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    Jan 27

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  2. “You work so hard, and it all goes to rent,” shop owner San said. “You don’t think about making money … just [about] break[ing] even.” [Top Read from 2017]

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  3. A team of scientists led by and The Indonesian Institute of Sciences found at least 12 new species of crabs, prawns, and lobsters as part of a 14-day scientific expedition in an area off the southern coast of . [Top Read of 2018]

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  4. Singapore’s mobile 4G speed is one of the fastest in East Asia, topping the charts alongside Seoul, according to a recent study conducted by [Top Read of 2018]

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  5. As the Singaporean government supports crime-fighting security drones to roam around the city-state, how will it impact people’s right to privacy? [Top Read of 2018]

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  6. LOOK: RITM gives tips on how to protect oneself and others from the coronavirus. | via

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  7. We return to a 2017 Top Read examining the state of Singapore’s struggling retail industry. With vacancy rates for its glamorous shopping malls then at an all-time high, is the city-state losing its lustre as a shopping hub?

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  8. Jan 31

    This week we looked at the outbreak of , what means for British relations with Southeast Asian nations, the innovative technology being used to fight poaching and environmental disasters in the region, and more.

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  9. Jan 31

    “We’ve always complied with whatever the authorities want. That is why I am so disappointed when they just toss us away like that,” said community leader and local imam Y You.

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  10. Jan 31

    Islamic organisations from the Middle East poured money into Cambodia’s Cham Muslim communities, attempting to spread hardline teachings. [2017 Top Read]

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  11. Jan 31

    An Indonesian forest community on Halmahera Island, North Maluku, faces displacement by land-hungry businesses, threatening destruction for their centuries-old hunter-gatherer lifestyle. [2019 Top Read]

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  12. Jan 30

    I visited Cambodia's Cham communities further up river a couple weeks ago, and life does look dire - no home, almost no fish in the river, no school and nothing to do. A very good story by

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  13. Jan 30

    A reminder that we're still looking into the virus' impact on anti-Chinese sentiments in the region. Have a personal experience or incident you've seen online to share? Reach out to reporter to chat, or email s.mccabe@globemediaasia.com.

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  14. Jan 30

    With approx. 9,800 cases of now confirmed worldwide, it has surpassed reported SARS infections and the World Health Organization has declared a global health emergency. See all of the reported cases on our interactive map, updated:

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  15. Jan 30

    Photographer Réhahn embarked on a quest to capture the cultures of Vietnam’s 54 tribes. Here’s what he saw. [2018 Top Read]

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  16. Jan 30

    Two months since the Chroy Changvar Cham community in were given a one-week eviction notice, they are now consigned to the river-bank, still searching for a permanent home.

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  17. Jan 30

    “The problem facing Boris Johnson’s government is that current trade tensions between the EU and Southeast Asia will force it to take positions that could either betray its core values and/or antagonise potential ASEAN trading partners.”

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  18. Jan 30

    70 years on from the founding of the People's Republic of China, the inequalities that laid the foundation for years of socialist struggle across remain ripe across the region. [2019 top read]

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  19. Jan 30

    Are you a Chinese person in that has experienced discrimination & racism after the coronavirus outbreak? Our reporter is looking into these instances for a story and would like to speak to you – email s.mccabe@globemediaasia.com. Anonymity possible.

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  20. Jan 30

    introduced the use of deadlier weapons globally, making battles bloodier. While was relatively untouched by the war, the ripple effects of the conflict were felt in the region for decades. [2018 top read]

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  21. Jan 29

    “Cambodia needs to avoid the undesirable impact from the trade war between the United States and China as well as the [potential] removal of EBA,” said Sithy Rath Daravuth and Brak Thanit from .

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