Experts warn against complacency as foreign companies plan relocation to Indonesia
Mardika Parama The Jakarta Post Wed, July 1, 2020 JAKARTA – Business associations and experts have welcomed the government’s announcement on the relocation of foreign-owned production facilities to Indonesia, a […]
Video of ‘kidnap and wed’ practice on Indonesia’s Sumba Island angers minister
Nina Loasana The Jakarta Post Wed, July 1, 2020 Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Bintang Puspayoga (left) holds a flower bouquet with her predecessor Yohanna Yembise in 2019. (Courtesy […]
Proposed Cambodia Koh Kong dam one step closer
Thou Vireak THE PHNOM PENH POST Mon, June 29, 2020 The Russey Chrum Krom hydropower dam produces 338MW. CHINA HUADIAN CORP LTD PHNOM PENH – A proposed 150MW hydropower project […]
Malaysia opposition PKR bans senior leaders from speaking to FMT
FMT Reporters Free Malayia Today Tue, June 30, 2020 The move is seen as the party’s way of telling the media outlet that it has not been ‘friendly’, sources say.If […]
Indonesia, 8 IORA countries form working group to protect fisheries sector
The Jakarta Post Wed, June 24, 2020 Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi (11th left) poses with her counterparts during the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Council of Ministers […]
Stop confusing freedom of expression with treason in Papua: Indonesia Activists
Alya Nurbaiti The Jakarta Post Wed, June 24, 2020 Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) members stage a protest in front of Merdeka Palace in Central Jakarta on Aug. 28, 2019. […]
Indian state seeks Malaysia’s assistance in developing its oil palm industry
Bernama Free Malaysia Today Fri, June 19, 2020 Palm oil constitutes 60% of India’s annual 15 million tonnes of vegetable oil imports. PUTRAJAYA: India’s southern state, Telangana is seeking Malaysia’s […]
Thai New Anti-Gov’t Political Group Inspires Some, Confuses Others
By Khaosod English Fri, June 19, 2020 Photo: @kamphaka / Twitter. BANGKOK — A new group formed by former figures of several anti-government political parties was met with a mixed […]
UN rapporteurs told to follow code of conduct by Cambodia
Niem Chheng The Phnom Penh Post Wed, June 17, 2020 UN special rapporteur on human rights Rhona Smith’s mandate will last until 2021. Heng Chivoan Cambodia’s permanent mission to the […]
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