Major Political Parties Pledge Support for Indonesia President Jokowi’s Son Gibran Rakabuming
AHMAD RAFIQ TEMPO.CO, 10 August 2020 JAKARTA – The Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) has officially announced its endorsement for President Joko Widodo’s son Gibran Rakabuming who is running for the Solo (Surakarta) […]
Myanmar Authorities Say Election Boycott Campaign May Face Legal Action
By Htun Htun The Irrawaddy Wed, August 12, 2020 YANGON – Myanmar’s Union Election Commission (UEC) has said that any attempt to call for a boycott of the country’s November […]
Cambodia’s EU’s tax free status partially withdrawn
Sorn Sarath Khmer Times Wed, August 12, 2020 PHNOM PENH – Cambodia’s annual $7 billion garment and textile sector will see the partial loss of a preferential zero-tax trade deal […]
Farmers walk from N. Sumatra to Jakarta to demand Jokowi settle land dispute
Nina A. Loasana The Jakarta Post Tue, August 11, 2020 Farmers from Deli Serdang regency, North Sumatra, arrive in Jakarta on Aug. 7, after walking thousands of kilometers from […]
Myanmar – The ’88 Popular Uprising turns 32
The Irrawaddy Sat, Aug 8, 2020 A memorial for those who died during the ’88 Popular Uprising was held in downtown Yangon on Saturday—the 32nd anniversary of the uprising.
ASEAN Flag-Raising ceremony on the occasion of the ASEAN Day 2020 in London
LONDON, Aug 7 – On 7 August 2020, Asean Ambasadors/High Commissioners to the UK, attended the ASEAN Flag-Raising Ceremony on the occasion of the anniversary of the establishment of the […]
South China Sea-related notes verbales might deal huge blow to China’s prestige: Thayer
Linh Pham THE HANOI TIMES Aug06, 2020 Notes verbales, unsigned formal diplomatic communication, would largely ruin China’s legal position. HANOI – The importance of Malaysia’s notes verbales, and those filed […]
Dems, PDI-P discuss cooperation in upcoming Indonesia regional elections
Ghina Ghaliya The Jakarta Post Fri, August 7, 2020 House of Representatives speaker and Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) executive Puan Maharani (second left) and Democratic Party chairman Agus […]
Berkarya infighting narrows space for opposition in Indonesia’s politics
Margareth S. Aritonang The Jakarta Post Sat, August 8, 2020 JAKARTA – One of Indonesia’s newest political parties has emerged from an internal leadership struggle with a clear victor: a […]
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