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Philippines’ Marcos Jnr to meet Japan’s Kishida in 5-day Tokyo trip
Philippines’ Marcos Jnr to meet Japan’s Kishida in 5-day Tokyo trip
  • Both nations keen to work together, but analysts say they may have slightly different priorities, with Manila keener on aid and economic assistance
  • Manila ‘performing balancing act’; Marcos knows China vital for trade but also advocates closer security ties with Japan, US to counter Beijing’s expansionist policies
3 Feb 2023 - 8:30AM
Ferdinand Marcos Jnr, President of the Philippines, at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January. He will soon be in Japan on a trip aimed at further strengthening the two nations’ relationship. Photo: AP
The Philippines

Philippines’ Marcos Jnr to meet Japan’s Kishida in 5-day Tokyo trip

3 Feb 2023 - 8:30AM
  • Both nations keen to work together, but analysts say they may have slightly different priorities, with Manila keener on aid and economic assistance
  • Manila ‘performing balancing act’; Marcos knows China vital for trade but also advocates closer security ties with Japan, US to counter Beijing’s expansionist policies
Grab delivery cyclists in Singapore. The superapp has stirred controversy with its new Singapore director of public affairs and policy. Photo: AFP

Singapore lawmaker’s Grab appointment raises conflict of interest concerns

Tin, a three-term lawmaker from the ruling People’s Action Party, will run the superapp’s government affairs department.

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Anies Baswedan, who wants to be Indonesia’s next president, was governor of Jakarta for five years until 2022. File photo: AFP

Could Indonesian conservative Anies Baswedan be nation’s next president?

Anies is seeking to cut a moderate image but his history as a polarising, ‘very religious’ figure, and decision to align himself with conservatives, hasn’t helped the effort.

3 Feb 2023 - 12:40PM
File picture of Cambodia police at a building where they arrested Chinese workers at a call centre that carried out scams. Photo: Reuters

English-speaking Filipinos tricked into Chinese scam jobs: whistle-blowers

Many Filipinos were tricked into thinking they were hired to work at overseas call centres, but instead were forced to work at online scam rooms.

2 Feb 2023 - 8:10PM
Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka recenlty cancelled a police training exchange agreement with China because their ‘systems are different’. Photo: Xinhua/File

Fiji pivoting back to ‘well-established’ partners by axing China security deal

Last week, Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka cancelled a police training exchange agreement with China because their ‘systems are different’, but allowed officers from Australia and New Zealand to stay in the country.

2 Feb 2023 - 8:30AM
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‘Run’ culture: China’s well-off plot emigration to Southeast Asia
‘Run’ culture: China’s well-off plot emigration to Southeast Asia
  • Desire to escape China’s strict controls has seen ‘influx’ of inquiries about possible move to Singapore, Malaysia or Thailand, observers say
  • Property sector upbeat as return of big-spending Chinese nationals expected to drive sales
14 Jan 2023 - 8:00AM

Singapore

Chinese passengers arrive at the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Samut Prakan, Thailand, on Monday following China’s lifting of the travel ban. Photo: Xinhua

‘Run’ culture: China’s well-off plot emigration to Southeast Asia

Desire to escape China’s strict controls has seen ‘influx’ of inquiries about possible move to Singapore, Malaysia or Thailand, observers say.

14 Jan 2023 - 8:00AM

Malaysian conservatives target bikinis, booze, gambling as tourists return

The conservative northern state of Kedah, where gambling is banned, will target the sale of alcohol in Langkawi, a tourism hub with a tax-free status.

8 Jan 2023 - 7:30PM

South Asia’s inflation woes set to deepen as China ends zero-Covid policy

China’s reopening is expected to deepen inflation woes with a surge in demand driving up prices across South Asia, one of the world’s poorest regions.

8 Jan 2023 - 3:00PM
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