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Asean news headlines as at 9pm on Thursday (May 9)
News highlights from the Asean Plus section on Thursday (May 9)
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Thailand
Famed Thai holiday isles suffer water shortages after heatwave
BANGKOK: The dazzling Thai holiday islands made famous by Hollywood film "The Beach" are facing a severe water shortage following a blistering heatwave across Asia, a tourism official and locals said on Thursday (May 9).
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AseanPlus News
Hong Kong puts Google in hot seat with ban on protest song
HONG KONG: Hong Kong called it "unbelievable” when Google rebuffed its 2022 request to bury a popular protest song from search results. Now armed with an injunction, authorities are putting legal pressure on the tech firm to wipe it from the city’s interne
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China
China's Xi in Hungary to celebrate 'new era' with Orban
BUDAPEST: Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Hungary on Thursday (May 9) seeking a "new journey" with Beijing's closest European Union ally amid divisions with the West over the Ukraine war and global trade.
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Entertainment
HK star Andy Lau on having a 2nd child with M'sian wife: 'Hasn't happened yet'
The couple, who tied the knot in 2008, share 12-year-old daughter Hanna.
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Brunei
Brunei firefighters celebrate 64 years of service
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: The Fire and Rescue Department celebrated its 64th anniversary with a parade at the parade ground of its headquarters on Saturday (May 4) with Minister of Home Affairs Dato Seri Setia Awang Ahmaddin Abdul Rahman as the guest of honour. The celebration also coincided with Internatioanl Firefighter’s Day which fell on May 4.
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South Korea
Korean YouTuber fatally stabbed while live-streaming in Busan
BUSAN: A South Korean YouTuber in his 50s was apprehended after killing another YouTuber who was live-streaming in Busan, the authorities said on Thursday (May 9).
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Philippines
Philippines says sea tensions with China have not hurt economy
MANILA: The Philippines said geopolitical tensions with Beijing have not affected the nation’s economy and the government is still willing to work with Chinese investors.
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Thailand
Huge Rayong blaze tamed after Thai Navy deploys drone, warship
BANGKOK: A deadly blaze at Rayong’s Map Ta Phut Industrial Port that killed one person and sparked an evacuation was extinguished with help from the Thai Navy at around 4pm on Thursday (May 9), according to officials.
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Singapore
‘S’pore will be in good hands under the 4G team’: PM Lee, after chairing final Cabinet meeting
SINGAPORE: After 20 years of weekly Cabinet meetings that soldiered on even during the Covid-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has led his last meeting.
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Cambodia
Asean calls for increased efforts to combat arms smuggling
PHNOM PENH: Senior Asean officials have urged the bloc’s member states to increase cooperation and establish new mechanisms to curb arms smuggling within the region, noting that the smuggling of arms is a growing threat to regional stability.
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Entertainment
HK artiste Charlene Choi spits out durian after trying one: 'Where's the delicious part?'
Despite not enjoying the durian, Choi said she would pick the King of Fruits over watermelon anytime.
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Thailand
Thailand closes island after coral bleaching found
BANGKOK: An island in southern Thailand was closed on Thursday (May 9) after the discovery of extensive coral bleaching, the national parks office said.
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AseanPlus News
Ministry discovers over 56,000 unauthorised IELTS certificates issued in Vietnam
HANOI: An examination conducted by the Ministry of Education and Training has uncovered that an IDP Education Company in Vietnam issued 56,000 IELTS certificates in 2022 in spite of not being authorised to do so.
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Indonesia
Prabowo inaugurates construction of Majapahit palace replica
JAKARTA: President-elect and current Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto officially kicked off on Tuesday (May 7) the construction work for a project in East Jakarta to build a replica of the palace of the historic Javanese kingdom of Majapahit.
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Eva Air female flight attendants hailed as heroes for breaking up fight between two men on plane
TAIPEI: Three female flight attendants from Taiwanese carrier Eva Air have been hailed as heroes after they broke up a scuffle between two male passengers, according to Taiwanese media.
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South Korea
Can K-pop break free from ‘fandom’ model?
SEOUL: Long-time K-pop fan Lee Eun-soo, 25, has been buying albums and merchandise, as well as streaming music – all part of what it means to be a loyal K-pop fan.
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Nation
Four Johoreans sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Sabah
KOTA KINABALU: Four Johoreans have been given the death penalty after they were found guilty of trafficking 50kg of drugs while travelling into Sandakan in 2020.
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India
Air India Express fires cabin crew over mass sick leave
NEW DELHI: Air India Express has sacked at least 30 employees, mostly cabin crew, over mass sick leave amid flight cancellations, officials said on Thursday (May 9), reported Xinhua.
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Indonesia
Asean and EU set to convene 4th joint working group on palm oil
JAKARTA: Representatives from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and the European Union (EU) are preparing for the 4th Joint Working Group (JWG) on Palm Oil, underscoring their commitment to collaboration in this critical sector.