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Today in history:79 years ago today, the French thinker, writer, critical realist writer Romain Rolland died, his representative works are "Johann Christopher", "Mother and Son", "Danton", etc., he is a famous French humanitarian writer in the first half of the 20th century, for the struggle for human freedom, democracy and light continued efforts, won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1915. 
PoliticsCambodia will continue to crack down on foreigners in 2024Cambodia headlines, recently, the General Directorate of Immigration of Cambodia held the 2023 annual work summary and 2024 work direction meeting, at the meeting, the relevant departments reported this year's work and elaborated on the work items and plans that need to be strengthened in 2024, including inspecting the work of foreign workers, inspecting foreign workers who need special attention, strengthening the work of the Permanent Council for the Development of Cambodia and maintaining good cooperation with relevant institutions. In addition, the Cambodian Immigration Department also emphasized that in 2024, it will pay more attention to foreigners in Cambodia.
According to the data, as of December 1, 2023, the number of foreigners applying for labor certificates in Cambodia has increased to 281151, which has put greater pressure on the work of the Cambodian Immigration Bureau. The authorities said they will continue to crack down on illegal entry, illegal work, and illegal foreign workers, which will curb cross-border human trafficking to a certain extent. This is also conducive to creating a good investment environment and creating conditions that attract investment and tourism. Foreigners who invest, do business, and work in Cambodia normally do not need to worry too much about this.
Malaysia relaxes the MM2H programmeAccording to Lianhe Zaobao, recently, Malaysia's Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture announced the launch of an optimized version of the Second Home Program, lowering the age and financial requirements for applicants. Applicants will be divided into three categories: Platinum, ** and ** according to their qualifications. Among them, the minimum number of days that applicants must stay in Malaysia per year has been reduced from 90 days to 60 daysThe time deposit requirement has been reduced from RM1 million to RM500,000 and the minimum age for all categories has been lowered from 35 to 30.
In an interview, the president of the Malaysia Second Home National Consultant Association, Liew Rong Huat, said that due to the more reasonable application conditions, the enhanced version of the second home program is expected to attract more different types of foreign applicants, especially young people, and he said that the biggest change is the decline in age, and the reduction in the number of days spent in Malaysia, because young professionals in the high-tech field have high earning power, and they may not earn income in a fixed country.
It is understood that the Malaysia Second Home plan was launched in 2002, but in 2018, when Pakatan Harapan and Perikatan Nasional came to power, they suspended and tightened the plan respectively. Official figures show that the number of applicants has dropped significantly since then. This time, after the authorities announced the relaxation of the application requirements, the market response has been enthusiastic, and practitioners have received many inquiries from customers for application details.
MilitaryRussia formed a "mixed aviation corps" to protect the Arctic shipping lanesAccording to the Global Times, recently, the Russian military announced that Russia's Arctic shipping lanes will be protected by a newly formed hybrid aviation corps in Russia. This corps, which is currently part of the Russian Northern Fleet, has begun to carry out combat missions, and its establishment includes 2 fighter aviation regiments, 1 mixed aviation regiment and 1 *** regiment, and its main task is not only to protect the Arctic shipping lanes, but also to protect the northern islands from enemy air, ground, surface and underwater forces. Russian experts note that at present, Russia needs to strengthen the protection of its northern borders due to the disputes over the ownership of the Russian Arctic shipping lanes in some countries.
According to Russia**, this series of military adjustments is being carried out against the backdrop of Finland's accession to NATO and Sweden's imminent accession to NATO, and the formation of the Leningrad Military District and the Moscow Military District of Russia is also underway. In addition, the Ministry of Defense has begun to implement Russia's order to increase the number of armed forces to 1.32 million since December 1, and has decided to form and deploy new military transport aviation regiments in the main strategic directions of the west, north and south.
Israel expands the war in GazaNews from Gaza, recently, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wrote in "Wall Street**" that Israel will continue to fight against Hamas, he said that Hamas must be destroyed, Gaza must be demilitarized, and Palestinian society must be deradicalized. These are the three prerequisites for peace between Israel and the Palestinians, and they will not only not stop, but will expand the fighting. In the face of pressure from the population at home to release the hostages, he reiterated that the release of the hostages could not be guaranteed without military pressure on Hamas.
Hamas leader Sinwar told the Hamas political leadership that they were facing a "fierce, violent and unprecedented battle" and that they would not succumb to Israel's conditions, making his first public statement since the Israeli-Kazakh conflict began. Previously, on the night of 24 December, Christmas Eve, Israel carried out the bloodiest killing in Gaza in more than two months since the outbreak of the conflict, and the Israeli army continued to carry out air strikes on Gaza from before midnight until early Christmas morning, killing more than 100 people.
EconomyMyanmar will start exporting white sugar in January 2024
Myanmar Chinese*** Recently, the Myanmar White Sugar and Sugar Cane Products Association said that it will start exporting white sugar in January 2024. U Win Tie, vice chairman of the Myanmar Sugar and Sugar Cane Products Dealers' Association, said that because of Vietnam's large imports and reduced taxes on white sugar, they will give priority to exports to Vietnam, in addition, they will also export white sugar syrup to China and a small amount of white sugar to Singapore.
It is understood that Myanmar produces about 450,000-500,000 tons of sugar every year, and the domestic consumption is about 400,000 tons, and the surplus is exported. The country exported more than 90,000 tons of sugar in fiscal year 2022-2023 and plans to export more than 100,000 tons of sugar in fiscal year 2023-2024. This year, the domestic sugar ** in Myanmar is at a high level, the price of a piece of white sugar in the same period last year was 2,700 kyats, and in the same period this year** to 3,600 kyats.
SafetyMany European countries have stepped up vigilance
According to AFP, recently, many European countries have raised their alert levels during Christmas and New Year's Day to prevent terrorist attacks during the festive season. French Interior Minister Darmanin has asked the country to be on high alert during the festive season, which has raised its counterterrorism alert level to its highest level since a knife attack on a high school in the northern French city of Arras on October 13.
In addition, the Dutch National Counter-Terrorism Coordination Unit has raised the level of counter-terrorism early warning from ** to level 4, second only to the highest level. Spain has also raised the anti-terrorism level from December 18 to January 10 next year to "high", focusing on the protection of transportation facilities, places of religious activities, entertainment venues, strategic infrastructure, etc. This is the highest alert level in Spain since 2015. In Belgium, in addition to stepping up police patrols, roadblocks have been set up at major entrances to prevent car collisions. Some analysts say that the Israeli-Kazakh conflict has exacerbated the polarization of society, and EU countries face a huge risk of terrorist attacks during the upcoming holidays.
CultureThe 17th Elephant Festival will be held in Xayaburi Province, LaosAccording to Vientiane Times, the annual elephant festival will be held in the province of Xayaburi in Laos from February 12 to 18, 2024. Xayaburi Deputy Governor Phetphixay Sounvilay said the 17th Elephant Festival will host a variety of colorful activities, including street markets for various products, cultural performances, meetings, elephant circus performances, skydiving, and beauty pageants.
It is understood that Xayaburi is located in the north of Laos, about 300 kilometers from Vientiane. It has many attractions that attract tourists, including 29 officially designated natural attractions, 12 cultural sites, and 6 places with historical roots, as well as a national bio-environment reserve. The province hosts an elephant festival every year to attract tourists and spread the traditional culture of Xayaburi province.
Financial NewslettersLondon Financial News, recently, the New York Mercantile Exchange February 2024 delivery of lightweight ***201 US dollar, closed at 75 per barrel$57, up 273%；London Brent***2 for February 2024 delivery closed at $81 per barrel$07, an increase of 253%。