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Unlocking Nature’s Secrets: An Ethnobotanical Look at Kratom

Kratom, a tropical tree native to Southeast Asia, has a rich history intertwined with cultural practices and traditional medicine. You are invited to explore its ancient uses and modern controversies through an ethnobotanical lens that reveals ...

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 7, 2025

Trump’s gutting of USAID sends chill through Southeast Asia

NGOs across Southeast Asia say they will struggle to continue their work without US funding.

Al Jazeera · Feb 7, 2025

Peatlands and mangroves: Southeast Asian countries must protect these major carbon pools to boost climate ambitions

Protecting and restoring peatlands and mangroves can strengthen Southeast Asian countries’ efforts to combat climate change, according to new findings from an international team of researchers.

The Conversation · Feb 4, 2025

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Rethinking lung cancer: Risks, early detection, and modern treatment options

When it comes to the highest cancer-related mortalities in India, lung cancer has emerged as the major health burden in the past couple of years. According to the Lancet Report, India accounted for 72,510 lung cancer cases and 66,279 deaths in 2020. This can be attributed to the rising air…

The Times of India · Feb 3, 2025

Move over, matcha — time to try pandan

After living in Southeast Asia almost seven years, I go by the golden rule: If you see pandan on a menu, order it

Salon · Feb 3, 2025

Southeast Asia's Nuclear Energy Revival

Explore the considerations and challenges of nuclear power adoption in Southeast Asia.

Southeast Asia looks to nuclear power to supercharge its energy transition

Most countries in fast-growing Southeast Asia are looking to develop nuclear energy in their quest for cleaner and more reliable energy

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2025

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Up 175% in 2024, Can This Growth Stock Keep Climbing?

Sea’s growth story has been nothing short of spectacular.

Barchart · Jan 29, 2025

Chinese consumers can’t get enough of durian, a fruit so pungent it’s banned in Southeast Asian airports

Chinese imports of durian rose to 1.56 billion kilograms last year, 2.5 times what it imported in 2019.

Fortune · Jan 27, 2025

Thailand becomes first Southeast Asian nation to legalise same-sex marriage

According to Bangkok Pride, which partnered with local authorities to organize the event, over 200 couples registered to marry at the Siam Paragon shopping center. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jan 23, 2025

Hundreds of couples tie the knot as Thailand legalises same sex marriage

Celebrations as Thailand becomes the first country in Southeast Asia to legalise same sex unions

Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2025

Thailand Recognizes Marriage Equality For Same-Sex Couples

Thailand legalizes same-sex marriage, marking a historic milestone for LGBTQ+ rights in Southeast Asia.

Thailand Becomes First Country in Southeast Asia to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

Thailand makes history as the first Southeast Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage.

Latin Times · Jan 21, 2025

A Chinese actor's kidnapping ordeal raises fears over traveling to Southeast Asia

Users on Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu asked if it was safe to travel to Thailand while a Hong Kong singer-actor canceled his Bangkok concert.

Fortune · Jan 20, 2025

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Fortune · Jan 16, 2025

What is ASEAN and why are Asian countries like Japan and South Korea not part of it?

The bloc has a GDP of around $4.2 trillion and came up during a U.S. Senate hearing on Wednesday.

RideApart · Jan 15, 2025

Royal Enfield Sold Nearly a Million Motorcycles Last Year

Royal Enfield has been surfing on a wave of success lately, and it’s pretty easy to see why. The brand has struck a chord with riders all over the world, thanks to its stylish and retro-inspired bikes that are priced pretty damn competitively, too. In 2024 alone, the company released…

The Conversation · Jan 13, 2025

From Myanmar to Gaza, Ukraine to Sudan – 2024 was another grim year, according to our mass atrocity index

With major conflicts in Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Southeast Asia, 1 in 8 people worldwide were exposed to conflict in 2024 – proving another fraught year in terms of human suffering on a mass scale. In fact, 111 countries around the world experienced some form of mass atrocity…

Japanese PM Strengthening Defense And Economic Ties In Southeast Asia

Japanese PM Ishiba visits Malaysia and Indonesia to enhance defense and economic ties amidst China's threats.

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The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2025

Japan's Ishiba heads to Malaysia and Indonesia to strengthen defense and economic ties

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has begun a tour of Malaysia and Indonesia as part of his effort to further strengthen defense and economic ties with Southeast Asia as threats from China rise in the region

Fortune · Dec 26, 2024

Trump is set to hike tariffs. Should Southeast Asia be worried?

Countries like Vietnam benefited from Trump’s trade war. That could put them at risk in the second round.

Fortune · Dec 22, 2024

Singapore’s Straits Times Index is Southeast Asia’s best performing index for 2024—and it's all due to its Big Three banks

A share rally in Singapore's biggest banks—DBS, UOB and OCBC—lifted the Straits Times Index to end the year above Malayis'a Kuala Lumpur Composite Index.

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2024

For the first time in 8 years, a US Navy ship makes a port call in Cambodia, a top Chinese ally

A U.S. Navy warship has arrived in Cambodia, the first such visit in eight years to a nation that is China’s close ally in Southeast Asia

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2024

A US Navy ship will make its first port call in 8 years in Cambodia, a close ally of China

A U.S. Navy warship will make a port call next week in Cambodia, China’s close ally in Southeast Asia, the first such visit in eight years

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2024

Myanmar soldiers ‘forced to take meth’ to stay sharp

Soldiers captured by rebel forces claim they were given methamphetamines before being told to torch houses

Dynamite News · Dec 8, 2024

A&N Islands: New insights into genetic heritage of Nicobarese people

The Nicobar Islands are situated in the eastern Indian Ocean and south of the Andaman Islands. The archipelago largely consists of seven large islands. Read further on Dynamite News:

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