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0Asia Pacific NewsCan I Visit China Now as a Tourist?
As China reopens its borders, here’s all you need to know about the current rules and restrictions. Spoiler alert: The newly open...
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0Asia Pacific NewsBeijing Complains About Stricter Covid Travel Rules While Maintaining Its Own Border Closures
Critics have not failed to notice that despite the whinging about some countries requiring testing for arrivals from China, foreign tourists still...
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0Local NewsChina and Covid: Malaysia Struggles with the Pandemic’s Next Big Question
Reject travellers from China? Welcome them with open arms? Somewhere in between? Amid Malaysia’s own recovery from years of Covid, the question...
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0ASEAN NewsPower Outage Leads to New Year Meltdown in Manila Airport
If you feel your New Year’s Day was underwhelming, just be glad you weren’t a passenger at Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport...
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0ASEAN NewsDeadly Fire in Cambodian Casino
At least 19 people were killed in the blaze at the Grand Diamond City Hotel and Casino, with Malaysians reportedly counted among...
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0Asia Pacific NewsCovid Catastrophe: As China’s Borders Open Amid a Huge Covid Surge, Will the World Be Imperiled?
Citing serious concerns over China’s immense surge in new cases and the lack of transparency from its central government, the world is...
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0Asia Pacific NewsCovid Cases Explode Across China
Amid growing reports of cover-ups and undercounts, leaks from China’s top health officials suggest a stunning 250 million new infections in the...
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0Local NewsMassive Landslide in Selangor Claims 24 Lives; Toll Expected to Rise
A landslide in Batang Kali turned an overnight camping trip into a deadly tragedy impacting dozens of families. A massive landslide in...
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0ASEAN News‘Tis the Season to Have a Durian Hankering!
Durian sellers in both Singapore and Malaysia have predicted the durian price drop to last at least until Chinese New Year next...
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0NewsTwo Major Technological Announcements Expected on Tuesday
Though one of the two announcements is inarguably bigger than the other, both have the potential to deliver real impacts to humanity....
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0ASEAN NewsBack to the Dark Ages: Indonesia Criminalises Sex Outside of Marriage
The newly passed criminal code makes cohabitation and premarital or extramarital sex illegal for everyone in Indonesia – including tourists and foreign...
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0NewsBird Flu Causes Turkey Shortage Ahead of the Christmas Season
The global disruption of the turkey supply chain have seen drastic price hikes forcing many to forego the bird this year. With...
