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Poverty rate drops in Indonesia
Indonesia's Central Statistics Agency (BPS) announced on July 18 that the percentage of the Indonesian population living below the poverty line decreased by 2.11...
Philippines clears streets of the poor ahead of APEC summit
The Philippine government is clearing Manila's streets of hundreds of homeless Manila residents, including more than 140 street children ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic...
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Cinemas in Malaysia close down nationwide as pandemic bites
Cinema operators in Malaysia decided to temporarily suspend operations at all their cinemas across the country, according...
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Cambodia launches digital currency “Bakong”
Cambodia joins the digital money trend
Cambodia on October 28 officially launched a central bank-backed digital currency that...