[Analytics] Why Indonesia needs to answer for its broken promises
Last weekend, the Indonesian police took 43 West Papuan students into custody for allegedly disrespecting…
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Typhoon shuts businesses, forces flight cancellations in southern Taiwan
TAIPEI, Aug 24, 2019, Reuters. Taiwan braced for typhoon Bailu on Saturday (Aug 24), shutting…
Cambodia returns 14 out of 83 plastic waste-filled containers to countries of origin
PHNOM PENH, Aug 24, 2019, Xinhua. Cambodia has returned 14 out of 83 plastic waste-filled…
Police disperse protesters in HK’s Kwun Tong
HONG KONG, Aug 24, 2019, The Nation. Police fired tear gas to disperse protesters outside…
[Analytics] India’s Narendra Modi bestowed with UAE’s top civilian honour amid Kashmir crackdown
The induction of Modi into the Order of Zayed shows the importance the UAE places…
Amid sightings of Chinese warships, Carpio urges Duterte to prioritize bill establishing sea lanes
MANILA, Aug 24, 2019, PhilStar. President Rodrigo Duterte should certify as an urgent measure a…
[Analytics] No winning hands in palm oil trade war
It doesn’t have the same superpower cachet as the US-China trade war, but Indonesia and…
Move not to deport controversial preacher Zakir Naik from Malaysia to India was a Cabinet decision
TASEK GELUGOR, Aug 24, 2019, NST. The move not to deport controversial Muslim preacher Dr…
[Analytics] A new balance of power in Nepal’s neighbourhood
The clichéd maxim of Nepal being a ‘yam between two boulders’ is suddenly erupting into…
Malaysia’s Mahathir says linking palm oil to deforestation ‘baseless’
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23, 2019, Reuters. Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Friday (Aug 23)…
India has made Kashmir world’s biggest prison: Pakistani FO spokesperson
ISLAMABAD, Aug 23, 2019, INP. Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal on Thursday said…
New taxiway, runway upgrades proposed for Vietnam’s largest airport Tan Son Nhat
HANOI, Aug 23, 2019, VN Express. The corporation (ACV) told the Ministry of Transport on…