Cambodia kicked off its first ever hosting of the Southeast Asian Games on Friday, in a historical ballyhoo of singing, dancing, flag-waving and fireworks. The evening's festivities welcomed athletes from across the region to the biennial multi-sport event while trumpeting the country's rich history and thanking its long-ruling leader for recent modernization. Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling Cambodian People's Party is keen to build excitement and patriotic fervor around the SEA Games, with a successful event and good medals haul likely to boost national sentiment two months ahead of parliamentary elections which the CPP will almost certainly win.

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Professor James Chin, Professor of Asian Studies, University of Tasmania Low voter turnout seems to be the emerging theme for this PRN. What are the reasons behind this? James Chin, Professor of Asian Studies at the University of Tasmania helps break down the low voter turnout and whether it's down to political fatigue or a lack of concrete options for voters. Image Credit: BFM News

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Equities research analysts at Oppenheimer started coverage on shares of Olema Pharmaceuticals ( NASDAQ:OLMA – Get Free Report ) in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, FlyOnTheWall reports. The brokerage set an 'outperform' rating on the stock. Several other equities research analysts have also commented on OLMA. Lifesci Capital reiterated an 'outperform' rating on shares of Olema Pharmaceuticals in a research note on Wednesday, April 26th. Capital One Financial raised their price target on shares of Olema Pharmaceuticals from $16.

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MANILA  -Four big-ticket mass transport projects, including the Edsa Busway system, are set to undergo feasibility studies for privatization as the Department of Transportation (DOTr) moves to improve commuting experience in the country. The DOTr and the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center of the Philippines recently inked contracts for consultancy services covering the busway project, Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project, Manila Bay-Pasig River-Laguna Lake Ferry Project (Mapallaf) and the North Long Haul Inter-Regional Railway Project.

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Mornington Peninsula Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance to identify a male following an attempted armed robbery in Rosebud last week. Police have been told a male offender approached the 16-year-old victim near Olympic Park Reserve between Ashenden Square and Besgrove Street about 3.30pm on Friday 28 July. It is understood the offender produced a brown handled bladed knife and made demands for the victim's mobile phone. The victim attempted to kick the knife from the offender's hands and to defend himself punched the offender to his left eye/cheekbone and running to get help.

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N. Korea test-fired Hwasong-17 ICBM guided by Kim Jong-un: state media SEOUL, March 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Friday it test-fired a Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) the previous day guided by leader Kim Jong-un in protest against ongoing South Korea-U.S. joint military exercises. The North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Thursday's launch was conducted in response to the "unstable security environment" on the Korean Peninsula due to "provocative and aggressive large-scale war drills" conducted by the United States and South Korea.

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Skeena Resources Limited (SKE.V) ( CVE:SKE – Get Rating ) had its target price boosted by equities researchers at Scotiabank from C$16.00 to C$16.50 in a research note issued on Wednesday, BayStreet.CA reports. Separately, BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on shares of Skeena Resources Limited (SKE.V) from C$15.00 to C$16.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 6th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock.

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MANILA, Philippines — Police arrested two Chinese suspects in the illegal detention of a man in Parañaque City, the Southern Police District (SPD) said on Wednesday. According to SPD, the Tambo Police Sub-Station officers identified and collared suspects Wenlong Huang, 29, and Weiming Shi, 26, on Bradco Avenue in Barangay Tambo. Based on the report, the suspects held Tang Deshui against his will in a spa in the area and demanded a ransom of P300,000 for his release. The arrest stemmed from a report by Deshui's friend, Kyla Galingana Santos, who sought police assistance.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, and Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud enter a hall prior to their talks in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool) POOL PHOTO

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Security Financial Services INC. cut its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF ( NYSEARCA:EFA – Get Rating ) by 13.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 22,601 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock after selling 3,512 shares during the period. Security Financial Services INC.'s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $1,484,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Wreckage from North Korea's failed spy satellite launch is shown to the press at the headquarters of the Korean Navy's Second Fleet on June 16. [YONHAP] The military spy satellite launched by North Korea in May had 'no military utility,' Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said as they revealed Wednesday that the South Korean military had concluded its mission to retrieve wreckage from the failed launch. The announcement by the JCS marks the end of the 36-day operation to salvage debris from the North's Malligyong-1 satellite and Chollima-1 space launch vehicle (SLV), which crashed into the Yellow Sea shortly after takeoff.

