Forget Macau’s junket launderers, dirty Chinese cash has a new home: Southeast Asia’s casino scam hubs
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by Toh Han Shih
7m ago
With the junkets of Asia’s gambling capital ‘decimated’ by an anti-corruption crackdown, money launderers have shifted focus to more loosely regulated casinos in Cambodia, Laos, the Philippines and Myanmar ..read more
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Hong Kong must find its drive again as rivals like Singapore surge ahead
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by Ningrong Liu
7m ago
Hong Kong’s growing disparity with Shanghai, Shenzhen and Singapore is cause for concern. The city must adapt and learn to take risks again to maximise its ‘two systems’ advantages ..read more
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Beijing to push subsidies for local firms to buy China-made chips to shore up city’s computing infrastructure
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by Ben Jiang
7m ago
The city’s focus on China-made graphics processing units shows how mainland authorities are scrambling to build up computing resources, despite US export restrictions on advanced chips ..read more
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With Joe Biden ‘happy to debate’, Donald Trump calls for verbal duel at courthouse
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by Agence France-Presse
3h ago
The US president’s team had previously been non-committal about his willingness to take part in the election tradition against his White House challenger ..read more
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These are the places where Chinese-owned TikTok is already banned
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by Associated Press
3h ago
TikTok is in the cross hairs of authorities in the US, where new legislation threatens a nationwide ban unless its China-based parent ByteDance divests ..read more
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China’s international flights set to take-off, buoyed by May Day holiday, but US travel suffering delays
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by Mia Nulimaimaiti
4h ago
National carrier Air China will start to add international flights from Sunday, while bookings ahead of the five-day May Day holiday next week have surged, but flights to the US are experiencing a sluggish recovery ..read more
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Barking mad? Argentina leader Javier Milei’s attachment to ‘ghost’ dog raises sanity worries
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by Agence France-Presse
4h ago
The president has been facing questions from local media about his late pet Conan, whom he had cloned into 4 copies he refers to as his ‘children ..read more
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Southeast Asia’s heatwaves threaten food security. How can nations adapt?
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by Mohammad Yunus
4h ago
Many parts of Southeast Asia are undergoing record-breaking heatwaves, leading to disruptions in rice supplies and fluctuations in prices. The region can safeguard livelihoods by planting drought-resistant rice varieties, diversifying crops and enhancing early warning systems ..read more
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Donald Trump wishes Melania ‘happy birthday’ at hush money trial over payments to porn star
South China Morning Post
by Tribune News Service
6h ago
The comments come a day after witness David Pecker testified that Trump never mentioned worrying what his wife thought about his alleged affairs ..read more
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UK’s King Charles to resume public duties after cancer diagnosis
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by Reuters
6h ago
The British monarch, 75, is making good progress after treatment and a period of rest, Buckingham Palace says ..read more
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