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Pressing Issues Await Pope Francis In Indonesia

A host of pressing issues, including the rise of religious intolerance, climate change, human trafficking, violence in Christian-majority Papua, disputes over development projects, and lay-clergy conflict

2024-09-04 09:29:31 0 Comment 18325 view

Indonesia President Touts Economic Success In Final State Address

Indonesian President Joko Widodo hailed his economic track record on Friday in a final state of the nation address before he leaves office in October after a decade in power

2024-08-16 13:17:33 0 Comment 12166 view

Indonesian President In Damage Control Over New Capital

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Indonesia's president is rushing to reassure investors and bureaucrats about his $32 billion new capital city in a malaria-prone pocket of Borneo, after the resignations of two officials overseeing the plan raised fresh doubts about its future.

2024-06-09 14:51:28 0 Comment 26267 view

What A Prabowo Win Signals For US-Indonesia Relations

WASHINGTON, US: Soon after voting ended in the world’s fourth-largest country and third-largest democracy, Prabowo Subianto is claiming a knock-out blow winning more than half the vote and the necessary number of provinces to eliminate both his challengers.

2024-03-11 14:52:17 0 Comment 24245 view

The Sad Decline Of Indonesia’s Anti-Graft Watchdog

HONG KONG, China:Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission, known by its initials KPK, once feared for its feats in bringing criminals to justice, is now becoming famous for the scandals that have befallen its employees and leaders in the wake of the 2019 emasculation of the agency by the House of Representatives, with the acquiescence of President Joko Widodo.

2023-11-13 15:02:02 0 Comment 36561 view

Is ASEAN The Indo-Pacific's Ultimate Power Broker?

WASHINGTON, US: China and the United States, like sports captains picking sides, have been engaged in a considered effort to enlist partners.

2023-09-26 15:14:52 0 Comment 36497 view

Indonesia Puts National Security At Risk As Dubious Middlemen Infiltrate Defense Industry

JAKARTA, Indonesia-The KRI Nanggala (402) sank in April last year with the loss of all 53 crew, one of the worst peacetime military disasters involving any of the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

2023-02-26 11:41:03 0 Comment 218526 view

As Malaysia’s Trust Deficit Grows, Many Pine For A Jokowi-Type Leader

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--The trust deficit is worsening as we experience a growing disconnect between the government, politicians and the people.

2022-01-23 15:16:40 0 Comment 79118 view

Indonesia And The Papua Issue: Resolution Increasingly Unlikely

WASHINGTON, U.S.--The Papuan provinces, or West Papua, the easternmost part of Indonesia’s territory, have been wracked with conflict for decades.

2022-01-16 14:16:20 0 Comment 99095 view

The Withering Of ASEAN: Why The Grouping Is A low Priority For Member States

BANGKOK, Thailand--The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was formally created by the foreign ministers of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippine, Singapore, and Thailand, on the 8th August 1967.

2022-01-03 08:40:07 0 Comment 77494 view

Of Keluarga Malaysia And Unabashed Institutional Racism

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--If you are Malaysian and do not belong to the ruling elite Malay class, you have to be depressed by the current state of affairs in the country and its slide towards a poor imitation of what it once was.

2021-11-13 10:23:35 0 Comment 77233 view

GT Voice: Asian nations beware of AUKUS’ trap of arms race

The new submarine deal in which the US and the UK pledge to help Australia build a fleet of eight nuclear-powered submarines, has sparked an intense backlash in France and across the EU.

2021-09-23 10:02:37 0 Comment 69064 view

Perutusan Kemerdekaan Ketua Angkatan Wanita Amanah Negara

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--"Katakanlah : Sesungguhnya Solatku, Ibadahku, Hidup dan Matiku hanyalah untuk Allah, Tuhan yang memelihara dan mentadbir sekalian alam." (QS. Al An'am, 6 : 162)

2021-08-31 09:35:35 0 Comment 67894 view