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Constitutional Council approves Priyantha Weerasooriya as 37th IGP
Daily FT
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The Constitutional Council has approved President Anura Kumara Disanayake’s recommendation to appoint Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasooriya as the 37th IGP of the country. This decision was made when the Constitutional...
2026 Cebu City projects: Archival eyes billions in collectibles to fund them
Cebu Daily News
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August 12, 2025
Cebu City Nestor Archival Sr. | [FILE PHOTO] CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival Sr. is banking on billions of pesos in uncollected taxes and a faster, friendlier business permitting process to bankroll his administration’s...
Killing the Witness: Gaza’s Journalists and the Global Blueprint of Disappearance
Common Dreams
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August 12, 2025
On the night of August 10, 2025, the air over Gaza City hung heavy with dust and the steady thrum of generators. In a modest press tent pitched outside the bomb-scarred shell of al-Shifa Hospital, Al Jazeera’s last reporting team in the city...
AI-driven tobacco control in ASEAN requires unified data standards
The Interpreter
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August 12, 2025
Tobacco use remains a leading cause of preventable death in Southeast Asia, home to over 120 million smokers. While AI can support smart efforts in controlling tobacco export and use, it is only possible if the region has a standardised data entry...
Việt Nam chairs 15th consultation meeting of IAI Task Force-ASEAN partners
Vietnam News Agency
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JAKARTA — Permanent Representative of Việt Nam to ASEAN Ambassador Tôn Thị Ngọc Hương chaired the 15th Consultation Meeting of the ASEAN Integration Initiative (IAI) Task Force-ASEAN Partners in Jakarta, Indonesia on August 11. The meeting brought...
'I oppose genocide. Is that ok?'
New Internationalist
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August 12, 2025
Hundreds are arrested for ‘terrorism’ in central London. What now, asks Vanessa Baird, for action on Palestine, against genocide and for British democracy? It started quietly, almost imperceptibly. Tourists milled around Parliament Square as usual...
Priyantha Weerasooriya – Sri Lanka’s 37th Inspector General of Police
Lanka News Web
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August 12, 2025
August 12, Colombo (LNW): The Constitutional Council has given its formal approval to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s nomination of Acting Inspector General of Police, Priyantha Weerasooriya, as the country’s 37th Inspector General of Police...
Reconciliation for peace
The News International
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August 12, 2025
Political observers believe that if separation of a federating unit is possible through peaceful means then there is no harm in employing the principle of self-determination. , For instance, people in the Canadian province of Quebec and the...
How each team qualified for the ASEAN Women's Championship semis
ESPN Global
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In the blink of an eye, the semifinals of the ASEAN Women's Championship -- officially known as the ASEAN MSIG Serenity Cup -- are here. Just last Wednesday, the tournament kicked off with eight teams -- Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand, Myanmar,...
Vanishing Aid, Escalating Risks: Strengthening Partnerships and Empowering National Resilience in an Era of Dwindling Donor Support
New Spotlight Nepal
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Vanishing commitment For decades, across Asia and the Pacific, development aid functioned as a vital bridge connecting communities facing crisis with the hope of recovery, opportunity, and long-term stability. Aid was more than financial...
China unveils first-ever home-made bionic Tibetan antelope robot in Hoh Xil Nature Reserve
Global Times
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The first-ever home-made bionic Tibetan antelope robot Photo: Wechat account of the DEEP RoboticsIn Hoh Xil National Nature Reserve in Northwest China's Qinghai Province, a bionic Tibetan antelope robot, with built-in 5G ultra-low latency networks...
General : PM Anwar Urges Stronger ASEAN Cooperation To Face Geopolitical Shifts
Bernama
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August 8, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today underscored that ASEAN’s unity is more vital than ever as the region navigates intensifying geopolitical rivalry, economic fragmentation and global uncertainty....
PM Anwar calls for ASEAN unity amid geopolitical challenges
The Sun Daily
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August 8, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim stressed the importance of ASEAN unity as the region faces rising geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainties. Speaking on ASEAN’s 58th anniversary, Anwar emphasised Malaysia’s commitment...
Agrinas CEO Joao Angelo Steps Down After Six Months Over Food Security Concerns
Tempo.co
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August 11, 2025
TEMPO.Co, Jakarta - The CEO of Indonesia's PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara (Persero), Joao Angelo De Sousa Mota, has resigned from his position. He made this decision because he felt he had failed to achieve food security. "I feel ashamed and very...
Better Results, Less Stress: How to Get the Insights You Need Without a Costly ERP
CFO Dive
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Forum: As Asean turns 58, don’t write it off just yet
The Straits Times
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August 7, 2025
Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan wasn’t wrong when he called the recent Thai-Cambodian border clash “a major setback” for Asean’s credibility (Cambodia-Thailand border clash a setback for Asean: Vivian Balakrishnan, Aug 6). The...
Why Ignoring Procurement Costs More Than You Think
CFO Dive
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‘Great’: Stunning reaction to student surge
The Geelong Advertiser
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August 8, 2025
Labor’s push to increase the number of international student places to nearly 300,000 has been hailed as “great news” by migration agents, as One Nation leader Pauline Hanson accuses the government of a “betrayal” and likens universities to “meth...
Before the Australian election, both parties wanted to cut international student numbers. So why are they going up?
The Guardian
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August 10, 2025
Last year, amid partisan debate over international student numbers, Universities Australia accused both sides of parliament of using the tertiary sector as a “political plaything”.Fast forward to 2025, and the federal government has back flipped...
Soft launch of Philippine ASEAN-BAC Chair for 2026
Philstar
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August 6, 2025
A high-level diplomatic and business reception at the Manila Polo Club in Makati City last July 7 brought together business leaders from across Southeast Asia, senior Philippine government officials, members of the diplomatic corps, and...