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South Korea’s unsecured national debt to soar to nearly 800 trillion won next year

As the national debt continues to grow, annual expenditures on interest are also expected to steadily increase, a government report said.

  • Published: September 4, 20233:49 pm
  • Author Song Seung-hyun
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Making sense of ‘sky-high’ power bills

Very simply, the electricity tariff has increased sharply due to the last government’s failure to adequately manage the financial crisis.

  • Published: September 4, 20233:38 pm
  • Author Zain Siddiqui
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‘Economy rice’ no more: Malaysia restaurant owners looking to raise prices amid increasing costs

Malaysia is not the only country facing a price hike in rice. Other key exporting countries, including Thailand and Vietnam, have seen prices going up by around 20 per cent.

  • Published: September 4, 20233:30 pm
  • Author Charles Ramendran
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Two panels formed to probe high egg, chicken prices in Bangladesh

In an unprecedented scene in Bangladesh, the price of a dozen farmed brown eggs matched that of one kilogram of broiler chicken in August, further denting the wallets of fixed and…

  • Published: September 4, 20233:29 pm
  • Author The Daily Star
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55kg gold vanishes from Dhaka International Airport customs godown

The stolen valuables were seized between 2020 and last month from people arriving at the airport with more gold than the law allows.

  • Published: September 4, 202310:29 am
  • Author Mohammad Suman, Mohammad Jamil Khan
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Online gambling kingpin has links throughout South-east Asia

The 41-year-old has also been linked to a vast network of companies worldwide, which were used to launder the billions he made since starting out as a small-time businessman in…

  • Published: September 4, 202310:28 am
  • Author The Straits Times Crime Desk
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Korea’s teachers to hold nationwide protest despite warning

About 70,000 teachers are expected to participate in the rally to demand better rights for teachers in the classroom.

  • Published: September 4, 202310:27 am
  • Author Park Jun-hee
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Pandemic leads to decline of ‘daigou’ era in Australia

The era of the “daigou” – shopping agents, mainly students and tourists, who make money by buying and sending products back to China for resale – appears to be ending in…

  • Published: September 4, 202310:26 am
  • Author Jonathan Pearlman
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What summer of stabbings means for South Korea

South Koreans have long taken pride in their country’s strict control on guns and violence, which, coupled with extensive surveillance camera coverage in major cities, have made…

  • Published: September 4, 202310:25 am
  • Author Yoon Min-sik
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President Xi reaffirms China’s commitment to high-level opening up

The Chinese president also pledged continuous steps to advance Chinese modernization on all fronts, to provide all countries with new opportunities for openness and cooperation.

  • Published: September 4, 20239:03 am
  • Author Xu Wei

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