Najib Razak’s kleptocracy and Malaysia’s credible judiciary
The latest verdict of Malaysia’s highest court against former PM Najib tun Razak proved the independence of the country’s judiciary system.
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Myanmar junta’s barbaric act
The paper says Asean will only humiliate itself to the world if it stops at condemning or deploring the general for his brutality.
Is NATO setting a dangerous course foraying into Indo-Pacific? It depends
While for Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, the name of the game is alliance formation, for most of the rest of Asia, it is still called hedging — at least for now.
Indonesian faces calls for return to stricter curbs as Covid-19 cases rise
The weekly caseload has increased by more than 100 per cent in the past week from 3,688 cases to 7,587, while active cases nearly doubled during the same period.
Viral chef Vindy Lee takes on Indonesian snack etiquette challenge
The celebrity chef was already well known for her cooking show on TV, but her popularity rocketed on TikTok,where her unique dining etiquette videos became a viral sensation.
G-20 targets raising $1.5 billion for global pandemic fund
Indonesia Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said in an interview the US, European Union, Indonesia, Singapore and Germany have pledged about $1.1 billion to the fund so far.
Worst tidal flooding in decade hurts Java’s fish farmers
Almost 70 per cent of some 2,900 hectares of fishponds in the village, owned by 604 households, were affected by this year’s tidal flooding, resulting in losses of more than Rp…
Indonesia’s vaccine hub ambitions
If Indonesia is able to produce its own coronavirus vaccines, it will no longer need to compete with other countries to secure necessary vaccine supplies, and could even help…
The potential of Indonesia’s humanitarian leadership
Considering the size of its population, the strength of its democracy, its diversity and its human and values-based conduct, Indonesia has earned the respect of the international…
Penny Wong to travel to Solomon Islands amid concern over China security pact
Ms Wong will travel to the Solomon Islands and New Zealand, in her third visit to the Pacific since being sworn in last month.