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ASEAN – A Singaporean textbook publisher has discovered that using a gory pentagram to educate primary school children about forms may not be the most effective method of teaching shapes. The publisher Marlinsons recently issued an apology for including a graphic of a blood-splattered pentagram in a Mandarin textbook intended for students in Primary 2. Upon seeing that the gory …

ASEAN – Hong Kong will reduce the required hotel quarantine for passenger flight crews from seven to three days, while cargo crews will be excused, in a small step toward easing the city’s coronavirus restrictions, which have transformed it into one of the world’s most secluded locations. The measures, which take effect in May, would provide “much-needed survival space” for …

ASEAN – The Malaysian team will compete for 36 gold, 35 silver, and 75 bronze medals in the Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, which will take place from May 12 to 23. The 146-medal objective was determined following negotiations with all key stakeholders and based on the present performance of the 584 national athletes heading for the biannual Games, according …

ASEAN – A shocking first-round loss at the Asia Championships on Wednesday marked a new low for two-time world champion Kento Momota, whose terrible run of form reached an all-time low. Ecuadorian ranked 52nd in the world, Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo, fell down in the opening game but rallied to defeat Japan’s top seed in three straight games in little …

ASEAN – President Rodrigo Duterte has declined an invitation to attend the United States-ASEAN summit in Washington DC to be held after the May 9 Philippine elections. During his Talk to the People aired on Wednesday morning, Duterte said it would not look good for him to attend the May 11 to 13 summit because by the time his successor …

ASEAN – Officials said a group of foreign policy advisers to South Korea’s president-elect met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday in an effort to restore long-strained relations between the two US allies. At a time when both countries confront dangers from North Korea, Yoon Suk-yeol, who took over as South Korea’s president on May 10, has announced …

ASEAN – On April 22, Lee Zii Jia, the country’s top men’s singles shuttler, said that he is totally focused on the challenge ahead at the Badminton Asia Championships (BAC) after returning to centralised training camp after a two-day break. The 24-year-old, who will go to Manila, Philippines for the Asian battle, which will take place from April 26 to …

ASEAN – According to an energy expert, making Singapore’s plan to import clean energy from its Southeast Asian neighbors a reality would depend on the region’s capacity to work together to overcome any disparities as it accesses renewable resources that are spread out. Dr Victor Nian, an adviser at the independent think-tank Centre for Strategic Energy and Resources, said regulators …

Thailand – Thailand will next month remove a requirement for arrivals vaccinated against Covid-19 to undergo a test and brief quarantine on arrival, an official said on Friday, the latest measure to revive its battered tourism industry. Visitors are encouraged to perform antigen self-tests during their stay, instead of the current “Test & Go” scheme, where arrivals must isolate in …

ASEAN – A mentally disabled Malaysian man will be hanged in Singapore next week after losing a last-ditch appeal, his sister said today, despite an international outcry about his case. Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam was arrested in 2009 for trafficking a small amount of heroin into the city-state, which has some of the world’s toughest drugs laws, and handed a death …