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• Australian motorcycle gangs expanding into south-east Asia to get slice of drug market - The Guardian [Read Full Story ]
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 04:00:00 GMT
  Australian motorcycle gangs expanding into south-east Asia to get slice of drug market  The Guardian

  UN report says outlawed gangs expanding presence because of increased law enforcement attention in Australia.

  
  
• South-east Asia's Rise to run AI accelerator programme from Singapore - The Straits Times [Read Full Story ]
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 05:47:24 GMT
  South-east Asia's Rise to run AI accelerator programme from Singapore  The Straits Times

  SINGAPORE - Regional corporate accelerator Rise will be helping Singaporean start-ups enter Thailand's innovation ecosystem and collaborate with local ...

  
  
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  Organised crime outpaces authorities in Southeast Asia, UN says - CNA [Read Full Story ]
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 04:38:01 GMT
  Organised crime outpaces authorities in Southeast Asia, UN says  CNA

  Myanmar is believed to be the world's biggest producer of crystal meth, as evidenced by this US$45 million haul seized in Bangkok in 2018. (File photo: ...

  
  
• Japanese stocks lead decline in Asia amid renewed threat to trade - CNBC [Read Full Story ]
  Wed, 17 Jul 2019 23:33:00 GMT
  Japanese stocks lead decline in Asia amid renewed threat to trade  CNBC

  Stocks in Japan were the biggest losers among major markets in the region on Thursday, with the other Asian bourses following suit, amid a renewed threat to ...

  
  
• Asia's meth trade is worth an estimated $61B as region becomes 'playground' for drug gangs - CNN [Read Full Story ]
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 06:07:00 GMT
  Asia's meth trade is worth an estimated $61B as region becomes 'playground' for drug gangs  CNN

  (CNN) Deep in the jungle in Thailand's northern Chiang Mai province, a unit of armed border officers were on duty late last month when they stumbled on a cave ...

  
  
• Kyoto Animation fire: Arson attack at Japan anime studio kills 33 - BBC News [Read Full Story ]
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 05:20:37 GMT
  Kyoto Animation fire: Arson attack at Japan anime studio kills 33  BBC News

  Dozens are in hospital, some in a critical condition, after the attack on the Kyoto Animation studio.

  
  
• China 'drafting urgent plan' to resolve HK crisis - The Straits Times [Read Full Story ]
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 21:00:00 GMT
  China 'drafting urgent plan' to resolve HK crisis  The Straits Times

  HONG KONG Chinese officials in charge of Hong Kong affairs are working on an urgent strategy to solve the city's political chaos and have ruled out the use of ...

  
  
• Garbage sorting rules in Shanghai affecting online food orders - The Straits Times [Read Full Story ]
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 04:54:25 GMT
  Garbage sorting rules in Shanghai affecting online food orders  The Straits Times

  SHANGHAI (CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - It has been three weeks since Shanghai implemented new regulations on domestic waste management, ...

  
  
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  Killer whales sighted for the first time in Terengganu waters - CNA [Read Full Story ]
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 08:32:08 GMT
  Killer whales sighted for the first time in Terengganu waters  CNA

  KUALA TERENGGANU: A pair of killer whales were spotted in Terengganu waters on Tuesday (Jul 16) in what is believed to be the first such sighting ...

  
  
• Buyer wanted for Singapore Fort Knox, a secret gold and gems vault - South China Morning Post [Read Full Story ]
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 12:30:08 GMT
  Buyer wanted for Singapore Fort Knox, a secret gold and gems vault  South China Morning Post

  Opened in 2010, the Le Freeport vault sits on a large tract of land with direct access to the runways of Changi Airport.

  
  
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