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Timor Sea oilfield development gets fast-tracked
Offshore Energy
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June 17, 2025
Perth-based oil and gas exploration player Finder Energy has signed a development alliance agreement and accelerated front-end engineering and design (FEED) project (AFP) agreement with U.S.-headquartered technology player SLB, aimed at expediting...
NPC congratulates NGE on successful convention
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 1, 2025
The Nigerian Press Council (NPC) has commended the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) for a peaceful and highly successful 2025 Biennial Convention which just ended in Enugu, the Enugu state capital. A statement by the director, Research and...
Why has Việt Nam’s ‘Blazing Furnace’ Campaign Failed?
The Vietnamese Magazine
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June 19, 2025
This article is the final installment of a special series on anti-corruption in Asia. It is based on research published in 2019 by scholars Edmund Malesky and Ngọc Phan of Duke University, using data available up to 2018. Trần Bình Thản wrote this...
Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Monday (June 30, 2025)
The Malaysian Star
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June 30, 2025
Malaysia: * Govt open to factual criticisms of taxation system, says Anwar * PM Anwar's Italy visit focuses on strengthening bilateral ties * No interference in judicial matters as govt respects the Constitutional process, says PM * Malaysia and...
Inside the futuristic Japanese warship that could change the face of the Australian navy
The Sydney Morning Herald
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June 28, 2025
Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Giant cranes dot the coastline near Nagasaki, the ancient port city in south-western Japan...
Indonesia calls for intensified renewable power plant development
Antara
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June 28, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Industry Ministry (Kemenperin) urges domestic industries to increase their participation in developing power generation facilities using new and renewable energy (NRE) sources, supporting the national roadmap to achieve Net...
Santos gives XRG Consortium six weeks for $18.7bn takeover review
Yahoo Finance
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Australia-based Santos has granted exclusive due diligence access for six weeks to the consortium led by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), which offered $18.7bn for the Australian oil and gas producer. Santos entered a process and...
Business : International Collaboration Crucial For ASEAN’s Sustainable Energy Future -- Fadillah
Bernama
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June 16, 2025
KUCHING, June 16 (Bernama) -- International collaboration is vital for ASEAN to realise a sustainable energy future, as this aspiration requires member states to adopt innovative technologies and strengthen power infrastructure, Deputy Prime...
International collaboration crucial for ASEAN’s sustainable energy future – Fadillah
The Sun Daily
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June 16, 2025
KUCHING: International collaboration is vital for ASEAN to realise a sustainable energy future, as this aspiration requires member states to adopt innovative technologies and strengthen power infrastructure, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri...
Weekly Japanese Industry and Policy News: 21 - 27 June, 2025
EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation
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The EU Japan Centre is releasing a weekly press review covering Japan's economic and policy matters. Economic News ▶ Japan, UK, Italy form Edgewing joint venture for next-gen fighter jet 21 June 2025 Japan, the U.K., and Italy have launched a...
China's expanding visa-free policy enhances inclusive globalization
Global Times
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Illustration: Liu Rui/GT Editor's Note: Starting Monday, China began implementing a trial visa-free policy for ordinary passport holders from Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain. With this expansion, China now offers unilateral visa-free entry...
SSF to upgrade comms system, launch indoor firing range next month: CA Yunus
The Business Standard
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June 18, 2025
The Special Security Force (SSF) is set to introduce several key technological upgrades to enhance its operational capabilities, including a new radio communication system and the inauguration of a modern indoor firing range. Speaking as the chief...
Iran and us: Time for a feel
Business World
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June 29, 2025
I ran and us, separated by the Asian landmass, are tangled up in invisible knots first entwined in the mid-20th Century. Time now to give these unseen knots a good feel. Seventy years ago, Iran’s elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh was...
Shared prosperity means no one is left behind
Philstar
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June 1, 2025
The previous weeks have been a flurry of activity. I traveled to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for the 46th ASEAN Summit and delivered a speech before the leaders of the ten ASEAN countries (plus Timor-Leste) during the 103rd ASEAN BAC Council Meeting...
ESET and Canon Extends Regional Alliance to Combat Asia's Security Challenges
The Slovenia Times
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June 30, 2025
SINGAPORE - Media OutReach Newswire - 30 June 2025 - ESET Asia Pte. Ltd. ("ESET"), a global leader in cybersecurity, and Canon Singapore Pte. Ltd. ("Canon") today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") that marks the...
Teves back in PH to face charges in Degamo slay
Inquirer
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May 30, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — Expelled Negros Oriental 3rd District Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. has returned to the Philippines following his deportation from Timor-Leste, more than a year after he was tagged as the alleged mastermind in the Pamplona massacre...
The neighbour market
The Monthly
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I realised too late that the front door was open. I should have called out and let myself in. Instead, I rang the bell, forcing Kitione Waqanisau to labour his way up the hallway on crutches. Kiti, as he likes to be called, guided me to the lounge...
World Bank: Conflict, instability driving extreme poverty in Nigeria and 38 other economies
Nairametrics
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June 27, 2025
The World Bank has raised alarm over the growing impact of conflict and instability on 39 developing economies, including Nigeria, warning that these states are being left behind on key development indicators, with extreme poverty, hunger, and...
Leyte PB questions why Mandaue infectious waste now in province
Cebu Daily News
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July 11, 2025
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Leyte’s Provincial Board plans to summon officials from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), its Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), and accredited waste hauler Cleanaway Philippines Inc. to explain...
Macau ASEAN Chamber of Commerce delegation visits Thailand amid growing regional collaboration
Macau Daily Times
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June 29, 2025
Heads of MAICC delegation with Thai Deputy Prime Minister in Bangkok, Friday The Macao ASEAN International Chamber of Commerce (MAICC) has embarked on a five-day business mission to Thailand, with scheduled stops in Pattaya and Bangkok. The...