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Southeast Asia’s El Nino crisis, low-carb alternatives to rice, Malaysia’s medical tourism: 6 weekend reads you may have missed

  • From Southeast Asia’s El Nino crisis to the rise of low-carb alternatives to rice in Asia, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend

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1. ‘We’re on our own’: Asian rice farmers brace for El Nino’s wrath as crops wither

An Indonesian farmer in Banda Aceh forcibly harvests rice in April due to a long drought. Photo: EPA-EFE
An Indonesian farmer in Banda Aceh forcibly harvests rice in April due to a long drought. Photo: EPA-EFE

2. Is the Philippines nearing ‘destabilisation’ over the Marcos-Duterte clan feud?

Outgoing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte stands beside incoming Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jnr as they attend the oath-taking rites of Vice-President elect Sara Duterte in Davao city on June 19, 2022. Photo: AP
Outgoing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte stands beside incoming Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jnr as they attend the oath-taking rites of Vice-President elect Sara Duterte in Davao city on June 19, 2022. Photo: AP

3. ‘Price to pay’: Iran and US wary of Israel-Gaza war’s spillover impact

Israeli soldiers take part in an military exercise in the Israel-annexed Golan Heights near the Lebanon border on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Israeli soldiers take part in an military exercise in the Israel-annexed Golan Heights near the Lebanon border on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
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