first nationwide survey of the threatened snow leopard estimated nearly 400 of the elusive big cats in the Himalayan nation, wildlife officials said Tuesday.

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WORLD

As Dalai Lama approaches 90, Tibetans weigh future

AFP, Published on 21/04/2025

» NEW DELHI - When the Dalai Lama turns 90 in July, the Buddhist monk, who for many exiled Tibetans personifies dreams of a free homeland, will ask if they want a successor.

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THAILAND

Chula scholar eyes court seat

Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 21/04/2025

» Chulalongkorn University political scientist Chaiyan Chaiyaporn is confident that a case involving his tearing up a ballot paper during the 2006 election will not disqualify him in his bid to be named a Constitutional Court judge.

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WORLD

China-built airport in Nepal ‘littered with corruption’

Published on 19/04/2025

» A government inquiry into a new $216-million international airport in Nepal’s second-biggest city found that “irregularities and corruption” by officials and lawmakers allowed a Chinese state-owned contractor to ignore its obligations and charge for work it never completed.

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THAILAND

Thailand welcomes visitors to Expo pavilion in Osaka

Published on 14/04/2025

» The Thai exhibition was among places visited by exhibition-goers on the first day of the World Exposition in Osaka on Sunday.

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THAILAND

Nepal PM Visits AIT, Strengthens Development Ties

Published on 09/04/2025

» Bangkok, Thailand — 3 April 2025: The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) welcomed the Prime Minister of Nepal, Mr. K.P. Sharma Oli, to its campus on 3 April 2025. Accompanied by a high-level delegation, including Mr. Dhan Bahadur Oli, Ambassador of Nepal to Thailand, the Prime Minister reaffirmed Nepal’s longstanding ties with AIT and pledged USD 100,000 in support of its academic mission.

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OPINION

Quake crisis is too big to ignore

Oped, Published on 08/04/2025

» On March 28, Myanmar was struck by the most devastating earthquake in its history. The disaster reduced much of Mandalay, the country's second-largest city, to rubble. Nay Pyi Taw, the administrative capital, and several towns across central Myanmar also suffered massive destruction.

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GENERAL

This is how Asia Pacific is responding to US reciprocal tariffs

Published on 07/04/2025

» President Donald Trump’s 10% baseline tariffs on US trading partners around the world came into effect on Saturday.

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WORLD

Myanmar quake death toll at 3,354

Reuters, Published on 05/04/2025

» The death toll from Myanmar's devastating earthquake climbed to 3,354, with 4,850 injured and 220 missing, state media said on Saturday, as the visiting United Nations (UN). aid chief praised humanitarian and community groups for leading the aid response.