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ST correspondents in India, Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia report on how students there have fared.
He was accused of driving his motorcycle into three riot police last year while carrying a flag with a protest slogan.
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A close-up look at the law of the sea sheds light on the proceedings and their legal effect.
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Tokyo Olympics 2020
Covid-19 in S-E Asia
On Saturday, Thailand reported a daily record of 18,912 new Covid-19 cases with 178 fatalities.
Covid-19 infections have increased by 80 per cent over the past four weeks in most regions of the world.
Larger strategic considerations are at play despite the "no conditions" label, said expert.
Climate Change
Research estimates that pollution emitted by three average US residents will contribute to a death.
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ST correspondents in India, Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia report on how students there have fared.
In this week's edition, get up to speed on Malaysia’s political crisis after Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin was asked to quit by his allies over a royal rebuke. Also, learn about how it now costs more to die in Indonesia as undertakers profiteer even as many succumb to Covid-19 in their homes.
The surprisingly harsh public rebuke by Malaysia's King has plunged the country into its most serious constitutional crisis.
China Mobile and ZTE allegedly expressed interest in Digicel, the dominant telecoms operator in the South Pacific.
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Each month, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests.
ST will discuss how feelings of wanting to escape China's rat race still exist, and sentiments in Singapore and across Asia.
Every week, The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments.
