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Southeast Asia Has 5 Proposed Subsea Power Cable Projects By 2040 — But The First Link It Needs Is Governance

The technical case for subsea power cables connecting Southeast Asia’s electricity systems has long been established. The next challenge is ensuring that governance arrangements evolve alongside the growing scale and complexity of regional electricity integration. A new analysis from Ember finds that ASEAN’s cross-border electricity ambitions will require stronger regional ... [continued]

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Thai princess who collapsed exercising her dogs dies after three years in a coma

Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha died on Thursday (Picture: AFP via Getty)

Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati has died aged 47 after spending more than three years in a coma.

The eldest child of King Maha Vajiralongkorn was airlifted to hospital after collapsing while exercising her dogsa in December 2022.

Her sudden loss of consciousness was attributed to a heart…

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I’ve done Pride on all 7 continents — now I’m (literally) on top of the world

Our writer Calum McSwiggan has travelled to all seven continents to see how Pride is celebrated around the world (Picture: Calum McSwiggan)

Shattered and frozen, the bone-chilling wind rips our faces as we approach 5,364 metres.

Here, at the top of the world, my journey to find Pride around the world finally comes to an end.

Seven continents, 15 countries, 20 events, and countless experiences…

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Unleashing a Deadly Snake: The Birth of the AH-1 Cobra

As the conflict in Vietnam raged, the UH-1 Huey was modified into a gunship, but the ubiquitous helicopter was slow and underpowered at times, thus prompting the need for a dedicated attack aircraft. Bell Helicopter had anticipated the eventual need for a pure attack helicopter and had already started research and development even before the […]

Crackdown in Southeast Asia pushes scam networks to Sri Lanka

A surge in arrests of suspected foreign scammers in Sri Lanka has authorities concerned that the island is fast becoming a hub for online crime, following sweeping crackdowns in hotspots Cambodia and Myanmar. Officials say some scam networks forced out of countries in Southeast Asia have simply shifted to new bases, increasingly moving operations to […]

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