HEADLINE | World population to hit 8 billion in 2024
Shoppers flock to the Carriedo market in Manila for some last-minute Christmas shopping on December 19, 2023. STAR / KJ
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HEADLINE-NYE RUSH | HOLIDAY RUSH-Bruneians head off for holiday break
NATIONAL Bruneians head off for holiday break December 29, 2023 Heavy traffic was seen at the nation’s land borders as
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PAPER EDITIONS-TOP STORIES |12.29.23 – Friday | Holiday rush
PAPER EDITION HEADLINES: . https://www.thejakartapost.com/epost#google_vignette https://www.thejakartapost.com/epost TOP STORIES: CAMBODIA: … MYANMAR: Myanmar’s foreign trade exceeds USD21B in over eight months
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ASEAN | Philippines Coast Guard rescues eight tourists, crewmen
Photo of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-District Southern Tagalog during the rescue. PHOTO: PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER ANN/THE STAR – The
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LIFESTYLE | 8 Filipino superstitions about celebrating the new year
Photo by Vernon Raineil Cenzon on Unsplash . Banging pots and pans while jumping up and down is probably one
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PAPER EDITIONS-TOP STORIES |12.28.23 – Thursday | Digital ID challenges
PAPER EDITION HEADLINES: https://www.thejakartapost.com/epost#google_vignette https://www.thejakartapost.com/epost TOP STORIES: CAMBODIA: Countdown 2024: Where you can celebrate NYE in Cambodia Nang Veasna /
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HEALTH | Asia kidney transplant rate low despite rise in end-stage disease
Dr Jackson Tan with transplant coordinator and the 20th kidney transplant patient in Brunei Darussalam. PHOTO: UBD End-stage kidney
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LIFE+STYLE-SENIORS HEALTH | Alone and aging: Creating a safety net for isolated seniors
Phyllis Krantzman knows what she should do, but like many of her peers, the 71-year-old doesn’t know how to
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ASIA GEOPOLITICS | Philippines is not provoking conflict in South China Sea, its military says
A Philippine supply boat sails near a Chinese Coast Guard ship during a resupply mission for Filipino troops stationed at
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HEADLINE-HEALTH | Elderly Safety net-Can the Safety Net be Age-Friendly?
About four in five of the elderly relied on adult children as their income source as of 2011, a dependence
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