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NEW YORK, US: "Reset!" That was the magic word often used during US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's first visit to Africa, with the message that "years of neglect" under the Trump administration were over and that the Biden presidency would see a new golden dawn in US relations with the turbulent continent. At the time, few people remembered that Hillary Clinton had used the "reset" cliché about US-Russia relations during the first Obama administration.

BANGKOK, Thailand:Over the last 12 months, stalls have been opening up across southern Thailand to sell ketum leaves, syrups, and mixed drinks. In Thailand ketum is called kratom.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--Great demand by local coffee aficionados prompted Indonesia's fastest growing ‘grab and go’ food and beverage retail chain to open its doors in Malaysia.

BEIJING, China--Stringent anti-epidemic measures adopted in some key Chinese cities including Shanghai and Beijing, in hopes of curbing the rapid spread Omicron variant and bringing back sound bounce after a temporary economic shock, may inevitably hurt some foreign firms' performance, yet some Western media outlets are exaggerating the situation, hyping the "investor flight" theory, warning that such measures will result in a large-scale retreat of foreign firms and undermine China's attractiveness in the long run, which Chinese experts and industry players have dismissed.

BANGKOK, Thailand--When Malaysia faced the Asian economic crisis back in 1997, the then Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamed called on his old friend Tun Daim Zainuddin to head the National Economic Action Council (NEAC) set up under the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) to find a solution through the National Economic Recovery Plan (NERP). 

NEW YORK, U.S.--Dark money. The words evoke sinister plots, secret organizations and conspiracies fit for a James Bond villain. We hear about dark money in politics, dark money in the elections and dark money supporting a web of organizations dedicated to undermining the American experiment.

BANGKOK, Thailand--According to the Department of Islamic Development’s (JAKIM) own Halal Malaysia Directory many well known branded products are currently not certified halal. 

JOHOR BAHRU, Malaysia -- In the age of hyper-polarisation, championing the cause of the middle ground or moderation seems unfashionable, akin to drinking coffee without sugar or milk, as scholar Wong Chin Huat once said. But as responsible leaders, we must be clear-eyed on what is ultimately good for health.

ALBANY, U.S.--With nearly 20 percent of Thailand’s pre-Covid crisis GDP related to tourism, the partial reopening of the country's borders on November 1 to international tourism was a risky move aimed at turning around the economy.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--Lazada Group held its second edition of LazMall Brands Future Forum (BFF) 2021, at Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre in Singapore on 1 September 2021, with a mix of in-person and virtual attendees from across the region.