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Kyoto University, Japan firms to make world’s 1st wooden satellite

By using wood to build the body of the satellite, the team aims to reduce the number of metal particles generated when the satellite burns up upon entry.

  • Published: June 21, 202310:20 am
  • Author Chika Ishikawa
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Malaysia: Just a 1°C rise in temperature can lead to empty nets

Inshore fishermen will suffer first because bigger, better fish will not want to venture into shallow waters with poor conditions, a professor warns.

  • Published: June 21, 202310:19 am
  • Author Arnold Loh
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China to see surge in exits, entries during upcoming holiday

The daily peak of exits and entries at ports across the country is expected to exceed 1.4 million during the three-day holiday starting from June 22.

  • Published: June 21, 202310:18 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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Campaign for same-sex marriage legislation kicks off

As a part of the campaign, civic groups are planning to file multiple lawsuits simultaneously in 2024 on the behalf of same-sex couples nationwide to pursue their marriage rights.

  • Published: June 21, 202310:16 am
  • Author Lee Jung-Youn
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Asian cities top list of costliest places to live

For the fourth year in a row, the region remains the costliest to live in.

  • Published: June 21, 20239:10 am
  • Author Shi Jing
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Rohingya refugees face soaring hunger and crime after aid cuts

The cuts, forced by a massive shortfall in funding, have stoked fears of a rise in acute malnutrition and child deaths in the world’s largest refugee settlement.

  • Published: June 21, 20238:50 am
  • Author Emma Batha
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South Korea’s college entrance exam to exclude ‘killer questions’ as part of reform

While the difficulty level varies each year, these questions are worth the most points and tests students on materials not covered in class.

  • Published: June 21, 20238:49 am
  • Author Park Jun-hee
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Coldplay’s six concerts in S’pore a ‘missed economic lottery’ for Malaysia: MP

The Muda president also said that opportunities for locals to cater to travellers that could have come for such international acts had been lost, in particular within the events…

  • Published: June 21, 20238:22 am
  • Author The Star
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At high-level meeting, Pakistan government unveils ‘Economic Revival Plan’

In that regard, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that export-oriented foreign direct investment was the key to the country’s economic revival.

  • Published: June 21, 20238:21 am
  • Author Sanaullah Khan
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Malaysia says it won’t peg currency and will focus on policies to strengthen ringgit

During the 1998 Asian financial crisis, Malaysia imposed capital controls and pegged the ringgit at 3.8 to the US dollar, maintaining it until 2005.

  • Published: June 21, 20238:20 am
  • Author The Straits Times

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