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The Philippines' Department of National Defense (DND) Saturday confirmed the acquisition of 12 FA-50 Block 70 light combat aircraft from Korea Aerospace Industries.
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Saturday (June 14, 2025)
JAKARTA: A housing task force led by presidential adviser Hashim Djojohadikusumo has questioned a proposal to reduce the size of subsidised houses in the ambitious three million homes programme of President Prabowo Subianto.
Australia's Qantas says it will close Jetstar Asia, the group's Singapore-based budget airline, as it reels with rising supplier costs, higher airport fees and intensifying competition among low-cost carriers.
Indonesia launched an ambitious US$4.3 billion free-meal programme on Monday (Jan 6) to combat stunted growth due to malnutrition, a key election promise of President Prabowo Subianto.
KUALA LUMPUR: The city is embarking on one of its most ambitious urban renewal projects to date with the launch of the Warisan Kuala Lumpur (Warisan KL) programme.
It is always heartwarming to meet a close friend after a long time.
KUALA LUMPUR: Star Media Group (SMG) plans to create a digital ecosystem through a comprehensive talent development programme.
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s incoming president Prabowo Subianto has plans to grow the country’s economy with pitches centred on investor-friendly and tourist-centric policies. All these in the hope of hitting a growth target of 8 per cent by his third year in office.
KUALA LUMPUR: Star Media Group Bhd (SMG) is planning to create a digital ecosystem through a comprehensive talent development programme.
SINGAPORE: To help decarbonise Singapore’s energy and industrial sectors, a S$90 million programme has been launched to further national research into areas such as hydrogen utilisation and production of greener chemicals and fuels, like sustainable aviation fuel.
THE US Air Force’s ambitious next-generation fighter jet programme, envisioned as a revolutionary leap in technology, could become less ambitious as budget pressure, competing priorities and changing goals compel a rethink, defence officials and industry executives say.
PARIS (Reuters) - Defending champion Sifan Hassan took second place in her Olympic 5,000 metres qualifying heat on Friday with a typical last-minute charge to overtake seven women in the home straight and finish a tenth of a second behind Kenya's Faith Kipyegon.
In 2023, more than 69,000 children in 702 schools across Laos have benefited from the school meals program from the United Nations World Food Program (WFP).
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Monday (April 28, 2025)
SINGAPORE: Indonesia's currency teetered near a record low against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday as worries over slowing growth and rising government spending shook confidence in Southeast Asia's biggest economy.
PETALING JAYA: For Athena Siow and Namira Lee Tzu, the journey to Harvard College in the US was never just about academic prestige.
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Monday (April 07, 2025)
FROM MOHD FAIRUZ ISKANDAR OTHMAN, PhD Department of Computer Systems and Communication Faculty of Information and Communication Technology Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka
(Reuters) - U.S. figure skater Ilia Malinin plans to gauge his potential risk versus reward before deciding whether to attempt an entire ambitious programme of seven quadruple jumps at the world championships this week.
