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Malaysia flexes rare earth muscle as mineral-hungry US seeks non-Chinese sources
South China Morning Post, Published on 23/08/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia's ban on exports of unprocessed rare earth metals this week signals that the Southeast Asian country has a realistic shot - on its own terms - at feeding the mineral-hungry United States amid its strained trade ties with the world's dominant supplier, China, according to analysts.
Singapore passes law against foreign interference in race-based organisations
Reuters, Published on 05/02/2025
» SINGAPORE — Singapore has passed a law designed to protect against foreign interference in its race-based clans and business associations, as the government looks to limit outsiders from undermining racial harmony in the multicultural city-state.
Southeast Asia lags in EVs. Can it catch up?
Reuters, Published on 23/02/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR: For self-confessed tech geek and adrenaline junkie Farhan Abdul Rahim, becoming one of the first Malaysians to own an electric car in 2020 was a no-brainer - but he did not simply stop there.
Hunt for higher local gas supply
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 21/11/2022
» The state subsidy programme for electricity prices is not the only way to curb their rapid increase, which is partially driven by the import of costly liquefied natural gas (LNG).
Experts forecast resumption of overlapping claim area talks
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 22/08/2022
» Energy experts say Thailand and Cambodia should start a talk to settle their dispute on an overlapping claim area (OCA) in order to jointly benefit from a new petroleum source and relieve the impact of energy price fluctuations.
Samsung pulls Singapore drag queen ad after backlash
AFP, Published on 21/01/2022
» SINGAPORE: South Korean tech giant Samsung has pulled an online advert in Singapore that featured a hijab-wearing Muslim woman hugging her drag queen son after it sparked a backlash from socially conservative corners.
Year of Turbulence
Asia focus, Asia Focus Team, Published on 27/12/2021
» Pandemic drags on recovery: In the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, many Asian countries had enviable success, avoiding large-scale outbreaks and mass deaths. But the arrival of the more transmissible Delta variant this year and sluggish vaccine rollouts compounded by low availability sent cases surging. Combined with poor monitoring and easy movement among countries, often unofficially, Southeast Asia became a virus hotspot. The ballooning health crisis collided with churning political discontent in the case of Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia. Economically, the new wave of infections, and attendant restrictions imposed to curb the spread, stalled recoveries. After nearly two years of strict border controls, many countries started to loosen up and live with Covid. But the rise of the Omicron variant now threatens to scuttle those tentative reopening plans and usher in a third year of economic anxiety.
Diplomats enjoy Phuket tour
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 16/11/2020
» Diplomats from 15 countries and their spouses on Sunday took part in a tourism promotion in Phuket aimed at revitalising the Covid 19-battered sector upon which the resort province is dependent.
Investors fret as Trump targets Chinese tech
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee & Darana Chudasri, Published on 08/08/2020
» Recap: Global stocks fell following US President Donald Trump's decision to ban WeChat, the world's most-used messaging app, fuelling the potential to upend the international businesses of companies from Apple to Walmart and shut down personal communications between China and the US.
Something to celebrate
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 17/02/2020
» The Indonesian government has added another cultural event of its ethnic Chinese community to its official list of top attractions in a bid to lure more domestic and international tourists.