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US tariffs, Myanmar crisis to dominate ASEAN discussions - Analyst
The Sun Daily
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July 8, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: The ongoing crisis in Myanmar and the global impact of United States (US) tariffs are set to take centre stage at the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM), which opens on Tuesday in Kuala Lumpur, as Southeast Asian nations...
General : US Tariffs, Myanmar Crisis To Dominate ASEAN Discussions - Analyst
Bernama
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July 8, 2025
By Nabilah Saleh KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 (Bernama) -- The ongoing crisis in Myanmar and the global impact of United States (US) tariffs are set to take centre stage at the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM), which opens on Tuesday in Kuala...
International Law: A Shield for the Powerful or a Rule for All?
Daily Star
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July 8, 2025
A compelling exchange once took place between Shami Chakrabarti, former president of the UK-based human rights organisation Liberty, and the eminent jurist Lord Thomas Bingham following his lecture on 'The Rule of Law'. Lord Bingham, a staunch...
Australia Zoo rescues two crocodiles in devastating conditions
Noosa Today
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July 8, 2025
Australia Zoo’s Crocodile Rescue Team has successfully rescued two large saltwater crocodiles from devastating welfare conditions in the Solomon Islands, giving them a second chance at life. Both crocodiles, over two meters long, had tragically...
Australia Hikes Student Visa Fee for Foreign Students by 25% in 2025-Know Eligibility & How to Apply
Baltimore Outloud - Maryland
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July 7, 2025
Australia Hikes Student Visa Fee for Foreign Students by 25% in 2025.The Australian government has implemented a 25% boost in student visa fees for students from other countries. It will raise the student visa fee from $1,600 to $2,000....
Japan plans to expand OSA aid to align with US' Indo-Pacific strategy and pursue military ambitions, analysts say
Global Times
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Latest news Japan plans to supply defense equipment to Thailand, Tonga and six other nations in the current fiscal year as security aid, a government source said Friday, with the aim to ensure safe sea lanes in the Indo-Pacific region where China...
From Electric Vehicles to UAM: ‘e-Mobility Expo’ Opens Tomorrow in Jeju
Business Korea
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July 8, 2025
The 12th International e-Mobility Expo (IEVE 2025), a sustainable future mobility exhibition, will be held for four days from July 9 at Jeju Shinhwa World. This exhibition, co-hosted by the International Electric Vehicle Expo and the Global EV...
Government appoints former senior Army Ranger Wing officer to Deputy Chief of Staff post
The Journal
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July 8, 2025
THE GOVERNMENT HAS appointed Colonel Colm Ó Luasa as a Deputy Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces, a wide-ranging role which includes responsibility for human resources. Ó Luasa, a former senior officer in the Army Ranger Wing and the Cavalry...
Asean aims for nuclear-free region with China, Russia on board
Free Malaysia Today
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July 6, 2025
Foreign ministry secretary-general Amran Zin speaks to reporters during a media briefing ahead of the 58th Asean Foreign Ministers Meeting and Post-Ministerial Conference next week. (Bernama pic) KUALA LUMPUR: Asean will continue pushing to uphold...
VR8 zooms on magnetite deal
Cairns Post
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June 17, 2025
Vanadium Resources signs non-binding MoU to sell magnetite ore from its Steelpoortdrift project in South Africa A strategic alliance will fast-track FEED studies for the Kuda Tasi and Jahal oil fields in Timor-Leste Sunrise Energy Metals has...
Reforms Needed to Help Pacific Workers Access Millions in Unclaimed Superannuation
Newswise
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June 17, 2025
Newswise — Finance experts are calling on the Federal Government to make it easier for Pacific and Timor-Leste workers that come to Australia to access unclaimed superannuation once their visa expires. More than 31,000 workers participated in the...
MCPO seeks city’s help for new police stations
Cebu Daily News
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July 15, 2025
Police Station 2 of the Mandaue City Police Office is currently sharing space with the Subangdaku Barangay Hall. However, their new building nearby is nearly complete, and they are set to relocate soon. | Photo: Mary Rose Sagarino MANDAUE CITY,...
Nostalgia: Paris and Radicalism in Student Life, By Jibrin Ibrahim
News Diary Online
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June 26, 2025
Last week I was in Paris following a surprise invitation to attend a conference on the internationalization of African higher education and research. The conference was opened by the French Minister in charge of Francophonie and international...
Some ‘false flags’ are literally just that
Lloyd's List
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Bogus registries have no more validity than forged passports and should be treated the same way APPROPRIATELY enough, the very expression ‘false flag’ — catnip in some of the more perfervid quarters of the internet — originated in the shipping...
New visa offers lifeline for Tuvaluans amid global climate crisis
Pacific Media Network
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Pacific Islanders, especially those from the climate-threatened nation of Tuvalu, are taking advantage of Australia’s new resettlement aimed at helping people affected by climate change. The move is part of a special agreement called the Falepili...
McKay leads Samoa's green transport with solar-powered electric catamarans
Northern Advocate
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About 10 to 15 locals will be trained to build the boats, alongside Henry Silva Shipyard. Haselden thought McKay’s training programme was one of the reasons it was successfully awarded the contract. “We see so many examples of projects like this,...
Pacific Islands Society for Emergency Care reaches important milestone
Pacific Community (SPC)
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The Pacific Island Society for Emergency Care (PISEC) reached an important milestone in Nadi, Fiji, this week, hosting its inaugural in-person meeting attended by emergency care clinicians from across the Pacific and Timor-Leste. The meeting was...
ASEAN tilts toward China and Gulf states as Trump tariffs bite
KrASIA
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June 5, 2025
Southeast Asia sought to strengthen trade ties with China and the Gulf states in a landmark trilateral summit on May 27 in Kuala Lumpur, aimed at enhancing economic cooperation in response to sweeping US tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump....
Refreshed proposal for South Africa name change sparks debate
Zululand Observer
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July 5, 2025
A YEARS-old proposal to change South Africa’s name is back in the spotlight as political parties plan to approach Parliament on the matter. According to media reports, the African Transformation Movement (ATM) is spearheading the proposal,...
The SRL may be the future but now’s needs come first
The Age
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July 1, 2025
Cycle of construction Dictatorial powers exercised by the state government on planning approvals, referred to as the “Development Facilitation Program” reveal symptoms of the government’s extreme budgetary stress from long-term structural deficits...