Yearender 2021: Jokowi consolidates power amid health crisis
For President Joko Widodo, 2021 marks the year he seized the opportunity to tighten his grip on national politics.
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11 hospitals in Japan hit by ransomware attacks since 2016
Repairing or rebuilding their systems can cost hospitals millions or even tens of millions of yen.
‘Colour revolutions’ to be ‘crushed’: Cambodia PM warns
Hun Sen was speaking at the inauguration of the Ministry of National Defence’s new secretariat building on December 29.
Myanmar military reverts to strategy of massacres, burnings
The massacres and burnings also signal a return to practices that the military has long used against ethnic minorities.
Duterte signs P5.024 trillion national budget for 2022
The President expressed worry over the looming threat of the Omicron Covid-19 variant, saying it could hinder efforts to rebuild the country.
Media tycoon Jimmy Lai remanded in custody until Feb 24 court hearing
Six former executives of Next Digital and the defunct tabloid Apple Daily were remanded in custody as well.
Indonesia rejects Rohingya refugees, sends stricken boat to Malaysia
The wooden boat was first sighted two days ago, stranded about 70 nautical miles off the Indonesian coast.
Trash for rice: Bali recycling scheme gives families pandemic lifeline
Indonesia is the world’s second biggest contributor of plastic pollutants in the oceans, according to a 2019 study.
Victims claim no help has come a week after floods in Malaysia
Selangor was one of the worst-hit areas in the country's heaviest rainfall in the past 100 years.
Covid-19’s rise and fall in a year of uncertainty
With the emergence of variants, health authorities have reiterated the importance of getting vaccinated and receiving booster shots.