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Storm Pushes Orangutans Closer to Extinction: Study Finds Cyclone-Driven Floods and Landslides Killed Nearly 7 Percent of Global Tapanuli Orangutan Population
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#Asia #ASEAN #SoutheastAsia #Indonesia #Orangutan

The Japan Times 5h ago

Asian central banks are increasingly facing currency pressures originating outside their borders. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/11/asia-currency-central-banks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #currencies #eastasia #southasia #southeastasia #india #southkorea #philippines #indonesia

Asia’s currency fight moves offshore as central banks push back

Policymakers have ramped up efforts to curb offshore forex speculation as high oil prices, foreign fund exodus and a strong dollar pressure regional currencies.

The Japan Times

Marya The BeauTraveler 12h ago

How is a 1000-year-old temple being eaten by a tree this photogenic? 🤔🌳⛩️

How Did a Tree Eat an 800-Year-Old Temple and Make It More Beautiful?

Ta Prohm isn't like other temples. Massive silk cotton trees have spent centuries literally eating through ancient stone walls, creating a surreal …

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Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾14h ago

Or they are Malaysian Chinese 🤭

#Malaysia #SoutheastAsia

The Japan Times 17h ago

A Thai court will deliver its verdict Thursday in the long-delayed case of a 2015 attack at a Bangkok shrine that killed 20 people, the deadliest bombing in the country's history. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/11/asia-pacific/thailand-bangkok-bombing-trial/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #thailand #southeastasia

Thailand sentences Chinese Uyghurs to death over 2015 shrine bombing

The blast came weeks after Thailand's then-ruling junta forcibly repatriated 109 Uyghurs to China.

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PugJesus 1d ago

Village in Taiwan, ~1898

https://piefed.social/c/historyphotos/p/2129545/village-in-taiwan-1898

The Japan Times 1d ago

More than 5,500 Myanmar refugees living in camps along ⁠Thailand's border have found jobs since Bangkok eased employment curbs last year, an approach that offers a regional example, a U.N. official says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/10/asia-pacific/thai-jobs-myanmar-refugees-un/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #thailand #myanmar #refugees #southeastasia #un #jobs

Thai jobs for Myanmar refugees could show way forward for Asian nations, U.N. says

The step came in response to a sharp decline in global humanitarian funding, in part as the U.S. slashed foreign aid ‌and Thailand ‌battled growing labor shortages.

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The Japan Times 1d ago

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Malaysian leader Anwar Ibrahim have agreed to deepen energy and security ties, as Japan moves to boost supply chain resilience and cooperation on maritime issues. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/10/japan/politics/japan-malaysia-takaichi-anwar/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #malaysia #malaysiajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #anwaribrahim #middleeast #energy #gas #naphtha #southeastasia

Japan and Malaysia pledge to bolster energy supplies and maritime ties

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Malaysian leader Anwar Ibrahim reached a deal on energy security, including LNG supplies, during a summit in Tokyo on Monday.

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The Japan Times 1d ago

As Tokyo considers transferring retired military equipment to the Philippines and Indonesia, it is not simply offloading aging hardware — it is planting the seeds of multidecade security partnerships. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/10/japan/japan-defense-exports-strategy-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #southeastasia #defense #defenseministry #sdf #msdf #china #philippines #indonesia

How Tokyo aims to turn retired military equipment into lasting strategic returns

Japan's export of used military gear to partner nations could deliver decades of strategic returns, analysts say.

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The Japan Times 2d ago

Thousands remained displaced and over 450 injured following the magnitude-7.8 quake that struck off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/10/asia-pacific/outdoor-hospitals-philippines-quake-toll/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #philippines #southeastasia #earthquakes

Outdoor hospitals, shaken communities as Philippine quake toll hits 41

In hardest-hit Sarangani province, some areas remain accessible only by helicopter while fears of aftershocks were slowing rescue efforts.

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