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Suicide in Thailand: Children at risk too

Recently, on 13 September, The ASEAN Post (TAP) published an article regarding suicide rates in Thailand. In that article, it was noted that Thailand had the highest suicide rates in ASEAN, according to a recent study conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO).

25 September 2019
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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.Dr M slams UN, Myanmar govt over Rohingya crisisThe United Nations and Myanmar government came under fire on Tuesday for their inaction in resolving the Rohingya crisis which has displaced more than a million people in the country.

25 September 2019
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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. PM Lee, Trump renew key defence pact on US use of Singapore air, naval basesSingaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and US President Donald Trump on Monday (Sept 23) renewed a key defence pact which allows American forces to use Singapore’s air and naval bases, extending it by another 15 years to 203

24 September 2019
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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.We don't want to repeat mistake, says SalahuddinThe food sector involves a complex network that translates into a multibillion-dollar trade globally.

23 September 2019
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Global strike for climate change

Millions of youths, activists and adults in hundreds of cities around the world walked out of school and work on Friday to join a global strike calling for action against climate change. The Global Climate Strike was planned ahead of a United Nations (UN) General Assembly and the Climate Action Summit on 23 September.

21 September 2019
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Online influencers changing the beauty industry

The global beauty industry is estimated to be worth US$532 billion and Asia-Pacific is the largest and among the fastest-growing markets for it. According to a 2018 report by Euromonitor on ‘Trends in Asian beauty and personal care,’ the region represents 32 percent of the global market and is expected to grow another 6.7 percent over the next five years.In Southeast Asia, more shoppers are buying online which is reflected in a 2018 report by Google and Temasek.

20 September 2019
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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.

20 September 2019
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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.Efforts to put out peat fire in Matang ongoingIt has been an uphill battle for 25 firefighters in their efforts to put out the peat soil fire in Kampung Matang Merbau, in Matang near here.Taiping Fire and Rescue station chief Rafeel Hairul Ricard said the ongoing firefighting operations which started at noon yest

19 September 2019
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Celebrating ASEAN’s entrepreneurs

Over the weekend, the second ASEAN Lifestyle Week 2019 (ALW2019) was held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in Malaysia to showcase the best that ASEAN small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have to offer in the lifestyle sector. Organised by Yayasan Budi Penyayang Malaysia (Penyayang), ALW2019 had exhibitors from across the region comprised of businesses from different sectors.

18 September 2019
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Sending the Rohingya home to die?

The United Nations (UN) recently warned that the repatriation of the Rohingya already driven from the country by the Myanmar army remains "impossible", stating that Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar are already facing a "serious risk of genocide".A report from a fact-finding mission to Myanmar, set up by the Human Rights Council, said the 600,000 Rohingya still living in Rakhine state remain in deteriorating and "deplorable" conditions."Myanmar continues

18 September 2019
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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. Future of semiconductor industry in Singapore remains bright The current slowdown in the global semiconductor industry does not dim its prospects, and the latest investment in Singapore by European chipmaker STMicroelectronics reflects its strategic perspective, said Deputy Prime Mini

18 September 2019
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