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BOOK REVIEW: Convergence (Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computing)
Social, Economic and Policy Impacts. Edited by Greg Viggiano, PhD. Copyright, The Museum of Science Fiction. Published by John Wiley & Sons, New Jersey…
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John Berthelsen
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Singapore in Hot Water With ASEAN Over Taylor Swift ‘Bribe’
Superstar paid millions to appear in Lion City, Thai PM says
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John Berthelsen
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February 2024

Hong Kong’s International Litfest Avoids Gratuitous Trouble
Controversial authors with controversial China or Hong Kong topics need not apply
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John Berthelsen
Hindutva Threat to Indian Mosques Grows
17th century edifice in Varanasi faces possible takeover
Paving Paradise: India’s New Andaman Base
International groups demand that Delhi halt development of Great Nicobar Island
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The Massive, Messy Messi Scandal in Hong Kong
Was it a groin injury? Or the international Black Hand?
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January 2024

BOOK REVIEW: G-MAN (J Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century)
By Beverly Gage. Viking Press, New York. Hardcover, 837 pp with bibliography and index. US$45.
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John Berthelsen
Victims of Romantic Scams End up as ‘Butchered Pigs’
Starry-eyed online fraud spreads across Asia Pacific and US
Thailand: Southeast Asia’s Final Wildlife Stronghold in Danger
Often neglected by NGOs, Thailand’s quasi-status as Southeast Asia’s last redoubt for wildlife could be in jeopardy
At Home with Tamburlaine
A meandering trip through the ‘Stans
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BOOK REVIEW: Tribute to India's "most misunderstood prime minister"
A maverick’s memoirs give rare praise to Rajiv Gandhi

December 2023

Kashmir's Iconic Houseboats Struggle to Stay Afloat
Ban on construction, renovation, raw material shortage add to decline
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