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Ringgit Rally Explained: Rates, Risk Sentiment, and Malaysia’s Fundamentals in 2025 #MalaysiaEconomy #EmergingMarkets #Forex
Ringgit Rally Explained: Rates, Risk Sentiment, and Malaysia’s Fundamentals in 2025
Why the ringgit is surging nowMalaysia’s currency has staged one of Asia’s standout performances in 2025. The ringgit has risen...
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December 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Ringgit Rally Explained: Rates, Risk Sentiment, and Malaysia’s Fundamentals in 2025 #MalaysiaEconomy #EmergingMarkets #Forex
Thai airstrikes along Cambodia border after ceasefire frays, mass evacuations ordered #Thailand #Cambodia #SoutheastAsia
Thai airstrikes along Cambodia border after ceasefire frays, mass evacuations ordered
Crisis erupts again along a fraught frontierThai warplanes struck positions along the Cambodia frontier on Monday after a deadly burst...
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December 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Thai airstrikes along Cambodia border after ceasefire frays, mass evacuations ordered #Thailand #Cambodia #SoutheastAsia
Japan Corporate Bankruptcies on Track to Top 10,000 in 2025 as Small Firms Face Cost Pressures and Labor Gaps #JapanEconomy #SmallBusiness #Bankruptcy
Japan Corporate Bankruptcies on Track to Top 10,000 in 2025 as Small Firms Face Cost Pressures and Labor Gaps
Why bankruptcies are rising againJapan is on track for a second straight year with more than 10,000 corporate bankruptcies. Credit...
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December 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Japan Corporate Bankruptcies on Track to Top 10,000 in 2025 as Small Firms Face Cost Pressures and Labor Gaps #JapanEconomy #SmallBusiness #Bankruptcy
China’s New Power Bank Rules: LCD Screens, Apps, and Tougher Tests by 2026 #ChinaTech #BatterySafety #ProductSafety
China’s New Power Bank Rules: LCD Screens, Apps, and Tougher Tests by 2026
Why China is rewriting the rulebook on power banksChina is preparing a sweeping update to how portable power banks are...
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December 8, 2025 at 11:46 AM
China’s New Power Bank Rules: LCD Screens, Apps, and Tougher Tests by 2026 #ChinaTech #BatterySafety #ProductSafety
Subway Korea pulls lobster promotional plates after cadmium found above safety limit #SouthKorea #FoodSafety #ProductRecall
Subway Korea pulls lobster promotional plates after cadmium found above safety limit
Safety alert over lobster promotional platesSubway Korea has recalled all ceramic plates that were given away with its new lobster...
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December 8, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Subway Korea pulls lobster promotional plates after cadmium found above safety limit #SouthKorea #FoodSafety #ProductRecall
Hong Kong Scaffold Net Ignites Despite Passing Safety Standards #HongKong #BuildingSafety #SafetyStandards
Hong Kong Scaffold Net Ignites Despite Passing Safety Standards
Lab test exposes gaps in Hong Kong scaffold net safetyA laboratory test on a debris net taken from a large...
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December 8, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Hong Kong Scaffold Net Ignites Despite Passing Safety Standards #HongKong #BuildingSafety #SafetyStandards
Starlink map in Korea sparks backlash over Dokdo labeled as Liancourt Rocks #SouthKorea #Starlink #Dokdo
Starlink map in Korea sparks backlash over Dokdo labeled as Liancourt Rocks
What sparked the backlashStarlink’s interactive map has ignited a backlash in South Korea after the company listed the country’s eastern...
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December 8, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Starlink map in Korea sparks backlash over Dokdo labeled as Liancourt Rocks #SouthKorea #Starlink #Dokdo
Inside Malaysia’s Last Match Factory: Kelantan’s Enduring Flame #Malaysia #Manufacturing #CulturalHeritage
Inside Malaysia’s Last Match Factory: Kelantan’s Enduring Flame
A factory from another era, still at workIn a low slung complex on the fringes of Kota Bharu, a steady...
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December 8, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Inside Malaysia’s Last Match Factory: Kelantan’s Enduring Flame #Malaysia #Manufacturing #CulturalHeritage
Largest inland cigarette bust of 2025 in Singapore: 17,279 cartons seized, four arrested #Singapore #TobaccoSmuggling #CustomsSeizure
Largest inland cigarette bust of 2025 in Singapore: 17,279 cartons seized, four arrested
A two day crackdown disrupts a major cigarette supply lineSingapore Customs seized 17,279 cartons of duty unpaid cigarettes in two...
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December 8, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Largest inland cigarette bust of 2025 in Singapore: 17,279 cartons seized, four arrested #Singapore #TobaccoSmuggling #CustomsSeizure
Shandong Seawater Plant Turns Waste Heat into Cheap Water and Green Hydrogen #ChinaTech #GreenHydrogen #WaterSecurity
Shandong Seawater Plant Turns Waste Heat into Cheap Water and Green Hydrogen
A new model for water and hydrogenChina has switched on a compact but ambitious facility in Rizhao, a coastal city...
