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BUSINESS

Malaysia makes contingency plans for agriculture exports under EU deforestation rules

Reuters, Published on 27/08/2025

» KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia has contingency plans in place to remain competitive in European markets as it works to avoid being classified as a "standard risk" country under the European Union's (EU) new deforestation rules, the commodities ministry said on Tuesday.

WORLD

Gaza's hungry children slide towards starvation as emergency treatments dwindle

Reuters, Published on 23/08/2025

» GAZA CITY/GENEVA/CAIRO — The hunger crisis in Gaza is at a tipping point, with critically low supplies of fortified milk and special nutritious pastes exacerbating food shortages and pushing greater numbers of children into starvation, according to aid agencies, malnutrition experts and the United Nations (UN).

WORLD

Floods and landslides in Indian Kashmir kill 60, over 100 missing

Reuters, Published on 15/08/2025

» SRINAGAR — At least 60 people have died and more than 100 are missing, a day after sudden, heavy rain caused floods and landslides in Indian Kashmir, authorities and local media said on Friday, the second such disaster in the Himalayas in a little over a week.

WORLD

New Zealand's population exodus hits 13-year high

Reuters, Published on 15/08/2025

» SYDNEY — New Zealand citizens leaving the country have hit the highest levels in 13 years, with more than a third of those emigrating aged under 30 years as unemployment rises and economic growth remains soft.

WORLD

China, US trade barbs over destroyer passage near Scarborough Shoal

Reuters, Published on 13/08/2025

» BEIJING — China's military said on Wednesday it monitored and "drove away" a US destroyer that sailed near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, while the US Navy said its action was in line with international law.

LIFE

Australian govt internet network signs for Amazon satellite service

Reuters, Published on 05/08/2025

» SYDNEY - The Australian government-owned internet network hired Amazon's untested startup satellite service to provide connectivity to people who cannot access its terrestrial network rather than Elon Musk's Starlink.

THAILAND

Court sets deadline for Paetongtarn to file defence

Reuters, Published on 30/07/2025

» Thailand’s Constitutional Court gave suspended prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra until Aug 4 to submit her defence in a high-profile ethics case that could see her ousted over the handling of a border dispute.

WORLD

Terror threat to Singapore 'remains high'

Reuters, Published on 29/07/2025

» SINGAPORE — The terrorism threat to Singapore remains high, said its home affairs ministry in a report released on Tuesday, pointing to the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict and "continued traction of radical narratives".

BUSINESS

Thailand-US trade talks should be concluded before Aug 1

Reuters, Published on 29/07/2025

» Thailand's trade talks with the United States are expected to be concluded before Aug 1, and US tariffs on the country are not expected to be as high as 36%, Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira said on Tuesday.

BUSINESS

US lifts sanctions on Myanmar junta allies after general praises Trump

Reuters, Published on 25/07/2025

» WASHINGTON — The United States lifted sanctions designations on several allies of Myanmar's ruling generals on Thursday, two weeks after the head of the ruling junta praised President Donald Trump and called for an easing of sanctions in a letter responding to a tariff warning.