ASEAN HEADLINES: THAILAND: Thailand to re-criminalise cannabis: PM
CAMBODIA: Is Cambodia selling itself cheaper than Singapore and Vietnam?
When articles arrive from Singapore and Hanoi suggesting Cambodia’s over-reliance on China, from another angle, such an accusation may also raise the question of whether Cambodia is selling to China at a lower price than to that of Singapore and Vietnam.
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Memento Maxima Digital MarketingMYANMAR: Clashes displace civilians in Kachin State as anti-junta offensive proceeds
As escalating battles displaced inhabitants of Momauk and Mansi townships, army troops destroyed a bridge on the Myitkyina-Bhamo road in an apparent bid to protect one of their bases
Fighting in Kachin State’s Mansi and Momauk townships this week forced hundreds of civilians to flee to Bhamo, the nearest large city, according to local sources.
The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) launched an attack at on junta base camps at around 5am on Tuesday in Hsin Hkan village—on the south bank of the Ayeyarwaddy River some 25 miles downriver from Bhamo—and in Mansi Township some 12 miles south of Bhamo.
Within hours of the battles breaking out, the KIA and its allies took over the village of Hsin Hkan and captured Mansi’s police station. Fighting continued through most of the day, with the military deploying long-range artillery and carrying out airstrikes targeting the KIA.
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) arriving in Bhamo have taken shelter in churches and Buddhist monasteries, according to a Christian community leader assisting the displaced.
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SINGAPORE: Wellness attraction to be built in Marina South; Porsche Experience Centre to open in Changi
SINGAPORE – The Republic is set to get another two world-class attractions – a wellness attraction in the Marina Bay precinct by 2030 and a Porsche Experience Centre in Changi by 2027.
There will be a call for tender for the development of the wellness attraction located in Marina South, close to the Marina Barrage, which “can leverage the waterfront and places of interest in the vicinity”, said Ms Grace Fu, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations, on May 10.
“With the rising demand for more restorative and wellness-related experiences, we want to position Singapore as an urban wellness haven,” said Ms Fu, speaking at the Singapore Tourism Board’s (STB) Tourism Industry Conference at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre.
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THAILAND: Thailand to re-criminalise cannabis: PM
Asian girl walk in Wat phra kaew and grand palace travel in Bangkok city, Thailand
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