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Philippines
A 13-year fight for justice in Philippine activist's murder
PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines: When Philippine environmental activist and radio host Gerry Ortega was shot dead on the tropical island of Palawan, his family and friends believed there was enough damning evidence to convict the alleged mastermind.
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Brunei
Fifteen join cybersecurity programme in Singapore
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: The Brunei Cyber Security Association (BCSA) on Monday (May 13) announced its first Overseas Learning Journey (OLJ) programme supported by Cyber Security Brunei and in collaboration with the Association of Information Security Professionals (AiSP) through Southeast Asia Cybersecurity Consortium (SEACC).
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Indonesia
In latest bid to stop people losing money, Indonesian government calls online gambling a scam
JAKARTA: Some 2.7 million Indonesians gamble online regularly, recording roughly 327 trillion rupiah (US$20 billion) in fund circulation in 2023, with a worried government trying to eradicate the vice by calling it a scam.
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Social media
‘Exotic’ woman of Pakistani descent adopted by Chinese couple as baby amassed huge following on mainland social media, vows to repay parents
Chinese couple work in Pakistan, find baby girl in cardboard box on street. Dubbed ‘Cleopatra’, she posts videos of herself, attracts 750,000 followers.
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Aviation
Australia's Qantas to suspend Shanghai flights on low demand
QANTAS Airways said on Tuesday it will suspend flights to Shanghai starting July 28, citing low demand, about nine months after the Australian flag carrier resumed service from Sydney on hopes of a travel rebound following the pandemic.
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Corporate News
Delivery Hero in US$1.25bil deal with Uber for foodpanda Taiwan sale, investment
UBER announced on Tuesday a $1.25 billion deal to take over Delivery Hero's foodpanda business in Taiwan and buy new shares in the German firm in a deal that would boost liquidity of the delivery specialist grappling with rising competition in Asia
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Markets
FBM KLCI rises slightly at midday, YTL stocks rally
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's benchmark stock index bounced higher in morning trade after a negative start as investors traded horizontally in anticipation of key economic data releases this week.
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Cambodia
One killed, four injured by unexploded ordnance over the weekend
PHNOM PENH: Two separate blasts from unexploded ordnance left over from Cambodia's decades of war killed one person and injured four others, police said on Monday (May 13).
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Myanmar
Reports of army killing of villagers in Myanmar supported by photos and harrowing tale of a survivor
BANGKOK: Reports that soldiers of Myanmar’s military government last week carried out a massacre of more than 30 civilians in a village in central Myanmar were supported Monday (May 13) in interviews with a local administrator and a man who says he survived the killings.
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Thailand
Ex-culture minister Itthipol acquitted as graft case expires
BANGKOK: The Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases Region 2 on Monday (May 13) acquitted former Culture Minister and former mayor of Pattaya City Itthipol Khunpluem from charges as the case against him and others reached its statute of limitations.
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Singapore
Jail for woman who pilfered over S$35K from firm, duped owner into paying her $300K
SINGAPORE: Earning S$10,000 a month did not stop a general manager of a health management firm from making off with more than $35,000 from the bank account of the company, which her friend owned.
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Nation
Court allows Dr M to strike out UEM-Renong lawsuit by Halim Saad
KUALA LUMPUR: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and two others have successfully struck out a lawsuit by business tycoon Tan Sri Halim Saad over losses allegedly suffered during the government's takeover of United Engineers Malaysia (UEM) Bhd and Renong Bhd in 2001.
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AseanPlus News
Hong Kong condemns UK’s spying allegations against trade officer
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s leader condemned the UK’s move to charge three men with assisting an intelligence service from the city, underscoring tensions between the Asian finance hub and the British government.
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Philippines
Marcos Jr tested ‘negative’ for cocaine in 2021: Drug analyst
MANILA: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr did test negative for cocaine in 2021, a drug analyst from St Luke’s Medical Center confirmed on Monday (May 13).
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AseanPlus News
Asian traders bide their time ahead of key US inflation data
HONG KONG: Asian investors shifted cautiously Tuesday (May 14) ahead of the release of key US inflation data that could have a huge bearing on the fate of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts this year.
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Technology
Japan sees need for sharp hike in power output by 2050 to meet demand from AI, chip plants
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan envisages the need for electricity output to rise 35% to 50% by 2050 due to growing demand from semiconductor plants and data centres backing artificial intelligence (AI), the government has forecast.
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Singapore
More S'pore firms seek help from govt agency to expand into Indonesia
JAKARTA: More Singapore companies are seeking help to enter and grow their business in Indonesia, attracted by the large market size and up-and-coming sectors in South-East Asia’s largest economy.
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Entertainment
Iranian director flees country after being sentenced to 8 years in prison and flogging
In a statement dated Sunday, Mohammad Rasoulof said he was in an unspecified location in Europe.
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Thailand
S. Korean arrested as Thai police use DNA to identify body in barrel
SEOUL: South Korean police have arrested one of three suspects in the murder of a Korean man whose body was found in a barrel in a Chonburi reservoir on Saturday (May 11) night.
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India
Twelve dead, 60 injured in India billboard collapse
MUMBAI: Twelve people were killed and at least 60 injured after a billboard collapsed during a fierce storm in India's financial capital Mumbai, officials said on Monday (May 13).