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        <title><![CDATA[Philip Heijmans - Reporter:Southeast Asia Government]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Vietnam Expands South China Sea Outposts as Beijing Widens Lead]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 01:52:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Myanmar’s Neighbors Seek to Ease Its Isolation Despite Conflict]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 09:25:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Singapore and New Zealand Sign Essential Supply Trade Pact]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 04:35:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Singapore PM Warns of AI Disruptions, Vows to Support Workers]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 03:30:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Vietnam’s To Lam to Give Keynote Speech at Asian Defense Forum]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 03:18:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why the Hormuz Crisis Is Raising Concerns About the Malacca Strait]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:21:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Charges Two Chinese Nationals Over Myanmar Crypto Scam Hub]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rosalind Mathieson]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 02:55:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Indonesia Rules Out Tolls for Malacca Strait Ship Transits]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Heijmans]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 01:19:47 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Indonesia&apos;s Foreign Minister Sugiono </media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Singapore’s Model for Success Faces Test in a Less Global Era]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:05:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hormuz Fight Stirs Tension in Malacca Strait Near Singapore]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Heijmans]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 02:00:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Singapore Rejects US Claims in Manufacturing, Forced Labor Probe]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Heijmans]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:00:37 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Singapore is among the dozen economies targeted by investigations launched in March by the US Trade Representative.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump’s Hormuz Blockade Risks Piling on Pain Across Asia]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Malcolm Scott]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:50:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Singapore Unveils S$1 Billion Support, Flags Energy Supply Risk]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Heijmans]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:49:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Singapore Says US Removed ‘Inaccurate’ Trade Figure Amid Probes]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Heijmans]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:02:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Singapore Minister Says Worst Case on War Not Fully Priced]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 02:13:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Iran War Hobbles Myanmar Economy as Gasoline Supplies Disappear]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Countries across Asia are limiting consumers’ fuel purchases. Run by a junta and facing civil war, Myanmar is among the hardest hit.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-01/iran-war-hobbles-myanmar-as-oil-supplies-cut-off-at-strait-of-hormuz</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Heijmans]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 05:00:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tibet Leader Fears China Gains as US Gets Caught Up in Iran War]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-14/tibet-leader-fears-china-gains-as-us-gets-caught-up-in-iran-war</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Heijmans]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 05:20:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Allies Near China on Edge as Weapons Shift From Asia to Iran]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alastair Gale]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:22:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Submarine Strike in Indian Ocean Brings Iran War to Asia]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Heijmans]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 04:30:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How Southeast Asia Became Home to the World’s Scam Farms]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rosalind Mathieson]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:36:20 GMT</pubDate>
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