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ASEAN Envoys In Myanmar For Talks With Junta Chief

Envoys from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) arrived in Myanmar Thursday for talks with junta leader Min Aung Hlaing, as the coup-stricken nation enters its fifth month of crippling unrest.Myanmar has been in chaos and its economy paralysed since the February coup, with more than 800 people killed in a brutal military crackdown on dissent, according to a local monitoring group.Erywan Pehin Yusof, Brunei's second minister for foreign affairs, and ASEAN Secretary-General

4 June 2021
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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. Whole-of-society effort needed to change norms and practices on women's roles, says President Halimah YacobA whole-of-society effort is needed for societal norms and practices to change and better support women, said President Halimah Yacob on Thursday (J

3 June 2021
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ASEAN Leaders Plan Myanmar Visit This Week

The chair and secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) plan to travel to Myanmar this week even as the 10-nation group remains divided on how to respond to the military coup there, four diplomatic sources have said. Myanmar is a member of ASEAN which has a policy of non-interference in the affairs of members, but it has led the main diplomatic effort to resolve the crisis that has engulfed the country since 1 February when the military staged a

2 June 2021
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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. Singaporean teen who threatened to kill EPL football player and his family admits to harassmentA Singaporean teenager who threatened to kill English Premier League football player Neal Maupay has admitted to his offences.

2 June 2021
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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. Firm fined $41.5k for damaging PUB water main, illegal worksTong Shing Contractors was fined $41,500 for damaging a water main and carrying out works without approval from Singapore's water agency PUB.

1 June 2021
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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 S'pore court dedicated to harassment cases to be established on June 1A new court dedicated to dealing with harassment cases, such as those involving doxxing - the publishing of an individual's private personal information online - and threatenin

31 May 2021
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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. IMDA orders offensive poll on female Islamic teachers to be removed from social media platformsThe authorities have asked that an offensive online poll that asked people to rank a list of ustazah, or female Islamic religious teachers, according to their sexual

28 May 2021
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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. Unmanned drones to be used for inspections at six reservoirs in SingaporeAn unmanned drone will soon be a common sight at six reservoirs here, as part of national water agency PUB's efforts to leverage technology for its daily operations.

27 May 2021
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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. ICA foils bid to smuggle 110kg of goods including sex enhancement products and condomsAbout 110kg of sex enhancement products and condoms were among various items that were attempted to be smuggled into Singapore.

25 May 2021
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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's autonomous universities to admit more students amid Covid-19 disruption of overseas options: Chan Chun SingSingapore's autonomous universities will be able to admit more students this year as overseas study options continue to be disrup

24 May 2021
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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. 75 unlinked Covid-19 cases in S'pore in past 2 weeks raising concernsThe number of unlinked Covid-19 cases in Singapore has been going up steadily this month, giving rise to concerns that there are undetected reservoirs of infections in the community.

21 May 2021
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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. Five arrested in separate cases relating to Internet love scams and ruse involving fake China officials Two men and two women have been arrested for their role in a ruse where scammers pretend to be officials from China to fleece victims out of their

20 May 2021
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