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"Ang gabâ dilî magsabâ”: the reckoning that comes in silence
The Manila Times
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June 16, 2025
IN the shadow of a nation's collective memory, amid the noise of politics and the clamor of manipulated narratives, a Visayan proverb stands with quiet potency: "Ang gabâ dilî magsabâ." The curse, or more accurately, the reckoning, does not make...
Former Dundalk soldier keeps a promise to an Irish hero
Louth Live
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July 8, 2025
In May 2025 I returned to a country I knew as East Timor. I had served there as a cook with the Army Ranger Wing in 2000. Since independence it is now called ‘Timor-Leste’. I was happily surprised at the improvement 25 years on, from a war-torn...
A campus facade tells a unique story
The National
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IN my last feature article, I stressed the importance of shops giving their customers a good shopping experience. That would require the façade being upgraded and the interior also designed in such a way to make it appealing to customers or people...
General : ASEAN Welcomes Any Individual Nuclear Weapon States To Sign SEANWFZ Treaty
Bernama
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July 11, 2025
By Ahmad Aidil Syukri Hamzah KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 (Bernama) -- ASEAN has expressed its openness to any individual Nuclear Weapon States(NWS) to sign the Protocol of the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone (SEANWFZ) Treaty, reaffirming the...
China opposes unjust tariffs, says Wang Yi
The Sun Daily
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July 10, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: China has made it clear that it opposes any unjustified tariffs imposed by the United States (US). “We oppose unjustified tariffs,” its Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, briefly told the media on Thursday when asked about the latest tariffs...
General : EU Keen To Broaden Trade With ASEAN – Kallas
Bernama
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July 11, 2025
By Rohani Mohd Ibrahim KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 (Bernama) -- The European Union (EU) is keen to develop and diversify trade portfolios with ASEAN, recognising the increasing importance of the bloc, said Kaja Kallas, the EU’s High Representative for...
Foreign Exchange Village program raises weaver incomes by 30%
Antara
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July 11, 2025
Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggar (ANTARA) - The Foreign Exchange Village Program run by the Indonesian Export Financing Institution (LPEI), or Indonesia Eximbank, has helped boost weaver incomes by up to 30 percent each in East Nusa Tenggara. “This...
General : India Regards ASEAN As Trusted Partner, Vows Deeper Regional Cooperation
Bernama
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July 11, 2025
By Muhammad Fawwaz Thaqif Nor Afandi KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 (Bernama) -- India regards ASEAN as a genuine and trusted partner and has reaffirmed its strong commitment to deepening collaboration with the regional bloc across all areas. Minister of...
NextG lands $10M ID cards, passport contracts extension with Malaysian govt
Biometric Update
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July 9, 2025
Malaysia’s Ministry of Home Affairs has extended four existing contracts it has with partner NextG, known formerly as Datasonic Group Bhd, all related to ID card and passport supplies. According to an announcement reported by many local media, the...
Movers & Shakers: Victoria’s childcare system reviewers, Jones to the OECD
The Mandarin
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July 10, 2025
DCCEEW secretary revealed, DAFF secretary takes IPAA ACT presidency, NSW appoints Safe Work commissioner, latest ambassadors get postings. Senior Executive Service Band 2 The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has...
Coach Thawatchai set sights on elusive SEA Games gold
Bangkok Post
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July 9, 2025
PUBLISHED : 10 Jul 2025 at 05:19 New Thailand U23 national team coach Thawatchai Dumrong-ongtrakul has vowed to end the Kingdom's eight-year barren run at the SEA Games in December this year. Thawatchai was speaking to the media after the national...
Trading floor: Tivan, White Cliff rise; Imagion soars
Azzet
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July 10, 2025
Imagion Biosystems soars on positive FDA feedback Little-known Imagion Biosystems (ASX: IBX) was up over 80% at the open after the biotechnology and nanotechnology minnow received positive feedback from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
World : Vietnam Attended ASEAN SOM Meetings, Held Wide-ranging DiscussionsÂ
Bernama
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July 8, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 (Bernama-VNA) -- ASEAN Senior Official on Monday held a wide-ranging discussions on the bloc’s adaptation to geo-economic fluctuations, strengthening relations with existing partners, considering proposals to establish new...
How private funding helped one NGO survive the USAID cuts
Mongabay
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July 10, 2025
After the U.S. government announced large cuts to USAID funding earlier this year, NGOs that relied on it were left in a state of uncertainty, with some needing to suspend activities or lay off staff. NGOs like World Neighbors that relied largely...
General : ASEAN Boosts Preparedness, Inclusivity As Regional Circle Expands - FM Mohamad
Bernama
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July 11, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 (Bernama) -- ASEAN is firmly preparing for the future reflecting the regional bloc’s commitment to greater inclusivity and long-term resilience, particularly through the ASEAN Community Vision (ACV) 2045. Foreign Minister...
AIFF announces cash prize for Indian women's football team following historic Asian Cup qualification campaign
Firstpost
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July 7, 2025
India qualified for next year’s AFC Asian Cup in Australia on merit for the first time since making their debut in the tournament in 1980 thanks to a flawless qualification campaign in Thailand, where they won all four games to finish top of Group...
ASEAN Police Football Open 2025 kicks off in Hanoi
People's Army Newspaper
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The opening ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, representatives of foreign diplomatic missions in Vietnam, and nearly 10,000 football fans. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang...
General : More ASEAN Foreign Ministers Arrive In KL Ahead Of 58th AMM
Bernama
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July 7, 2025
SEPANG, July 7 (Bernama) -- ASEAN leaders continued to arrive in the Malaysian capital on Sunday evening ahead of the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and related meetings, with delegations from Timor-Leste and Laos among the latest to...
The voices of the Wawata Topu
Oceanographic Magazine
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July 10, 2025
As morning breaks on Atauro Island, the village is lit in a soft glow. From somewhere between the calls of the rooster and the rumble of boat engines a woman emerges and steps, barefoot, onto the tide-worn reef flat. She is the first to arrive at...
Tariffs overshadow diplomacy as Asean foreign ministers press on with meetings
The Straits Times
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July 10, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR – The second day of the Asean Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Related Meetings on July 10 was packed with high-level engagements, including some 10 separate meetings between the grouping and key partners. But despite the intense...