FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES - Summary of Maturity Profile of Financial Liabilities Based on Contractual Undiscounted Payment Obligations (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [Line Items]
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings	$ 60,973	$ 66,777
Trade and other payables	39,891	44,784
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss	6
Lease liability	2,909	2,738
Financial liabilities	120,392	126,164
Less than 1 year
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [Line Items]
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings	46,087	62,295
Trade and other payables	39,891	44,784
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss	6
Lease liability	788	637
Financial liabilities	103,385	119,581
2 to 3 years
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [Line Items]
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings	9,616	428
Trade and other payables	0	0
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss	0
Lease liability	1,073	925
Financial liabilities	10,689	1,353
4 to 5 years
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [Line Items]
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings	400	428
Trade and other payables	0	0
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss	0
Lease liability	469	412
Financial liabilities	869	840
> 5 years
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [Line Items]
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings	4,870	3,626
Trade and other payables	0	0
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss	0
Lease liability	579	764
Financial liabilities	5,449	4,390
All other related parties
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [Line Items]
Due to related parties	16,613	11,865
All other related parties \| Less than 1 year
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [Line Items]
Due to related parties	16,613	11,865
All other related parties \| 2 to 3 years
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [Line Items]
Due to related parties	0	0
All other related parties \| 4 to 5 years
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [Line Items]
Due to related parties	0	0
All other related parties \| > 5 years
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [Line Items]
Due to related parties	$ 0	$ 0

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The amount of contractual undiscounted cash flows in relation to bank borrowings. [Refer: Borrowings]

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Line items represent concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with members defined in one or many axes of the table.

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The amount of financial liabilities that meet either of the following conditions: (a) they meet the definition of held for trading; or (b) upon initial recognition they are designated by the entity as at fair value through profit or loss. An entity may use this designation only when permitted by paragraph 4.3.5 of IFRS 9 (embedded derivatives) or when doing so results in more relevant information, because either: (a) it eliminates or significantly reduces a measurement or recognition inconsistency (sometimes referred to as ‘an accounting mismatch’) that would otherwise arise from measuring assets or liabilities or recognising the gains and losses on them on different bases; or (b) a group of financial liabilities or financial assets and financial liabilities is managed and its performance is evaluated on a fair value basis, in accordance with a documented risk management or investment strategy, and information about the group is provided internally on that basis to the entity’s key management personnel (as defined in IAS 24). [Refer: At fair value [member]; Key management personnel of entity or parent [member]; Derivatives [member]; Financial assets; Financial liabilities]

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The amount of contractual undiscounted cash flows in relation to lease liabilities before deducting finance charges. [Refer: Lease liabilities]

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The amount of contractual undiscounted cash flows in relation to non-derivative financial liabilities.

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The amount of contractual undiscounted cash flows in relation to trade and other payables. [Refer: Trade and other payables]

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