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PM Lee, President Jokowi pledge continuity in S’pore-Indonesia ties at their final Leaders’ Retreat
It marks the seventh and final retreat for both leaders, who will be leaving office in 2024.
KFC shutters over 100 restaurants in Malaysia amid pro-Palestine boycott
KUALA LUMPUR - KFC has reduced its operations in Malaysia, shuttering more than 100 restaurants temporarily after months of a persistent pro-Palestine boycott of US-linked businesses triggered by the ongoing war in Gaza.
A mix of loyalists and experience – six new faces in Thai PM Srettha’s Cabinet
Four of them are from coalition leader and Srettha's Pheu Thai party.
Weak yen keeps Japanese tourists at home while visitor numbers rise
Just 17 per cent of the population held passports as at December.
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