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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...
GP who felt stress 'was going to kill him' sells up to travel world in campervan
Wales Online
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July 7, 2025
A former GP who felt the stress of the job after the pandemic was “going to kill (him)” has sold his home and belongings to buy a campervan and travel the world instead. Gary Grant, 47, was living alone in a rental property after he separated from...
Malaysia praised for Asean’s ‘inclusive’ push, but challenges loom
Free Malaysia Today
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July 4, 2025
Timor-Leste’s expected entry into Asean as a full-fledged member will be one of several key milestones achieved during Malaysia’s chairmanship, an analyst told FMT. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA: With Malaysia at the midpoint of its Asean...
AIFF rewards India women’s team with Rs 42.75 lakh for AFC Asia Cup qualification
Kashmir Reader
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July 6, 2025
NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Sunday, July 6, announced a reward of 42.75 lakh (USD 50,000) for the senior Indian women’s football team following their dominant show at the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers held in...
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...
General : Timor-Leste’s AMM Participation Marks Key Step Toward ASEAN Membership
Bernama
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July 6, 2025
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid and Zufazlin Baharuddin KUALA LUMPUR, June 6 (Bernama) -- Timor-Leste’s participation as an observer at the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and related meetings in Kuala Lumpur starting Tuesday marks a...
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...
Huw Lemmey: Short Cuts
London Review of Books
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July 11, 2025
It is now a criminal offence, under Section 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000, to express support for Palestine Action, a direct-action group formed in 2020 with the aim of disrupting the British factories, installations and infrastructure that supply...
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...
Why India’s qualification for 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup is historic
Firstpost
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July 6, 2025
Indian women’s football team made history by qualifying for the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup on merit for the first time. A 2-1 win over Thailand in Chiang Mai sealed a landmark achievement for the Blue Tigresses. read more India defeated Thailand...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
All must understand horizontal and vertical integration of Asean — Phar Kim Being and Luthfy Hamzah
Malay Mail
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July 5, 2025
JULY 5 — As Malaysia’s Asean Chairmanship under Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim reaches its midpoint in 2025, a more rigorous appraisal is necessary. Malaysia’s efforts, including championing Timor Leste’s entry into Asean and...
ASEAN U-23 Championship: Fixtures, results, standings, how and when to watch
ESPN Global
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Southeast Asian football's brightest prospects will get the chance to showcase their abilities once more when the biennial ASEAN U-23 Championship returns in July. Officially known as the ASEAN U-23 Mandiri Cup 2025, the tournament kicks off on...
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...
Pacific Islands focus: deep sea mining, reproductive injustice and a new breast screen campaign
Croakey Health Media
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July 10, 2025
Introduction by Croakey: World leaders are calling for a moratorium on deep sea mining to prevent devastating and irreversible environmental harm. This week, governments are meeting in Jamaica at the 30th Session of the International Seabed...