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Are we in need of a New Year’s resolution? Yes, because at the end of the year, we need something to measure. The idea of counting time is because we need some measure, we need milestones to know whether we are going forward or backwards in our lives. We need to look at ourselves as […]

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) has been growing in popularity and usefulness in the energy sector over the last 3-4 decades. The gas that’s cooled to -162ºC is gaining ground on traditional fossil fuels such as coal because it is cleaner, more affordable, and more futuristic. Upon cooling and liquefaction, LNG shrinks in volume up to […]

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres accused oil firms on Wednesday of peddling a “big lie” about their role in global warming. File Photo. New Delhi: UN General Secretary António Guterres has hit at Taliban over banning women’s education in Afghanistan. António Guterres said, “Now is the time to end all discriminatory laws and practices that hinder […]

TOKYO, Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The Japan Prize Foundation announced the winners of the 2023 Japan Prize on January 24, 2023. Prof. Masataka Nakazawa and Mr. Kazuo Hagimoto, both of Japan, are co-winners of the Japan Prize in the fields of Electronics, Information, and Communication, and Prof. Gero Miesenboeck of Austria and Prof. Karl […]

Indonesia’s chairmanship in this year’s ASEAN Summit must be able to bring more respect for Southeast Asia countries to play a bigger role on the global stage. Southeast Asia must be able to reaffirm its bargaining position in the world, as countries that are also actively involved in determining the world’s geopolitical map, especially in […]

Presidents Fumio Kishida of Japan (l) and Joe Biden of the United States (r) reaffirmed the strength of their alliance in Washington just days agoImage: Mandel Ngan/AP Photo/picture alliance The established post war order in the Asia-Pacific region is a thing of the past. A nationalist, militarized China under the rule of Xi Jinping has […]

After nearly two years of military rule, Myanmar remains trapped in conflict, facing increasing political instability and a growing humanitarian crisis. While businesses and the labor market had already been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, post-coup instability has done even more damage to Myanmar’s economy. This began with a cash shortage, rapid depreciation of the kyat against […]

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and Thai AirAsia have initiated a new campaign, Menu of New Experiences… Unforgettable Secondary Cities, that seeks to draw travellers deeper into the country through the lure of experiences and cuisine. Running from January 23 to March 31, 2023, the campaign will spotlight secondary tourist cities, particularly those that […]

Attachments Foreword It is difficult to overstate the fraught complexity of the relationship between terrorism and the media. Perhaps no other issue has been characterised by such prolific wall-towall coverage in recent years, and perhaps no other has so challenged media professionals to maintain journalistic ethics and balance in their reporting. Many of the violent […]

The Myanmar crisis triggered by the military’s power grab in a coup d’etat has entered its third year. Meanwhile, the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have made no progress toward resolving the crisis. In a bid to break the deadlock, ASEAN called a ministerial-level conference in Bangkok, Thailand, in late […]