ASEAN Beat | Society | Southeast Asia Five individuals are accused of “criminal negligence” for their alleged roles in the crowd crush, which took the lives of 135 spectators. Police carry riot shields in front of a court building in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Monday, Jan, 16, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Trisnadi Advertisement An Indonesian …
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Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. The EU’s green ambitions are, for its trading partners, turning into a case of the road to hell being paved with good intentions. Developing nations, especially, worry that Brussels is throwing up trade barriers in its pursuit of climate …
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ASEAN Beat | Politics | Southeast Asia Critics accuse President Joko Widodo of using emergency powers to circumvent a Constitutional Court’s ruling on a controversial jobs creation law. Advertisement Thousands of people took to the streets in the Indonesian capital Jakarta this weekend, urging parliament to reject a presidential decree that critics say would …
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ASEAN Beat | Economy | Southeast Asia The move followed Brussels’ passage of a law that could severely restrict palm oil imports to the European bloc. A truck transporting harvested oil palms, Sabah, Malaysia. Credit: Greg Girard/CIFOR Advertisement A senior Malaysian official has announced that the country could stop exporting palm oil to the …
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As the 2023 chair of ASEAN, Indonesia must push Myanmar to end violence and restore democracy nearly two years after the Burmese generals overthrew an elected government, Human Rights Watch said Thursday in launching its worldwide annual report. The New York-based watchdog group urged Indonesia and eight other members of …
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Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Thierry Breton is winning the war of ideas in Brussels. The ex-CEO is a political whirlwind with a gigantic portfolio as internal market chief, the backing of French President Emmanuel Macron and lots of proposals. He’s been touring European …
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ASEAN Beat | Diplomacy | Southeast Asia Among the challenges facing Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi and her team will be how to respond to the junta’s planned sham elections. Advertisement The Indonesian government will set up a special envoy’s office to coordinate the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s handling of the conflict in …
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Advertisement Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has admitted that the Indonesian state has been responsible for serious human rights violations, vowing to compensate the victims of these abuses and prevent such abuses from happening again in the future. In a speech televised from the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta yesterday, Widodo …
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PasarPolis Founder and CEO Cleosent Randing Southeast Asia’s insurance penetration is approximately 1.2-3.4 per cent of the GDP across the different countries (barring Singapore). Low insurance literacy level is one reason for this sluggish growth. “Many people in the region aren’t aware of the importance of insurance and may have …
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ASEAN chair Indonesia will set up a special envoy’s office to deal with the post-coup crisis in Myanmar but not allow that country to hold the regional bloc hostage, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said Wednesday. As holder of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ chairmanship for 2023, Indonesia will work …
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Pacific Money | Economy | Southeast Asia The move is in line with Jakarta’s increasingly aggressive use of export bans in pursuit of domestic economic goals. Advertisement As reported by Reuters, Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo recently announced that in June of this year his country will ban exports of bauxite. Bauxite is an …
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Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim shakes hands with Indonesian President Joko Widodo during their meeting at the presidential palace in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, January 9, 2023. Credit: Twitter/Anwar Ibrahim Advertisement Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim yesterday wound up his first overseas trip since taking office, concluding a warm visit …
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