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India offers 1,000 PhD fellowships to ASEAN students

India on September 16 officially launch an initiative to offer up to 1,000 integrated PhD Fellowships for ASEAN students at its 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).

 

Thailand to enhance water management through US$600-mln projects

The National Water Resource Committee (NWRC) of Thailand has approved three new major water management projects with a combined value of US$600 million and is now seeking cabinet approval on them.

 

Indonesia to raise cigarette prices by more than a third

Indonesia will raise the minimum price of cigarettes by an average of 35 percent from January next year, as part of the country’s efforts to reduce smoking rates.

 

Singapore faces worst air quality in three years

Smog from forest fires in Indonesia’s Sumatra has made air quality in Singapore harmful for human’s health.