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    Defusing heritage rows

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 18/04/2024

    » As the Songkran water-splashing festival draws to a close in Thailand and Cambodia, the war of words among netizens -- sparked by a Thai influencer who made sarcastic comments about the Khmer New Year -- drags on.

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    Reunion tour

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 18/04/2024

    » Re: "Ex-PM keen for sister to come back", (BP, April 15).

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    Taking a dip in Hua Hin a long time ago

    Roger Crutchley, Published on 14/04/2024

    » It is not often I can remember what I was doing five days ago let alone 55 years, but a moth-eaten diary confirms that on April 14, 1969 I was in the Thai resort town of Hua Hin. A brief explanation is necessary.

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    Southeast Asian banks must stop funding coal

    Oped, Published on 11/04/2024

    » Indonesia is by far a major top producer of dangerous climate emissions -- more than any country in the Southeast Asian region, mainly due to its burning of coal. The country is also feeling the full force of worsening climate disasters, from floods and storms to deadly landslides. My hometown, Jakarta, is sinking -- and this is compounded by regular catastrophic flooding and air pollution that disrupts millions of lives. Indonesia faces huge risks as it currently sits as the second most disaster-prone country in the world, according to the World Risk Report 2023.

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    Implications of an ageing population

    Oped, Daniel Moss, Published on 11/04/2024

    » Thailand is racing to both revive -- and renovate -- the economy, bringing with it profound social changes. Infamous for its role in Asia's financial meltdown a generation ago, the country is today running headlong into a hurdle confronting the region: a dwindling and greying population.

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    Asean juggles triangular power game

    Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 09/04/2024

    » A rising China, a trusted Japan, and a declining America are three cogs dictating the global geopolitical landscape in Southeast Asia in the months, if not years, to come. Amidst intensifying geopolitics, Asean is in a position where this could either be a blessing or a curse.

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    'Brain drain' follows military coup

    News, Published on 08/04/2024

    » Three years after the coup on Feb 1, 2021, the Myanmar military government, aka the "Tatmadaw", has suffered significant losses as a result of the 1027 operation by the Three Brotherhood Alliance (3BTA), which started in October.

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    It'll take more than patriotism to save the ringgit

    News, Daniel Moss, Published on 28/03/2024

    » Malaysia wants to be great again, at least in foreign exchange. The nation's currency recently approached a level seen as near-catastrophic during the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s. Authorities insist the ringgit is way too cheap and blame forces outside the country, chiefly high interest rates in the US. The remedies are modest, compared with the shock therapy meted out a couple of decades ago.

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    We should listen to the Global South on Gaza

    News, Published on 23/03/2024

    » There is a rising chorus of voices, mostly from the Global South, calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the urgent provision of aid to a population that is facing imminent famine. Is anybody listening?

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    Death sentence for drug convicts is not acceptable

    Oped, Published on 20/03/2024

    » Nearly half of all state-sanctioned deaths around the world are for drug-related offences. This is not acceptable or justifiable and needs to end. My home country of Malaysia has taken steps to change this. Thailand and other countries should follow suit.

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