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BADUNG (The Jakarta Post/ANN) - Indonesian immigration officers arrested three Chinese citizens for begging in tourist areas in Bali.
JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN) - The trilateral cooperation framework between Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia is still waiting for all technicalities ready.
SINGAPORE (The Jakarta Post/ANN) - Populism in the US and EU should be alarming for Southeast Asian countries to make sure that their people get the benefits.
BANGKOK(The Nation/ANN) - National police chief Pol General Chaktip Chaijinda Friday sought to allay fears after the embassies of the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan and Myanmar in Thailand issued warnings for their citizens in the country to take extra caution during the referendum Sunday.
BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN) - The Constitution Drafting Commission could have done a better job explaining the document.
BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN) - Without banking on advice from self-serving politicians who are anyway responsible for the current mess, Thais must do their duty by voting in the referendum on the charter draft.
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TOKYO (The Japan News/ANN) - North Korea is escalating military provocations. To avoid any untoward eventuality, all possible measures must be taken.
TOKYO (The Japan News/ANN) - Japan Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Thursday that measures to invigorate the economy of Okinawa Prefecture are linked to the issue of U.S. bases in the prefecture, reversing the central government’s official position of handling the two matters separately.
BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN) - Sunday’s referendum in Thailand is deeply flawed, but it’s part of the process of growing up.
HONG KONG (China Daily/ANN) - Asian cities turning to subways and light rail as traffic bottlenecks impact growth and increase the cost of doing business.
BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN) - The Vietnamese were charged with intruding into Thai waters.
HONG KONG (China Daily/ANN) - Mass transit seems to be a success in Asia but behind the buoyant figures are issues of low fares and steep running costs.
SINGAPORE (China Daily/ANN) - Move to privatise may ease public pressure as Singapore rail operator seeks to focus on the long term and regain trust of commuters.
BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN) - Despite the junta’s promise to bring democracy back to Thailand with this Sunday’s referendum on the charter draft, which resembles the internationally slammed 2008 Myanmar referendum, The Nation’s Political Desk observed some incidents that would make this plebiscite uniquely different. Wasamon Audjarint reports.
BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN) - Several foreign embassies have issued warnings for their citizens to be cautious on referendum day this Sunday.