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GLOBAL WARMING

The Daily Star

Bangladesh now home to half of top green factories worldwide

The Daily Star

‘You’re killing us by not curbing pollution’: Bangladesh High Court

The Jakarta Post

Protecting 30 per cent of oceans a huge challenge for the planet

The Straits Times

Sembcorp opens S-E Asia’s largest energy storage system on Jurong Island to boost solar power supply

The Daily Star

Talks ongoing to generate hydrogen power from seawater: Bangladesh PM

The Jakarta Post

Indonesian, Philippine water experts push for more sustainable dams amid climate change

The Jakarta Post

Crude palm oil exports to drop further as more palm oil goes to biodiesel: GAPKI

The Jakarta Post

Funding, research hamper Indonesia’s seaweed potential for biofuel

The Jakarta Post

EU’s green policy a priority for Asean

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Agri damage caused by floods, rains nears P900 million mark

The Phnom Penh Post

Cambodia authorities warn of approaching cold snap

The Japan News

Snow storm halts transport across Japan, at least one dead

The Korea Herald

Bitter cold snap continues, heavy snow to follow in Korea

China Daily

Hong Kong Observatory records lowest temperature at 1.3°C in Tai Mo Shan

The Star

Johor cops to airlift food, supplies to over 1,500 people trapped by rising waters

China Daily

Chinese courts make efforts to improve eco-environmental protection

PANDEMIC

The Nation

New Covid cases, deaths dropped by about half last week: Thai official

The Japan News

Improved pandemic response planned for Japan’s health centres

China Daily

Hong Kong’s full travel resumption is a big step to everyday life

China Daily

Herd immunity protecting most people from Covid-19

China Daily

New Omicron CH.1.1 strain not expected to spread widely: Experts

Viet Nam News

Ho Chi Minh City keeps close eye on Covid-19 amid surge in travel during Tet

The Korea Herald

South Korea PM hints at earlier lifting of visa restrictions on China

The Korea Herald

South Koreans remain cautious over eased masking rule

Dawn

Three years on, WHO says Covid still global emergency

The Yomiuri Shimbun

China says Covid-19 situation at ‘low level’ after holiday

The Japan News

China resumes visa issuance for Japanese

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Covid-19 no longer public health emergency, says DOH adviser

The Korea Herald

S. Korea: Indoor masking eased, with hope, confusion

China Daily

HK set to scrap isolation for people with Covid, tally 3,283

The Daily Star

World’s first intranasal Covid vaccine launched in Delhi

The Jakarta Post

North Korea locks down capital city over ‘respiratory illness’: Report

TOP NEWS

The Jakarta Post

US military searches for balloon remnants as China urges restraint

The Jakarta Post

Indonesia’s GDP growth reaches decade high

China Daily

KMT official from Taiwan to visit mainland

The Statesman

Delhi Mayor elections postponed again for third time in a row

The Phnom Penh Post

Phnom Penh proposed for RCEP Secretariat

The Star

China sacks weather bureau chief in shake-up after balloon furore

The Jakarta Post

China balloon soaring over US deflates hopes for diplomatic thaw

The Korea Herald

South Korea, US vow action on North Korea amid push for new ties

The Phnom Penh Post

Asean foreign ministers renew calls for engagement with Myanmar

The Star

India opposition attacks Modi on silence over Adani allegations

The Nation

Thaksin’s daughter wallops rivals in poll of bellwether province

Dawn

Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf passes away in Dubai

The Korea Herald

3 rescued, 9 missing after boat capsizes off South Jeolla

The Korea Herald

North Korea threatens US to face ‘toughest’ response

Dawn

Peshawar attack: Key questions that need to be answered

The Yomiuri Shimbun

Japan mulling hosting online G7 summit on Feb 24

COMBATING INFLATION

The Star

Enough to go around for Ramadan, despite disrupted supply: M’sia retailers

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Philippines agriculture dept eyes P125/kilo suggested retail price for onions

The Star

Malaysia confident of avoiding recession in 2023 despite global headwinds

The Daily Star

Bangladesh PM tells consumers to pay actual cost of gas and power

The Korea Herald

‘Energy inflation’ hits 25-year high in January

China Daily

Hong Kong commerce chamber urges another round of consumption vouchers

The Korea Herald

US Fed hike, inflation create rate-setting challenge for Bank of Korea

Viet Nam News

Over 1.9 million Vietnamese households still struggle with poverty: Ministry survey

