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January 28, 2023

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China blames foreign powers in its crackdown on protesters

Authorities have not officially announced the arrests and have largely avoided even acknowledging the protests.

  • Published: January 27, 20238:59 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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Indonesia’s measles cases skyrocket amid paediatric vaccination lag

Authorities attributed the spike to the fact that many children had missed out routine childhood vaccinations during the Covid-19 pandemic.

  • Published: January 26, 20238:14 am
  • Author Dio Suhenda
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Tackling declining birth rate is top priority: Japan PM

Noting that births in Japan are expected to fall below 800,000 in 2022, he expressed the view that the nation “is at a critical point with regard to whether it can maintain its…

  • Published: January 25, 20239:20 am
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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The $10 billion question: Will the pledges made in Geneva reach the flood victims in Pakistan?

With the majority of the funds pledged are in the form of loans, experts question if it would have been better to access climate change grants instead.

  • Published: January 20, 20238:42 am
  • Author Zofeen T. Ebrahim
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Rappler, Maria Ressa acquitted of tax evasion charge

The case was filed in 2018 by the Department of Justice over the failure of Ressa and Rappler to declare P162.41 million profit in 2015.

  • Published: January 19, 20239:04 am
  • Author Tetch Torres-Tupas
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Korean state-run body to start fleshing out compromise on forced labour

Critics call the compromise deal a “half-hearted” measure that falls far short of reaching a middle ground on the issue,

  • Published: January 18, 202310:05 am
  • Author Choi Si-young
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Daughter of Thailand’s Thaksin to seek premiership

Paetongtarn Shinawatra will run under the Pheu Thai Party, the latest incarnation of a populist movement founded by her billionaire family two decades ago.

  • Published: January 17, 20239:00 am
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Punjab assembly dissolved on Imran’s orders

The country has been gripped by political instability since Khan was ousted in a no-confidence vote and replaced last April by a shaky coalition led by Prime Minister Shehbaz…

  • Published: January 16, 20239:08 am
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Jokowi again teases 2024 backing. This time, it’s Yusril

However, Jokowi added a caveat that for Yusril to gain his endorsement, his party would first have to win 20 per cent of the vote in the 2024 general election.

  • Published: January 13, 20232:18 pm
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LDP aims to accelerate constitutional amendment discussions

There are four proposed amendments, including one to recognise the Self-Defence Forces in the Constitution.

  • Published: January 12, 20239:08 am
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun

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