Asia
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Singapore shipbuilders need 10,000 more workers to deliver greener vessels by 2030 | EnvoyPost
Singapore’s marine and offshore energy industry is looking to hire around 10,000 more workers to build new vessels, including greener…
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Tuvalu: Borrowed time, shaky foundations | EnvoyPost
If your country no longer physically exists, what does that make you? It’s an existential question residents of one of…
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Suicide bomber detonates in Afghan capital, killing at least 6 people | EnvoyPost
ISLAMABAD: Police in the Afghan capital Kabul say a suicide bomber carried out an attack Monday (Sep 2,) killing at…
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Orang Laut: The fast-disappearing sea nomads of Batam, Indonesia | EnvoyPost
The Orang Laut sea nomads living around Indonesia’s Batam island face an uncertain future, as climate change and modernisation upend…
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UN begins polio vaccination in Gaza, as fighting rages | EnvoyPost
CAIRO: The United Nations, in collaboration with Palestinian health authorities, began to vaccinate 640,000 children in the Gaza Strip on…
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KL sinkhole: Repair may take 3 to 6 months, as victim’s family conduct religious rites before returning to India | EnvoyPost
Malaysia’s Cabinet is willing to consider compensation for the family, with Federal Territories Minister Zaliha Mustafa telling news agency Bernama the…
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Storm floods northern Philippine regions, including capital, disrupting schools, work and travel | EnvoyPost
MANILA: A slow-moving storm unleashed pounding rains that flooded many northern Philippine areas overnight into Monday (Sep 2), prompting authorities…
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US Democrats urge Israel-Hamas ceasefire after dead hostages recovered | EnvoyPost
WASHINGTON: Several US Democratic lawmakers renewed calls for an Israeli-Hamas ceasefire on Sunday (Sep 1) in reaction to the killing…
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Storm floods northern Philippine regions, including capital, disrupting schools, work and travel | EnvoyPost
MANILA: A slow-moving storm unleashed pounding rains that flooded many northern Philippine areas overnight into Monday (Sep 2), prompting authorities…
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Pope Francis to set off on historic 12-day visit to Asia Pacific, including Singapore and Indonesia | EnvoyPost
All eyes will be on how Pope Francis uses the trip and his role to push the needle on thorny…
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