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US defense chief assails China’s “toolkit of coercion” – Asia Times

1 June 2019

SINGAPORE -- In a highly-anticipated policy address in Singapore, acting US Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan warned today (June 1) China that “behavior that erodes other nations’ sovereignty and sows distrust…

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Trash-talking over trash trade – Asia Times/RTÉ World Report

23 May 2019

KUALA LUMPUR -- The Philippines appears to have won its long-running and often heated dispute with Canada over 69 shipping containers brimming with Canadian waste left to rot at two…

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Not yet crazy rich, but getting crazy drunk – Asia Times/RTÉ World Report

11 May 2019

JAKARTA -- Rising incomes mean that Asians are increasingly likely to get drunk at least once a month, according to new data underpinning a report on global drinking habits published…

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New dawn for Southeast Asia energy deals – Asia Times

7 May 2019

JAKARTA -- As oil prices fluctuate and markets brace for the impact of the end of a US sanctions waiver on fuel purchases from Iran, Asia’s energy companies are making…

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Remittances to Asia bigger than GDPs of Vietnam and Myanmar combined – Asia Times

2 May 2019

KUALA LUMPUR -- New economic data shows that foreign remittances sent to Asian countries hit US$300 billion for the first time last year, underscoring the ever-rising importance overseas work for…

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Warning from Europe for Asia’s middle-classes – Asia Times

23 April 2019

JAKARTA -- As hundreds of millions of Asians enjoy higher living standards in the move from lower to middle class, a warning of the trend’s sustainability came this month from…

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“Xiplomacy” wins in Europe despite US warnings – Asia Times

26 March 2019

DUBLIN -- Business deals worth more than US$60 billion were arguably the least significant aspects of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Italy and France during the past five days.…

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Baby-making push in Singapore – Asia Times/RTÉ World Report

5 February 2013

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/OB06Ae01.html http://www.rte.ie/news/player/world-report/2013/0217/ – radio report here. Broadcast Feb. 17 2013 SINGAPORE – Although Singapore’s population is on course to rise from around 5 million to almost 7 million by 2030,…

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Singapore’s rulers suffer by-election loss – Asia Times

28 January 2013

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/OA29Ae01.html SINGAPORE – In a surprise result, Singapore’s long-ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) at the weekend suffered a second consecutive by-election loss since winning the 2011 general election, ceding the…

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Malaysia poised for pivotal polls – Asia Times

20 December 2012

YANGON - Ahead of what reform campaigners believe will be Malaysia's "dirtiest ever elections," the long-ruling United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) has engineered something of a clean-up. In recent months,…

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