Tag: Asia
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PM Anwar’s coalition partners pledge to finish term, despite state polls feud: Selangor chief minister
Amirudin Shari, a senior leader in Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s party, also dismissed concerns that upcoming state elections in Johor and Negeri Sembilan will disrupt the current administration.
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IN FOCUS: ‘Nobody suspected I was using drugs’ – why Indonesia is considering a ban on vapes
With seizures of drug-laced vapes rising, anti-narcotics officials are pushing for a ban on e-cigarettes and arguing that Indonesia remains behind many of its neighbours in regulating them.
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Indonesia’s ‘nobar economy’ scores as World Cup fever boosts businesses
Indonesia is one of the few countries in Southeast Asia where all 104 World Cup matches are available on free-to-air TV.
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Indonesia baby trafficking trial: Prosecutors seek 5 to 10 years’ jail for 19 people on trial
The 19 defendants are accused of selling at least 34 babies between 2022 and 2025, some of whom were taken to Singapore and sold for thousands of dollars for each child.
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Indonesia’s former minister and Gojek founder found guilty of graft
Former education minister Nadiem Makarim guilty of corruption tied to the procurement of Chromebooks for schools during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in around US$120 million in state losses.
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Thai opposition leader goes on trial over royal insult law
The trial marks the latest legal challenge against politicians from the dissolved Move Forward Party, which campaigned to reform the law pertaining to the monarchy.
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Thousands from Philippine sect protest pro-Duterte senator’s looming arrest
Government prosecutors plan to charge Senator Rodante Marcoleta over undeclared campaign funds worth 75 million pesos (US$1.2 million).
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At least 28 killed in Pakistan air operations on Afghanistan, UN says
The United Nations Afghan Mission said Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan killed at least 28 civilians and injured 49.
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Alleged fake research scandal under probe in Indonesia, sparks debate over academic integrity
An Indonesian researcher spotted fishy behaviour by her compatriots at a conference in Denmark and refused to look away. The case has sparked a wider debate over research integrity in Indonesia.
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Thai airline employee arrested in Australia on suspicion of importing heroin
BANGKOK: The Australian police said on Monday (Jun 29) that a Thai airline employee was arrested and charged for allegedly importing more than 1kg of heroin into Melbourne.The 26-year-old woman was on duty on board an international flight when she arrived at the Melbourne Airport on Thursday. She
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