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‘Ma-panget Ko:’ Uy vows Capitol open to all
Mindanao Gold Star Daily
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June 21, 2025
- Advertisement - VILLANUEVA, Misamis Oriental — “Dili ako magdumot kay ma-panget ako.” This was the bold statement of Misamis Oriental Governor-elect Juliette Uy on Friday, June 20, as she assured that the Provincial Capitol would be open and...
The art of influence: LV's narrative journey in China
FashionNetwork India
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July 1, 2025
Last week, Louis Vuitton unveiled a significant new space in Shanghai, “The Louis,” which seamlessly integrates retail, Le Café Louis Vuitton, and the “Louis Vuitton Visionary Journeys” exhibition within a magnificent boat-like facade. Louis...
Edutourism sector gains momentum, draws interest from ASEAN institutions
The Sun Daily
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June 18, 2025
LANGKAWI: Malaysia’s edutourism sector is gaining momentum, with growing interest from regional higher education institutions in experiential learning programmes that combine education with tourism. Langkawi Tourism Academy @ Kolej Komuniti...
Education Ministry to table amendments on compulsory secondary education next month
The Malaysian Star
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June 19, 2025
LANGKAWI: The Education Ministry will table amendments to the Education Act 1996 in Parliament next month to make it compulsory for children to receive education until the age of 17 to overcome the problem of student dropout, says Fadhlina Sidek....
MoE to push for compulsory secondary schooling in July to tackle dropout crisis
Malay Mail
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June 19, 2025
LANGKAWI, June 19 — The Ministry of Education (MOE) will table amendments to the Education Act 1996 in Parliament next month to make it compulsory for children to receive education until the age of 17 to overcome the problem of student dropout....
Education Ministry to table amendments to Education Act for compulsory secondary education next month
Borneo Post
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June 19, 2025
Fadhlina at a press conference after the Asean Ministers of Education and Higher Education Roundtables and Events here today. – Bernama photo LANGKAWI (June 19): The Ministry of Education (MOE) will table amendments to the Education Act 1996 in...
MOE to table amendments to Education Act for compulsory secondary education next month
The Sun Daily
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June 19, 2025
LANGKAWI: The Ministry of Education (MOE) will table amendments to the Education Act 1996 in Parliament next month to make it compulsory for children to receive education until the age of 17 to overcome the problem of student dropout. Education...
World Bank Approves US$2.1bn Investment Package for Indonesia; Here's the Detail
Tempo.co
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June 20, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The World Bank has approved two major investments with a total blended finance package worth US$2.128 billion, or roughly about Rp34 trillion to create jobs, boost economic growth, and improve access to clean energy across...
Surrealing in the Years: Dublin city needs a new motto. I have some suggestions.
The Journal
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June 21, 2025
AT THE END of last week, the Irish Bishops’ Drugs and Alcohol Initiative dropped the ultimate Surrealing in the Years story when they announced they would be adding vaping to the infamous Confirmation pledge. The story had everything. A...
The 2025 ASEAN Summit Creates an Opportunity for Canada
Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
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June 17, 2025
The recent ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — held against the backdrop of rising U.S. protectionism and U.S. President Donald Trump’s second-term tariffs — was an opportunity for Southeast Asian nations to coalesce and deepen their existing...
Migration, My Mother, and Me
Utne Reader
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In the day after the 2016 election, I found myself strangely unmoored. I, like many others, was unprepared for the outcome and unsure of what to do. On the Wednesday following Trump’s victory, after a largely sleepless night of watching the...
Asean Higher Education Minister meeting kicks off June 19 in Langkawi
The Malaysian Star
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June 19, 2025
LANGKAWI: The Asean Higher Education Ministers' Roundtable: Envisioning the Next Decade and Beyond has officially begun. The meeting started at about 2.30pm on Thursday (June 19), attended by Asean Higher Education Minister and delegates. The...
Manobo-Matigsarawahan clan receives ancestral land title
Mindanao Gold Star Daily
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June 30, 2025
- Advertisement - THE Manobo-Matigsarawahan tribe of the Onas Lilang Clan in Quezon, Bukidnon, officially received their ancestral land title today, June 30. Attorney Pinky Grace Pareja, commissioner of the National Commission on Indigenous...
World Crocodile Day 2025: How a saurian became the island of Timor
Down to Earth
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An organism that hunted the dinosaurs, the crocodile (and its cousins like the alligator, caiman and gharial) has changed little in design from that time. It is this body design that has spelt immense survival success for this species. Cultures...
Resources Top 5: Vanadium Resources rockets on magnetite MoU
Stockhead
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June 17, 2025
Vanadium Resources has rocketed on signing an MoU for DSO magnetite supply from its South African project. Pic: Getty Images Vanadium Resources signs non-binding MoU to sell magnetite ore from its Steelpoortdrift project in South Africa A...
Finder Energy’s SLB alliance puts KTJ on first oil fast-track
Stockhead
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June 17, 2025
Finder Energy’s alliance with SLB will fast-track key components of the KTJ project FEED. Pic: Getty Images Finder Energy forms strategic alliance with SLB to fast-track drilling and subsea components of KTJ project FEED These items expected to be...
LET 2025 topnotcher Jeanlyn Colipano shares story of perseverance, prayer
Cebu Daily News
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June 29, 2025
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Ever since she was a little kid, Jeanlyn Colipano had already dreamed of becoming a teacher someday. She recalled that she would often portray the role of a teacher while playing with her friends back then. “During our mga...
What could a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty look like?
Climate Home News
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June 17, 2025
The 2015 Paris Agreement to tackle climate change famously does not name the controversial root cause of the very problem it is intended to solve: fossil fuels. In the year of its 10th anniversary, Gillian Cooper, political director of the Fossil...
Business : Energy Transition: ASEAN Countries Urged To Tap Regional, International Cooperation
Bernama
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June 18, 2025
By Ammar Shafiq Hamzah KUCHING, June 18 (Bernama) -- ASEAN member countries should take advantage of the various cooperation opportunities and support offered by regional and international partners to advance the transition to renewable energy....
Sarawak showcases clean energy potential at Asean energy meet
Borneo Post
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June 18, 2025
Mad Zaidi speaks to the media. – Photo from Information Department KUCHING (June 18): The 43rd Asean Senior Officials Meeting on Energy (SOME) provided an excellent platform for Sarawak to highlight its potential leadership in the regional clean...