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December 8, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Shandong Seawater Plant Turns Waste Heat into Cheap Water and Green Hydrogen #ChinaTech #GreenHydrogen #WaterSecurity
Taiwan Blocks Xiaohongshu for One Year as Downloads Surge and Debate Intensifies #Taiwan #Xiaohongshu #cybersecurity
Taiwan Blocks Xiaohongshu for One Year as Downloads Surge and Debate Intensifies
What happened and why downloads spikedTaiwan has ordered a one year suspension of access to Xiaohongshu, the Chinese social and...
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December 8, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Taiwan Blocks Xiaohongshu for One Year as Downloads Surge and Debate Intensifies #Taiwan #Xiaohongshu #cybersecurity
PLA Stages Urban Assault Drill as Taiwan Moves to Bolster Asymmetric Defense #Taiwan #IndoPacific #TaiwanDefense
PLA Stages Urban Assault Drill as Taiwan Moves to Bolster Asymmetric Defense
Urban combat moves to the center of the Taiwan Strait standoffChina’s People’s Liberation Army released rare footage of troops fighting...
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December 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM
PLA Stages Urban Assault Drill as Taiwan Moves to Bolster Asymmetric Defense #Taiwan #IndoPacific #TaiwanDefense
Korea’s Export Growth Driven by Semiconductors Amid Sectoral Declines #SouthKorea #Semiconductors #Exports
Korea’s Export Growth Driven by Semiconductors Amid Sectoral Declines
Semiconductors power record exports as other sectors slowSouth Korea is on the verge of a historic export milestone. Shipments reached...
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December 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Korea’s Export Growth Driven by Semiconductors Amid Sectoral Declines #SouthKorea #Semiconductors #Exports
India and China: different paths for the working age population 2024 to 2050 #IndiaGrowth #ChinaEconomy #DemographicShift
India and China: different paths for the working age population 2024 to 2050
A turning point for the worlds two largest workforcesIndia and China sit at the center of a demographic realignment that...
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December 7, 2025 at 10:46 AM
India and China: different paths for the working age population 2024 to 2050 #IndiaGrowth #ChinaEconomy #DemographicShift
Singapore Women’s Badminton Team Secures SEA Games Bronze After Beating Philippines #SEAGames #SingaporeSports #SGBadminton
Singapore Women’s Badminton Team Secures SEA Games Bronze After Beating Philippines
Confident start sets up semifinal with ThailandSingapore claimed its first medal of the 33rd SEA Games in Thailand after the...
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December 7, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Singapore Women’s Badminton Team Secures SEA Games Bronze After Beating Philippines #SEAGames #SingaporeSports #SGBadminton
Heartland Retail in Singapore at a Crossroads: Tradition, Chains, and Community #Singapore #Retail #SmallBiz
Heartland Retail in Singapore at a Crossroads: Tradition, Chains, and Community
A shift in the heartlandsWalk through Kovan or any mature town and the change is easy to spot. New cafes...
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December 7, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Heartland Retail in Singapore at a Crossroads: Tradition, Chains, and Community #Singapore #Retail #SmallBiz
Singapore and Malaysia ease taxi rules to allow drop offs anywhere and expand licensed fleets #Singapore #Malaysia #CrossBorderMobility
Singapore and Malaysia ease taxi rules to allow drop offs anywhere and expand licensed fleets
Border travel gets easier for taxis and ridersSingapore and Malaysia have agreed on a major refresh of their cross border...
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December 6, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Singapore and Malaysia ease taxi rules to allow drop offs anywhere and expand licensed fleets #Singapore #Malaysia #CrossBorderMobility
Twelve Years in Limbo: Uyghur Brothers Escape Xinjiang Only to Face Endless Detention in India #HumanRights #Uyghur #India
Twelve Years in Limbo: Uyghur Brothers Escape Xinjiang Only to Face Endless Detention in India
A case that spans borders and yearsThey set out for safety and found a prison cell. In June 2013, three...
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December 6, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Twelve Years in Limbo: Uyghur Brothers Escape Xinjiang Only to Face Endless Detention in India #HumanRights #Uyghur #India
Penang set for year end tourism boom as Chinese visitors bypass Japan and Hat Yai #Penang #MalaysiaTravel #AsiaTravel
Penang set for year end tourism boom as Chinese visitors bypass Japan and Hat Yai
A regional travel reset puts Penang in the spotlightPenang is bracing for one of its busiest holiday seasons in years...
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December 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Penang set for year end tourism boom as Chinese visitors bypass Japan and Hat Yai #Penang #MalaysiaTravel #AsiaTravel
India Deepens Russia Ties and Rejects Neutrality on Ukraine While Pressing for Peace #India #Geopolitics #IndiaRussia
India Deepens Russia Ties and Rejects Neutrality on Ukraine While Pressing for Peace
A high stakes visit in New DelhiVladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi for his first state visit to India in...
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December 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
India Deepens Russia Ties and Rejects Neutrality on Ukraine While Pressing for Peace #India #Geopolitics #IndiaRussia