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Oil price rally begins to hurt Asia Premature to call another commodity super-cycle
- March 15, 2021
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- Category: Centennial Asia Insights
No CommentsHighlights from the CAA Weekly Table: Asian political risks: Little should be expected from this Thursday’s first high-level talks between the US and China since President Biden took over. Note how last week’s summit meeting
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Thailand: Protest leaders ‘refused bail for fifth time’
- March 13, 2021
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- Category: Daily News
Four key anti-government protest leaders were reported to have been denied bail yet again on 12 Mar 21. The Criminal Court rejected bail requests submitted by Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak, Panusaya “Rung” Sithijirawattanakul, Jatupat “Pai Dao
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Thailand: Restrictions to end ‘by Oct 21’
- March 11, 2021
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- Category: Daily News
Thailand will be fully reopened by Oct 21 and all Covid-19 restrictions lifted, if all sectors continue to cooperate with the government in its containment efforts, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) hinted on
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The Philippines: Palace: No need to revert to MECQ
- March 11, 2021
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- Category: Daily News
Despite reports of family clusters being infected by COVID-19, Malacañang reiterated there is no need yet to shift to a stricter modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) in Metro Manila and nearby provinces. “Our basis is
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Malaysia: Umno, PAS meet on Muafakat pact
- March 11, 2021
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- Category: Daily News
UMNO and PAS discussed Muafakat Nasional’s (MN) empowerment agenda during the coalition’s consultative committee meeting at Menara Dato’ Onn on 10 Mar 21 night. Umno secretary-general Ahmad Maslan said the meeting will be co-chaired by