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Policy Matters

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  • CAMBODIA-THAILAND BORDER ROW
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Thailand bans civilian drones near five airports amid Thai–Cambodian border clashes

Airports under the Department of Airports have been instructed to closely monitor drone activity in no-fly zones, namely Buri Ram Airport and Ubon Ratchathani Airport, as well as…

  • Published: December 11, 20251:44 pm
  • Author The Nation
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India’s civil aviation authority summons IndiGo CEO; forms oversight team

The DGCA’s directive came a day after the Ministry of Civil Aviation issued an order cutting the number of flights that IndiGo can operate by 10 per cent after the massive…

  • Published: December 11, 20251:37 pm
  • Author Nikhil Vyas
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  • NATIONAL AFFAIRS

Vietnam’s new, updated laws aim to improve population growth, quality

The National Assembly on December 10 voted to pass other important new and updated laws, including the Population Law and the Law on Disease Prevention.

  • Published: December 11, 20251:27 pm
  • Author Viet Nam News
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  • NATIONAL AFFAIRS

Japanese government to broaden definitions of dangerous driving for speeding, concentration of alcohol in effort to toughen law

Regarding drunk driving, the dangerous driving charge will be imposed if the alcohol concentration in a driver’s breath exceeds 0.5 milligrams per liter of exhalation. The…

  • Published: December 11, 20251:23 pm
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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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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The bubble risk in the AI investment boom

The writer observes: "AI is powerful, expanding the frontier of prediction and enabling new forms of digital production. Yet its value depends on people: their judgment, their…

  • Published: December 11, 202511:35 am
  • Author Joshua Gans
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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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Vietnam’s National Assembly passes first-ever law on artificial intelligence

The draft law establishes core principles, prohibited acts, and a risk management framework.

  • Published: December 11, 202510:44 am
  • Author Viet Nam News
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In Japan, nearly 900 had driver’s licenses suspended for drunk cycling in Jan.-Sept.

Penalties for cycling while intoxicated at or above a threshold of 0.15 include imprisonment for up to three years or a fine of up to ¥500,000 (US$3,211).

  • Published: December 11, 202510:35 am
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun

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