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Indonesian volcano eruption forces evacuations, airport closure
INDONESIA shut a provincial airport and evacuated hundreds of people from the vicinity of the Ruang volcano after it belched explosive plumes...
Apple CEO to meet Lawrence Wong at end of whirlwind Asia tour; firm to invest US$250m to expand Ang Mo Kio campus
APPLE chief executive officer Tim Cook will meet Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Lawrence Wong at the tail end of his most...
Vietnam’s EV maker VinFast reports narrowing losses even as sales fall
VINFAST Auto’s first-quarter loss narrowed while car sales declined as the Vietnamese EV maker sets ambitious goals to be a global brand...
Malaysia Airlines looks to lighten plane loads on Middle East detour
MALAYSIA Airlines will temporarily stop carrying cargo on its passenger flights from Kuala Lumpur to London after Iran’s attack on Israel over...
Jailed Myanmar leader Suu Kyi moved to house arrest: source
MYANMAR’S junta has moved jailed democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi from prison to house arrest, a source told AFP on Wednesday.
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CGS International aims to grow as a China-Asean nexus: CEO
ASIAN investment house CGS International Securities, formerly CGS-CIMB Securities, aims to ride on the reach of its Chinese state-owned shareholder China Galaxy...
Singapore ready to tap economic opportunities in Philippines: Vivian Balakrishnan
THE Philippines is “a very fertile ground” with a lot of potential still waiting to be tapped, and Singapore can play a...
When titans clash, can Asean gain?
DECOUPLING, de-risking, reshoring, nearshoring, friendshoring – welcome to the new era of globalisation. National security is increasingly being considered in terms of...
Liberalise South-east Asia’s energy sector to attract more private finance: BlackRock official
SOUTH-EAST Asia needs to adopt a market-based approach towards its energy sector to attract more private capital into the region’s energy transition...