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Thailand set for early elections as King endorses PM Anutin’s move to dissolve parliament

PM Anutin is Thailand’s third prime minister since August 2023, and political instability is taking a toll on Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy, which is grappling with…

  • Published: December 12, 20258:50 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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Pakistan government may ban ‘uncooperative’ social media platforms: state minister

Minister of State for Law and Justice Barrister Aqeel Malik noted that the government has issued reminders to social media platforms and warned that those who fail to cooperate or…

  • Published: December 12, 20258:35 am
  • Author Nadir Guramani
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Rights on borrowed time: The Jakarta Post

The state's disaster response in Sumatra only shows that victims of the floods and landslides have had their the rights to life, health and protection denied during emergencies.

  • Published: December 11, 202511:58 am
  • Author The Jakarta Post
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China decries Taiwan’s DPP’s RedNote ban

The ban, announced on Dec 4, was imposed by Taiwan's interior affairs department for a year, citing alleged failures in "multiple cybersecurity indicators" and claims of "frequent…

  • Published: December 11, 202511:53 am
  • Author Li Shangyi
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Corruption and political survival

The writer argues: "President (Marcos) must now realize that for him to preserve and uplift his legacy, he must reach out to pink and yellow forces, in whose ranks he can find…

  • Published: December 11, 202511:39 am
  • Author Joel Ruiz Butuyan
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Philippines’ audit commission flags health department over expired, expiring drugs worth millions

Maintaining excessive supplies would also entail additional costs on the part of the government in terms of manpower and warehouse space—both resources that “could have been…

  • Published: December 11, 202511:05 am
  • Author Dempsey Reyes
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Seoul education chief outlines proposal to scrap college admission exam by 2040

Blueprint calls for long-term move to absolute grading, expanded essay-based evaluations.

  • Published: December 11, 202511:00 am
  • Author Lee Seung-ku
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Tradition or animal abuse? Korean bullfighting faces reckoning in parliament

Unlike Spanish bullfighting, in which a human bullfighter takes on a bull, often killing it, Korean bullfighting pits animals against each other until one retreats.

  • Published: December 11, 202510:48 am
  • Author Choi Jeong-yoon
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Indonesia suspends four firms suspected of contributing to deadly North Sumatra flooding

The government assessed that there were relations between activities of the three companies with natural disasters affecting several regions in North Sumatra.

  • Published: December 11, 202510:15 am
  • Author Apriadi Gunawan and Theresia Sufa
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Indonesian police accused of using ‘excessive force’ in August protests

When handling the nationwide anti-government protests in August, the police used a variant of tear gas grenade that contains explosive charges, which is banned in police crowd…

  • Published: December 11, 20258:54 am
  • Author Maretha Uli

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