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Why the Clubhouse app is so popular despite its security risks
The app’s popularity reflects our burning desire to communicate and connect in a pandemic despite the emerging data risks. It is, in essence, a social experiment on how to responsibly exercise our freedom of speech, and there’s much more to it than just hardcore politics. /South China Morning Post/Travel
Genting's SkyWorlds theme park is finally opening in mid-2021
Malaysia - Park-goers can look forward to nine movie- and adventure-inspired worlds when the US$800 million playground opens in Q2. Genting SkyWorlds will feature 26 rides and attractions based around 20th Century Studios films, including Night at the Museum, Ice Age, and Planet of the Apes. /TravelWeekly-Asia/Culture
Philippine ‘People Power’ at 35: a strange metamorphosis under Duterte
Despite his ‘war on drugs’, attacks on media and ‘red-tagging’ of political opponents, Rodrigo Duterte is more closely linked to People Power than often thought. Most Filipinos continue to support Duterte’s claim that he is their true champion even though his promises for ‘real change’ have proved hollow. /South China Morning Post/Technology
Why the rise of Singapore’s tech giant Sea is making waves in Southeast Asia
What began as a modest gaming firm has grown into a US$137 billion behemoth with e-commerce and digital payment ambitions. Will this unicorn’s fairy tale rise have a happy ending? /South China Morning Post
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