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Innovation in Myanmar Singapore

Innovation in Myanmar

When one thinks of innovation in Southeast Asia, the images that typically come to mind are the gleaming skyscrapers of established major cities, such as the Singapore, Bangkok, or Kuala Lumpur, or the new, rapidly-growing mega-cities of Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) or Manila.  However, for all the economic prowess of…
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May 18, 2020
Jacinda Ardern surges in polls on NZ’s virus containment success Christchurch

Jacinda Ardern surges in polls on NZ’s virus containment success

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern holding up a card showing a new alert system for Covid-19 in March. (AP pic)WELLINGTON: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s success containing coronavirus has driven an extraordinary popularity surge that has put the youthful leader on course for a landslide win in September’s…
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May 18, 2020
Rijksmuseum Releases Extremely Detailed 44.8 Gigapixel Image of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’ Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum Releases Extremely Detailed 44.8 Gigapixel Image of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’

Photo: The Rijksmuseum (Public Domain) Perhaps Rembrandt van Rijn’s most famous painting, The Night Watch (1642), can now be seen in greater detail than ever before. You no longer have to worry about obeying the cautionary signs that line museum walkways and making sure to stand a respectable distance away…
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May 18, 2020
HODINKEE Radio: Episode 91: Inside An Epic Antiques Roadshow Find (Plus An Industry Update From Joe) Paul Newman

HODINKEE Radio: Episode 91: Inside An Epic Antiques Roadshow Find (Plus An Industry Update From Joe)

Subscribe to the show: (Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, TuneIn). Already heard it once or twice? Please leave a short review, and tell us which guests we should have on! Way back in January, Jon wrote a story about an Antiques Roadshow segment featuring a veteran in North Dakota who found…
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May 18, 2020