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ASEAN in Focus – October 3, 2023

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TikTok to stop sales in Indonesia after social media transaction ban

JAKARTA, Oct 3, 2023 (AFP) - Short video app TikTok said it will stop transactions on its app in Indonesia…

DEVELOPING STORY: Three dead in Bangkok mall shooting, attacker arrested

BANGKOK, Oct 3, 2023 (AFP) - Three people were killed and four wounded in a shooting at a major Bangkok…

Japan sees hottest September since records began

TOKYO, Oct 3, 2023 (AFP) - Japan has seen its hottest September since records began 125 years ago, the weather…

US, Philippines begin annual drills in disputed South China Sea

MANILA, Oct 2, 2023 (AFP) - The United States and the Philippines launched annual joint naval war games on Monday,…

Indonesia launches Southeast Asia’s first high-speed rail

JAKARTA, Oct 2, 2023 (AFP) - Indonesia launched Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway on Monday, a delayed, multibillion-dollar project backed…

UN concerned about arrests of environmental activists in Vietnam

(UN GENEVA, Switzerland) The UN Human Rights Office spokesperson, Jeremy Laurence, has voiced deep concerns regarding the arrest, detention, and…

Muizzu: Pro-China winner of Maldives election

  MALÉ, Maldives, Sept 30, 2023 (AFP) - The next president of the Maldives is an ardent advocate of Chinese…

Paw patrol: Philippine security guards adopt stray cats

https://youtu.be/FTQGUfyrlUY MANILA, Sept 30, 2023 (AFP) - A cat wearing a black-and-yellow security vest strolls nonchalantly past security guards lined…

Malaysia blames Indonesian fires for haze, poor air quality

  KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30, 2023 (AFP) - Hundreds of forest fires in Indonesia have caused haze to reach areas…

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