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Indonesian police fire tear gas to keep fans out of closed-doors match

Tickets were sold out for the derby match between PSIS Semarang and Persis Solo but police decided to bar spectators over security concerns.

  • Published: February 20, 20239:32 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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Thai tobacco trade rocked by boom in online sales of illegal cigs

Internet sellers are flooding Thailand with illegal, untaxed cigarettes and exposing children to the habit, the tobacco industry warned.

  • Published: February 17, 20232:11 pm
  • Author The Nation
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Japan airport opponents clash with riot police

According to the authorities, this was the first compulsory action taken in almost six years following the removal of a hut at the site in May 2017.

  • Published: February 17, 20231:48 pm
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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The rise of Bangladesh’s self-help industry

The self-help industry is a multibillion-dollar sector globally and is expected to be the fastest-growing industry in the world by 2027.

  • Published: February 16, 20232:56 pm
  • Author K Tanzeel Zaman
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Philippines mayor gives singles extra pay for Valentine’s Day

It is the third year that Mayor Matt Florido has handed out bonus payments to singletons in General Luna town hall in Quezon province.

  • Published: February 15, 202310:11 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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Journey for Love: Nakhon Nayok man finally weds sweetheart after 1,200km trek

The couple had met via the TikTok application five years ago, but Feb 14 was the first time they met in person.

  • Published: February 15, 202310:09 am
  • Author The Nation
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As America awakens to ‘objects’ in the skies, what’s the strategy to tackle them?

US officials acknowledge that many questions remain about the purpose of three unidentified aerial objects that have been shot down in the past week.

  • Published: February 15, 20239:05 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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South Korea’s Covid-19 cases hit 7-month low 2 weeks after eased masking

Figures have been on the decline for 8 consecutive weeks, meaning there has not been a rebound in the number of "Monday cases" throughout the winter .

  • Published: February 14, 20231:11 pm
  • Author Son Ji-hyoung
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More support urged to tackle falling fertility in China

Given the low fertility rate in the country, it will be extremely difficult to raise it without strengthened guidance on how to view marriage and childbearing.

  • Published: February 14, 20238:46 am
  • Author Wang Xiaoyu
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Journey for love: Man walks 1,200km from Nakhon Nayok to Satun to propose

He met his girlfriend, also 56, via the TikTok application five years ago and has decided to finally ask for her hand in marriage.

  • Published: February 13, 20238:35 am
  • Author The Nation

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