The Daily Star

Bangladesh electricity price hike “an anti-people decision”: Gano forum

The Jakarta Post

Inflation softens to 5.28%, further alleviates pressure on Bank of Indonesia

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Optimism not seen among poor Filipinos as it rises for those who haven’t gone hungry

The Yomiuri Shimbun

Egg wholesale prices hit 37-year high in Tokyo

Dawn

Pakistan’s January inflation clocks in at 27.55%, highest since 1975

The Korea Herald

Seoul hikes taxi fares after 4 years

The Daily Star

Retail power price: Hiked again, in just 3 weeks

The Yomiuri Shimbun

More support planned to ease electric bill burden for Japanese

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CROSS-STRAIT TENSIONS

The Japan News

US approves potential sale of anti-tank systems to Taiwan for $180 million

The Jakarta Post

Taiwan says China deployed 71 warplanes in weekend war drills

The Daily Star

18 China bombers violates Taiwan air defence zone

The Straits Times

Taiwan has to be better prepared for China’s ‘politically motivated’ sanctions

The Daily Star

Taiwan premier slams China over fresh import bans

The Straits Times

US military Bill features up to $13.6b to boost Taiwan

The Straits Times

Beijing-friendly KMT’s huge win in local elections does not mean Taiwan is pro-China: Analysts

China Daily

Taiwan reunification: US benefits from cross-Straits divisions

China Daily

Did CPC congress make new Taiwan policy?

China Daily

China commends El Salvador’s decision to end ‘pact’ with Taiwan

The Straits Times

Any US-China war over Taiwan would be about maritime control over Asia: Wang Gungwu

The Straits Times

Xi’s priority mission – get PLA ready to win a war over Taiwan

China Daily

Mainland spokesman bites back at ‘Taiwan independence’

China Daily

China rejects Japan’s claims in waters east of Taiwan

The Straits Times

Taiwan needs diverse trade amid US-China row: Finance chief

China Daily

CPC: Resolving Taiwan question highlighted in report

ASEAN MATTERS

The Phnom Penh Post

Cambodia’s foreign minister heads to Jakarta for ASEAN meets

China Daily

RCEP boosts trade growth amid gloomy global outlook

The Jakarta Post

Quiet ingenuity needed to move needle on COC talks: Experts

The Nation

Cambodia to push for establishment of RCEP Secretariat in Siem Reap

The Phnom Penh Post

UK’s Asean ambassador in Cambodia on official visit

The Phnom Penh Post

UN Myanmar envoy briefs Cambodia PM on ‘three-layered solution’

The Phnom Penh Post

Asean special envoy Sokhonn could meet Suu Kyi in a future visit: Min Aung Hlaing

The Phnom Penh Post

Asean peace gambit kicks off, with humanitarian aid

The Phnom Penh Post

Five-point consensus to be led by Myanmar: Myanmar foreign affairs chief

The Phnom Penh Post

Asean intelligence, military ties to get boost after pledge

The Phnom Penh Post

Cambodia, Malaysia armies bulk up regional security co-op

The Jakarta Post

Asean special envoy to visit Myanmar on March 20

The Phnom Penh Post

Call to operationalise Asean outlook on Indo-Pacific: Cambodia FM

The Phnom Penh Post

PM defends UN envoy Heyzer’s remarks on “power-sharing” in Myanmar

The Jakarta Post

Malaysia urges ASEAN envoy to meet Myanmar shadow government

Viet Nam News

ASEAN foreign ministers discuss 2022 priorities at retreat

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SPORTS & GAMES

The Phnom Penh Post

First round Thai TKO a historic win for Kun Khmer exponent Samnang

China Daily

Rugby Sevens set to return to Hong Kong after five months

China Daily

China wins two golds at Short-Track Speed Skating World Cup

The Straits Times

Danelle Tan becomes the first female Singaporean to play in a European league

China Daily

Young sailors make waves in Hainan

The Statesman

Sports Budget has increased almost three times since 2014: PM Modi

The Jakarta Post

Hooliganism still haunts Indonesian soccer

The Nation

Thailand to boycott SEA Games Muay Thai after Cambodia changes name

The Phnom Penh Post

First Khmer boxer off to China; France, Europe, US fights beckon

The Japan News

As backcountry skiing grows more popular, accidents grow more common

The Nation

Muay Thai will always belong to Thailand: PM Prayut

The Straits Times

MMA fighter Angela Lee posts emotional message to late sister Victoria

The Phnom Penh Post

Cambodia’s Volleyball Fed buys VAR cutting edge referee tech system ahead of games

