It had the makings of a perfect storm: Street protests in major cities voicing shared frustration with harsh COVID-10 curbs. The death of a former leader remembered as less repressive than the hardline incumbent. And a blank white paper message tauntin…
Continue ReadingJAKARTA, A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Garut in West Java province on Saturday, according to Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysical Agency (BMKG). No tsunami warning was immediately issued, but BMKG warned the public to brace for possible aftershocks. The quake occurred at 4.49 pm Western Indonesian time, centered at 52 kilometers (km) southwest of […]
Continue ReadingDays after protests erupted in China over the country’s strict zero-COVID policy, there are signs the government is beginning to ease its testing requirements and quarantine rules in some cities, but it is unclear whether the measures will go far enough to appease those who have been in lockdown for so long. Some called […]
Continue ReadingJAKARTA, The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) will carry out food and agriculture development support programmes in Indonesia for the next four years. The programmes were launched during a Country Programming Framework (CPF) workshop in Bogor recently, according to a specialised agency of the United Nations to defeat hunger. […]
Continue ReadingSince last year’s military coup in Myanmar, military courts have sentenced more than 130 people to death behind closed doors, the UN human rights chief said on Friday, following the latest convictions announced this week. “The military continues to hold proceedings in secretive courts in violation of basic principles of fair trial and contrary […]
Continue ReadingKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia’s two deputy prime ministers and 25 members of Cabinet were sworn in before the King Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah at Istana Negara (national palace) here Saturday. Also present at the presentation of Instruments of Appointment and the taking of the Oath of Office, Loyalty and Secrecy to the new […]
Continue ReadingThe Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) warns the public against unscrupulous individuals who unlawfully represent themselves as employees or authorized representatives of the central bank. Said individuals use both real and fictitious names of BSP personnel, officers, and organizational units in making phone calls or sending messages to their target victims. They also utilize […]
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