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Davos 2022: ASEAN’s Role In A Shifting World Stage

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will play host to global leaders later this year with ASEAN Summits in Cambodia, the B20 and G20 Leaders’ Summit in Indonesia and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Thailand, all happening back-to-back.With the changing face of geopolitics and the global economy, these meetings and the preparations in the lead up, will shed light on where ASEAN stands in its on-going recovery efforts from COVID-19 and ho

24 May 2022
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. S'pore importers to increase chicken supply from other sources as Malaysia halts exportChicken rice seller Daniel Tan owns seven outlets selling the popular dish and uses more than 6,000 chickens a month, all imported from Malaysia.Now, he worries if he c

24 May 2022
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. Global measures to tackle inflation may cause recession, but must be taken: PM LeeThe global economy is currently facing high inflation, and there is a risk that measures taken to combat this problem may lead to a recession - but action must be taken nonethele

23 May 2022
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Philippines-China Relations Under A BBM Presidency

The renaissance of the friendly and good bilateral relations between the Philippines and China despite existing differences is one of the legacies of the Duterte administration that yielded tangible and concrete benefits for both countries and their peoples. The Philippines-China bilateral relations have not only improved under the Duterte administration but have been upgraded to a “comprehensive strategic cooperation.” Indeed, the ties between the two countries have improved dramati

22 May 2022
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. All S'pore Covid-19 cases in April were of the Omicron variantAll local and imported cases of Covid-19 last month which underwent genome-wide sequencing were found to have been infected with the Omicron variant.The Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Thursda

20 May 2022
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. Biometric verification for travellers departing Changi to be rolled out this yearTravellers flying out of Changi Airport will no longer have to present their passports or boarding passes when clearing immigration, after an initiative to use biometrics for veri

19 May 2022
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. Work on Changi Airport T5 to restart, terminal to be ready around the mid-2030sSingapore will restart work on Changi Airport Terminal 5, with construction to kick off in two or three years, as it seeks to build future capacity with the aviation industry recove

18 May 2022
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. New Digital and Intelligence Service to learn from Estonia, Latvia: Ng Eng HenThe Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) will learn from Baltic states Estonia and Latvia as it sets up the Digital and Intelligence Service (DIS) to protect the Republic from growing digita

17 May 2022
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. S'pore to host over 300 leaders at first Changi Aviation SummitSingapore will host more than 300 global aviation leaders, policymakers and senior executives from more than 45 countries at a two-day summit that begins on Tuesday (May 17).The inaugural Chan

16 May 2022
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Myanmar Slams US Summit Snub, Praises China Ties

Myanmar's junta on Friday slammed the United States (US) for snubbing it at a regional summit and meeting with opposition leaders, and instead lauded its ties with "powerful" China.Washington has repeatedly denounced the coup that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's government last year, and the US government has imposed sanctions on top figures in Myanmar's military.Myanmar was represented by an empty chair at a summit this week between US President Joe Biden and leaders of th

14 May 2022
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. Smuggling attempt foiled as 17 dogs and 8,520 vape pods found in lorry from MalaysiaAn attempt to smuggle 17 dogs in a Malaysian-registered lorry was foiled by Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers on Monday (May 9).A total of 8,520 e-vaporiser

13 May 2022
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Biden Welcomes SEA Leaders With Pledges

President Joe Biden on Thursday welcomed Southeast Asian leaders to Washington with promises to support clean energy and maritime security, hoping to showcase a United States commitment as China makes wide inroads.Top leaders from eight of the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) flew to Washington for the two-day summit, which opened with a closed-door White House dinner of thyme poached chicken and vanilla ice cream.The Biden administration, which took office des

13 May 2022
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