The Jakarta Post

Home favourite ‘Jojo’, South Korea’s An win Indonesia Masters titles

The Straits Times

Tchoukball: Singapore women make history by becoming world no. 1

China Daily

China’s Su Yiming wins snowboard big air bronze on X Games debut

ASIA ON SCREEN

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‘Free our mother’ — Myanmar citizens in Thailand protest on coup anniversary
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‘Free our mother’ — Myanmar citizens in Thailand protest on coup anniversary
Feeling festive in Lunar January
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Feeling festive in Lunar January
How a woman is breaking ‘macho’ tattoo stereotypes
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How a woman is breaking ‘macho’ tattoo stereotypes
Sprucing up luxury goods
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Sprucing up luxury goods
Vietnamese cat lovers import more breeds as trend catches on
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Vietnamese cat lovers import more breeds as trend catches on
Exotic flowers for Tet, the Lunar New Year
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Exotic flowers for Tet, the Lunar New Year
South China Sea issue keeping me ‘up at night, day, most of the time’: Marcos
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South China Sea issue keeping me ‘up at night, day, most of the time’: Marcos
The glass noodles village on the Nhue River
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The glass noodles village on the Nhue River
Race against time to save boy trapped in concrete pit
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Race against time to save boy trapped in concrete pit
Green travel
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‘Free our mother’ — Myanmar citizens in Thailand protest on coup anniversary
‘Free our mother’ — Myanmar citizens in Thailand protest on coup anniversary
Feeling festive in Lunar January
Feeling festive in Lunar January
How a woman is breaking ‘macho’ tattoo stereotypes
How a woman is breaking ‘macho’ tattoo stereotypes
Sprucing up luxury goods
Sprucing up luxury goods
Vietnamese cat lovers import more breeds as trend catches on
Vietnamese cat lovers import more breeds as trend catches on
Exotic flowers for Tet, the Lunar New Year
Exotic flowers for Tet, the Lunar New Year
South China Sea issue keeping me ‘up at night, day, most of the time’: Marcos
South China Sea issue keeping me ‘up at night, day, most of the time’: Marcos
The glass noodles village on the Nhue River
The glass noodles village on the Nhue River
Race against time to save boy trapped in concrete pit
Race against time to save boy trapped in concrete pit
Green travel
Green travel
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SPOTLIGHT ON ASIA

Dawn

Musharraf — from military strongman to forgotten man of politics

The Daily Star

Revitalising Delhi’s school system: A triumphant journey

The Korea Herald

What’s behind helicopter parents on school trips?

The Straits Times

Meet the people protecting one of Singapore’s rarest tree species

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Numbers fall but PH teen pregnancies persist, mirror economic, learning gaps

The Jakarta Post

‘Ideology of hate’ consuming India, says Gandhi’s great-grandson

China Daily

China’s ‘silver’ economy grows with ageing population

The Daily Star

Humanity was all she believed in: First organ transplantation from brain-dead patient

The Straits Times

‘Identity politics hinders the compromises essential to working democracies’

The Korea Herald

Suspected North Korean spies reportedly under probe

The Daily Star

How dysfunctional marriages affect children

The Japan News

With eyes on Mars, U.S. scientists test Japan-made robot seal for reducing astronaut stress

The Korea Herald

Will hefty tax breaks be Korean chipmakers’ saviour?

The Korea Herald

‘For unhappy Koreans, starting families is a difficult task’: Population committee chief

Dawn

How realistic is the forecast that Pakistan will be world’s sixth-largest economy by 2075?

The Korea Herald

Korea should treat drug abuse epidemic as it did Covid-19: Minister

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