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Minister releases 18 FAQs on Thailand’s southern land bridge project and its benefits

The land bridge will save shippers about five days compared to sailing through the Malacca Strait. The project will require an investment of 1 trillion baht, and the funding will…

  • Published: January 24, 202412:10 pm
  • Author The Nation
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When cops turn part-time robbers

Over the last six months, Banani, Airport and Uttara Paschim police stations investigated six robbery cases involving police members, immigration officials and petty criminals who…

  • Published: January 24, 202412:08 pm
  • Author Emrul Hasan Bappi and Mohammad Jamil Khan
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Shenzhen launches China’s first blood delivery platform powered by drones

The move, spearheaded by the Shenzhen Blood Center in collaboration with China Telecom's Shenzhen branch, marks a significant leap forward in ensuring the swift, efficient…

  • Published: January 23, 202412:35 pm
  • Author Wang Xu
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Pak elections: Big guns taking no chances on February 8

This time, all major political parties are contesting the polls without any formal alliance, and in many constituencies party heads will face powerful rivals that may have the…

  • Published: January 22, 20241:18 pm
  • Author Amir Wasim
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Pregnant at 17, she was forced by her parents to marry the father of her baby

Anna already had thoughts of breaking up with her then boyfriend, as she felt he was abusive. Then, she learnt she was pregnant.

  • Published: January 22, 20241:17 pm
  • Author Theresa Tan
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​New bike routes extend Angkor’s magical allure

This initiative enables visitors to explore the Angkor area by cycling, witnessing temples and local life along the way. Bicycling, popular among tourists for both health and…

  • Published: January 22, 20241:16 pm
  • Author Kim Yutharo
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Music meets sustainability: A movement for climate action in Southeast Asia

Concerts with a sustainability focus have shown that music can entertain and inform simultaneously, and deliver a more climate-friendly musical experience.

  • Published: January 19, 20241:36 pm
  • Author The Nation
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More ‘mobile museums’ to open for marginalized groups in Korea

The mobile museums are to act as containers equipped to allow visitors to not only see artifacts but to feel what it is like touring cultural heritage sites will be stationed at…

  • Published: January 15, 20242:02 pm
  • Author Choi Si-young
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Malaysian youth say no to lying flat

Young Malaysians have learned to look to themselves in order to survive, either to work hard in Malaysia, or to make a living across the Causeway for more attractive pay.

  • Published: January 12, 202412:41 pm
  • Author Sin Chew Daily
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Teenage girls in Rukum East live in terror of outdated traditions

A 17-year-old girl was brutally assaulted by four men in public under the pretext of practising the age-old tradition of ‘Tani Bibaha’, which can be loosely translated to mean…

  • Published: January 11, 20241:01 pm
  • Author The Kathmandu Post

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