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Trying to keep a lid on consumer debt
Business, Published on 23/03/2023
» Thailand is stepping up its supervision of auto hire-purchase and leasing of cars and motorcycles to ensure consumer protection and deal with elevated household debt.
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Facebook adds privacy settings to comply with European rules
Published on 18/04/2018
» LONDON: Facebook is enhancing privacy safeguards for users around the world as it complies with new European rules designed to make it easier for consumers to give and withdraw consent for the use of their data.
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Indonesian man rescued from human trafficking in Africa
Kyodo News, Published on 08/03/2018
» JAKARTA: The Indonesian government and a migrant labour union have managed to rescue a young Indonesian man who was trafficked to Africa to work on a Chinese fishing boat, with as many as 29 others possibly still be in danger, officials said Thursday.
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Indonesian police probe foreign 'orders' for child porn
Associated Press, Published on 09/01/2018
» JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities are investigating whether a child pornography ring had links to an international network, police said on Tuesday, after videos of adult women engaged in sexual acts with boys went viral on social media.
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Military officer found dead inside Philippine compound
Kyodo News, Published on 26/09/2017
» MANILA: A military officer in President Rodrigo Duterte's personal protection team was found dead Tuesday morning at the president's official residence, the head of the security team said.
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Japan sets 'telework' day to promote work-style change
Kyodo News, Published on 18/04/2017
» TOKYO - Japan has designated July 24, the opening day of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, as "the day of telework" to encourage people to work at home and ease traffic congestion in and around the capital during the games, the government said Tuesday.
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Philippines releases 17 Vietnamese fishermen in goodwill gesture
Published on 02/11/2016
» MANILA - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte led the send-off of 17 Vietnamese fishermen caught nearly two months ago off Luzon Island on Wednesday, recalling his commitment to work on their release during his visit in Vietnam in late September as a gesture of goodwill.
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Smartphones hack Japanese cars
Kyodo News, Published on 15/12/2015
» Japanese cars could be hacked and remote-controlled through smartphones if they were equipped with devices connected to the Internet, according to an experiment conducted by an associate professor at Hiroshima City University's Graduate School of Information Sciences.
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US to reconsider Pacific trade agenda next week
Kyodo News, Published on 13/06/2015
» Washington — The US House of Representatives decided Friday to carry over deliberations on a bill that is crucial to concluding a sweeping Pacific free trade deal to next week after endorsing only part of it.
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Preserving language diversity
Learningpost, Daniel Calderbank, Published on 30/11/2010
» The power of language to save and improve lives was a key theme at a recent Bangkok conference on language, education and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
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