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MANILA, Philippines— The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has renewed its partnership with Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) to maintain its human rights education center in Iligan City during the Cagayan de Oro leg of its flagship human rights education caravan. CHR Chairperson Richard Palpal-latoc signed the memorandum of agreement to maintain MSU-IIT's Center for Human Rights Education on Wednesday as part of Lakbay Karapatan Tungo sa Kamalayan (LaKarAn) (Human Rights Journey towards Consciousness).

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MANILA, Philippines — Generally fair weather is expected to prevail throughout the country on Tuesday, with hot and humid temperatures in Luzon, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). 'We still expect generally fair weather conditions to continue throughout Luzon, including Metro Manila,' Pagasa weather specialist Daniel James Villamil said in Filipino. 'It will be hot and humid throughout the day and there is a high chance of thunderstorms and sudden downpours in the afternoon and evening.

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ZAMBOANGA CITY, Zamboanga del Sur (April 1) — Police explosives and ordnance experts disposed a baggage suspected to contain an explosive that was found along the highway in Lamitan City, Basilan on Saturday afternoon. Police Lieutenant Colonel Arlan Delumpines, Lamitan police chief said they received a call from concerned citizens regarding an unattended baggage wrapped with blue plastic cellophane and with an attached wire. This prompted Delumpines to dispatch a team of explosives and ordnance experts headed by Cpl.

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BANGKOK — Thailand's leading prime ministerial candidate, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, gave birth on Monday to a baby boy two weeks before elections in which she hopes to return to power the populist movement her father and aunt led before army coups ousted them. Paetongtarn, 36, announced the birth on her official Facebook and Instagram accounts with a photo of the newborn. 'Hi, my name is Prutthasin Sooksawas, nickname Thasin,' read the post. 'Thanks for all the support. In a few days, wait for my mum to recover first, then I will meet the press.

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OTTAWA — Authorities in New York, Toronto and Ottawa on Tuesday warned residents about the health risks from air polluted by smoke from unprecedented early summer wildfires in eastern Canada. An unusually early and intense start to wildfire season has set Canada on track for its worst-ever year as warm and dry conditions are forecast to persist for months. There are blazes in nearly all of Canada's 10 provinces and territories, with Quebec the worst impacted due to multiple fires caused by lightning.

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Nebulas ( NAS ) traded 2.6% lower against the dollar during the one day period ending at 18:00 PM ET on April 30th. One Nebulas coin can now be purchased for $0.0123 or 0.00000042 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges. During the last seven days, Nebulas has traded down 11.7% against the dollar. Nebulas has a total market cap of $794,680.12 and $69,695.19 worth of Nebulas was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. Here's how other cryptocurrencies have performed during the last 24 hours: KILT Protocol (KILT) traded down 2.

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Entertainment company Lucasfilm is winding down operations in Singapore after almost two decades here due to economic factors affecting the industry, said parent company Disney. 'Over the next several months, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) will be consolidating its global footprint and winding down its Singapore studio due to economic factors affecting the industry,' said Disney, in response to media queries on Tuesday. The entertainment conglomerate had announced in February that it would eliminate 7,000 jobs in its global workforce as part of an effort to save US$5.

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Palisade Capital Management LLC NJ lifted its position in Cousins Properties Incorporated ( NYSE:CUZ – Get Rating ) by 0.2% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,064,746 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after acquiring an additional 2,154 shares during the period. Palisade Capital Management LLC NJ's holdings in Cousins Properties were worth $24,862,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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Gibson Energy ( TSE:GEI – Get Rating ) was upgraded by stock analysts at Stifel Firstegy from a 'hold' rating to a 'buy' rating in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, PriceTargets.com reports. Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on GEI. Stifel Nicolaus raised shares of Gibson Energy from a 'hold' rating to a 'buy' rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from C$25.00 to C$26.00 in a research note on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Gibson Energy from C$27.

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