A whiff of betrayal
Jia-Ren Tan charts how the Malaysian state has plundered the fruits of the labours of the country’s family farms. In April 2025, state enforcement officers arrived in Raub—a highland town …
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Trump’s trade battle with China puts US soybean farmers in peril
MAGNOLIA, Ky. (AP) — The leafy soybean plants reach Caleb Ragland’s thighs and are ripe for harvest, but the Kentucky farmer is deeply worried. He doesn’t know where he and …
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Taiwan battles low birth rate with new family subsidies
Taiwan has announced that it is fighting back against low population growth with a new subsidy programme to encourage families to have more children. Taiwan’s cabinet on Thursday approved standardised …
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With Hyundai raid, Trump’s immigration crackdown runs into his push for foreign investment
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s push to revitalize American manufacturing by luring foreign investment into the U.S. has run smack into one of his other priorities: cracking down on illegal immigration. …
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In Philippines, Indigenous peoples and advocates launch Defend Mindoro campaign against state abuses
On July 26, the Defend Mindoro campaign was launched in Quezon City to amplify the voices of Mindoreños resisting intensifying militarization, red-tagging, aerial bombings, and the seizure of ancestral lands …
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Matcha madness leaves Japan’s tea ceremony pros skeptical
TOKYO (AP) — Clad in an elegant kimono of pale green, tea ceremony instructor Keiko Kaneko uses a tiny wooden spoon to place a speck of matcha into a porcelain bowl. She …
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South Korean crypto mogul Do Kwon pleads guilty to fraud
South Korean cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon has pleaded guilty to fraud in the United States in a case tied to the $40bn collapse of the TerraUSD and Luna tokens. Kwon, …
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Modi plans UK visit next week to sign India trade deal
In May, Brazil’s Finance Minister Fernando Haddad flew to the U.S. to meet with executives from Amazon, Google, Nvidia, and Meta. His agenda: to pitch his country as the newest, most attractive …
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Something is going to go down
Erald Kolasi warns of an inevitable US decline as China commands the trading top spot and the tie between the toppling of trade leaders and conflict. Trump’s recent trade war …
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Alternative route
Lebohang Liepollo Pheko tells how alternatives to neoliberal consumption are being built in the Global South even as Trumps’ America charges around. As Trump-era tariffs spiral into renewed trade chaos, …
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