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INDO-PACIFIC AND ASIA

Dawn

Canada launches new Indo-Pacific strategy, focus on ‘disruptive’ China

The Straits Times

British warship deployed to Indo-Pacific region docks in Singapore

The Jakarta Post

War In Ukraine will not fray Indo-Pacific strategy

The Jakarta Post

Ukraine: Out of a tiger’s mouth into a crocodile’s mouth

The Korea Herald

N. Korea slams AUKUS as US ‘tool for war’ threatening world security

The Jakarta Post

Indonesia’s strategic defence concept in Indo-Pacific region

The Star

PM expresses Malaysia’s concern over Aukus at the East Asia summit

China Daily

AUKUS spurs arms race, puts to test Aussie pledge of nuclear non-proliferation

The Jakarta Post

Indonesia, Malaysia concerned over AUKUS nuclear submarines plan

The Statesman

AUKUS & impact on Japan and India

The Statesman

Impending ‘cold war’ will destroy marine life

The Jakarta Post

AUKUS shows Indonesia must modernize defence

The Straits Times

The Australian submarine surprise

China Daily

US nuclear proliferation top threat to the Asia-Pacific

The Jakarta Post

AUKUS submarine deal a detriment to nuclear commitments

The Straits Times

Will Aukus bring chaos or stability to the region?

GLOBAL WARMING

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

The Yomiuri Shimbun

Japan authorities warn of health, traffic dangers amid severe cold spell

The Star

‘Snuff out the open burning now’: M’sian environmentalists

The Korea Herald

Siberian cold wave sweeps South Korea

The Phnom Penh Post

Stung Prek Tnaot River’s banks collapse as houses drop into floodwaters

The Straits Times

Davos 2023: Climate change litigation set to grow, says WEF panel

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

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At least where the menace of terrorism is concerned, the government and opposition need to close ranks and put up a united front.
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How do LNG subsidies affect public spending?

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Hunger, food security, and land use

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Soaring utility bills

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ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

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The government should strengthen support steps to deal with shock from higher utility bills.
The government must extend generous support to poor and low-income families through targeted measures to shield them from the negative impact of high inflationary pressure due to high food and fuel prices.

REGIONAL AFFAIRS

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A politically stable Vietnam is instrumental in maintaining peace and stability in the region.
Two years after the Feb 1, 2021 coup in Myanmar, the country is locked in a vicious multi-front war.

FIGHTING THE PANDEMIC

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

The Japan News

Japan to lower Covid-19 classification on May 8

The Star

Three years on, the battle is not yet over

The Straits Times

China says Covid-19 deaths, severe cases drop by more than 70%

China Daily

Tourists swarm Macao at Lunar New Year as virus curbs eased

The Straits Times

413 people get Covid-19 vaccine injury payouts, over $1.8m offered to applicants

The Korea Herald

No mask mandate at South Korea’s schools, airports – but still on buses, trains

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

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Becoming one of Europe’s leading weapon suppliers not only boosts the global stature of South Korea’s defence industry, but also has other implications.
The decision at first glance seems riddled with conflicts of interest, given that the use of fossil fuels has caused a sharp increase in the amount of carbon emissions.

WORTH A READ

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To remain relevant and to survive, universities will need to reform themselves to create a new institutional culture that meets the needs of students in 2023 and beyond.
2022 seems to have indicated that the spiritual lessons learnt from Covid-19 have lost out to the allure and the glitter of a hardcore material world.

SOCIETY

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Regional development policies based on an integrated planning approach should aim to curtail the negative consequences of urban agglomeration and uneven growth.
The government must extend generous support to poor and low-income families through targeted measures to shield them from the negative impact of high inflationary pressure due to high food and fuel prices.

SPOTLIGHT ON ASIA

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

The Kathmandu Post

Vulnerable girls, women being trafficked to India by their own relatives, acquaintances

The Korea Herald

Recovering South Korean drug users at rehab call for more help

The Straits Times

Indian parents using sexual offence law to control teen romance

The Korea Herald

14 years a miser…to be a home owner in Seoul

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