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When aggressors forget: how historical amnesia fuels US-China conflict

When aggressors forget: how historical amnesia fuels US-China conflict

This August marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Asia. Contrary to the narrative often presented by Western commentators, the...

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Walter Woon

Why Malaysia seeks enduring Asean-GCC-China cooperation

Why Malaysia seeks enduring Asean-GCC-China cooperation

The summit attracted extensive media coverage. Some lauded it as a “significant diplomatic first” and a platform ripe with immense economic promise...

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Cheng-Chwee Kuik

6 pillars for peace to end wars in Asia

6 pillars for peace to end wars in Asia

For a time, it seemed that economic interdependence had put an end to war between states. When Canadian psychologist Steven Pinker declared in 2011...

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Cameron Johnson

Japan’s child sex tourism warning is long overdue

Japan’s child sex tourism warning is long overdue

The move was prompted by Ayako Iwatake, a restaurant owner in Vientiane, who allegedly saw social media posts of Japanese men bragging about child...

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Ming Gao

Malaysia’s AI dreams: a victim of the US-China tech war?

Malaysia’s AI dreams: a victim of the US-China tech war?

That road map for 2021 to 2025 placed particular emphasis on AI applications in supply chains; agriculture and forestry; medical and healthcare;...

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Tham Siew Yean

Stop blame game in Malaysia over Zara’s death, let justice take its course

Stop blame game in Malaysia over Zara’s death, let justice take its course

Zara Qairina died in hospital on July 17, a day after she was found unconscious in front of a dormitory at her boarding school in Papar district....

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Joseph Sipalan

Carbon bootprints: how war is fuelling climate catastrophe

Carbon bootprints: how war is fuelling climate catastrophe

At the heart of this nightmare is the old Western world, desperate to retain ill-gotten privileges and hegemony, even as a multipolar order takes...

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Chandran Nair

Asia must leverage AI to combat rise in natural disasters

Asia must leverage AI to combat rise in natural disasters

A recent Deloitte report estimates that natural disasters could inflict US$460 billion in annual damage to infrastructure globally by 2050 – more...

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Biman Mukherji

From Seoul to Singapore, the squat toilet’s days are numbered

But even so, many places in the region still stick to the traditional squat toilets, preferring them over the modern equivalents, resisting what...

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Maria Siow