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HANOI, May 22 (The Straits Times/ANN): Singapore's Loh Kean Yew once again settled for silver at the SEA Games after being beaten in the men's singles final on Sunday (May 22). The badminton world champion was beaten 21-13, 21-13 by Thai world No. 18 Kunlavut Vitidsarn at the Bac Giang Gymnasium. After the match, he admitted that he had been second-best on the day, saying: … [Read more...] about SEA Games: I gave it my all, says Loh Kean Yew after Singapore’s world champion falls to Thai in final

MANILA, May 22 (Philippines Daily Inquirer/ANN): Already assured of a gold medal, the Philippines absorbed a tough 96-93 loss at the hands of Malaysia in the 31st South-East Asian Games women’s basketball tournament on Sunday. Gilas Pilipinas Women finished the campaign with a 4-1 slate, virtually clinching the gold after their win over Singapore on Saturday. The basketball … [Read more...] about SEA Games: Philippines women bag much-treasured basketball gold after men suffer shock defeat at the hands of Indonesia

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A former transport minister in the Thai government ousted by a 2014 military coup won Bangkok's first governor election for nine years on Sunday in what some observers say is a sign of the waning popularity of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha. Independent candidate Chadchart Sittipunt, 55, won the election by a record 1.3 million votes while his … [Read more...] about Bangkok votes in new governor for first time in nine years

VIENNA (Reuters) -Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen, a 78-year-old former leader of the Greens, announced on Sunday he is standing for re-election this year to a second six-year term, which is likely to limit the number of candidates. Van der Bellen is a popular figure who has been a steady hand in periods of turbulence including the scandal-tainted collapse of a … [Read more...] about Austrian president announces he is seeking re-election

ANKARA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday Sweden should not expect Turkey to approve its NATO bid without returning "terrorists", and Swedish and Finnish delegations should not come to Turkey to convince it to back their membership in the alliance. U.S. President Joe Biden and top officials from his administration repeated that they are confident … [Read more...] about Turkey’s Erdogan links Sweden, Finland NATO bid to return of ‘terrorists’