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✈ Thailand offers free domestic flights to boost tourism
200,000 foreign visitors to get free tickets under new campaign 🌏🎟
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🗳 Myanmar military sets elections for Dec 28
Scepticism grows over promise of free & fair polls ⚠️
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🚭 Singapore vaping ban escalates into drug-level crackdown
Jail, fines, raids and rehab define Singapore’s 2025 anti-vaping law enforcement
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🎤 Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl sparks Southeast Asia frenzy
New album fuels regional fan power & travel buzz 🌏✨
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🧘‍♀️ Pilates Reformer with a view at Jewel Changi
Work out beside the 🌧 rain vortex & lush greenery 🌿
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🏔 Indonesia rolls out new mountain climbing rules, Rinjani first
National SOP aims for safer ascents & better climber screening 🧗‍♂️✅
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☢️ ASEAN fast-tracks nuclear energy plans for clean power
Nations push reactors to meet energy and climate goals
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🇱🇦 Laos named Southeast Asia’s top budget getaway!
Peaceful landscapes for under $16 a day 💸🌿
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📈 Indonesia Q2 growth hits 5.12% - fastest since 2023
Surprise rebound lifts optimism but momentum risks remain 🚀
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Rising Currents: Southeast Asia in a Shifting Global Order
Trade shifts, maritime tensions & climate pressures test the region.
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Indonesia–Peru: Trade Pact Nears Final Stage 🌎🤝
Jakarta eyes Latin America to diversify exports. 📈
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The Southeast Asia Desk: The Beginning
We do not chase the 24-hour news cycle. We design our own rhythm.
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