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Climate activists display a banner during a rally calling for people to vote for candidates who pay more attention to climate crisis in the upcoming election, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. The world's fourth most populous country is scheduled to hold its legislative and presidential elections on Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
AP / Dita Alangkara
2024-02-09, Newsday
JAKARTA, Indonesia — A presidential election in Indonesia, the world's third-largest democracy, is highlighting choices to be made as the country seeks to profit...
In this photo released by Brunei's Information Department, Brunei's Prince Abdul Mateen, center left, and bride Anisha Rosnah attend their wedding reception at Istana Nurul Iman in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024.
Brunei's Information Department via AP
2024-01-15, CNN
Life in the tiny oil-rich kingdom of Brunei came to a standstill Sunday for a grand royal wedding attended by heads of state and royals from Bhutan and Middle Eastern...
The photo was taken in front of the port city of Bentan Telani, Riau Islands in 7 May 2020.
Creative Commons / Syahpril/https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Syahpril
2023-10-24, Asiatimes
I first visited Rempang island in the summer of 2022. Greeting me were lush fields lined with coconut and banana trees, picture-book fishing villages with houses jutting...
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Mongabay: The state government of Sabah in Malaysian Borneo has reaffirmed its plans to proceed with an opaque nature conservation agreement despite concerns raised by the United Nations. Representatives of Sabah’s government and a representative of a...
Public Technologies: ) Jakarta, Indonesia - Today, a coalition of leading environmental organizations have released the report DeforestationAnonymous that sheds light on the alarming resurgence of deforestation in Indonesia, driven by PT Mayawana Persada in Indonesian Borneo. The...
People Daily: BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Brunei held a ceremony on Saturday to celebrate the harvest of a Chinese hybrid rice experimental field, according to the Ministry of...
China.dot.org: NEW DELHI -- The Indian navy seized a cargo vessel hijacked by Somali pirates and rescued 17 crew members after forcing 35 pirates to surrender, the navy said Sunday. Using coordinated tactical maneuvers and aerial support from HALE RPA, P8I, and MARCOS...
China.dot.org: SYDNEY -- Taxi drivers who overcharge or refuse fares could be blacklisted in Australia'sNew South Wales (NSW) as the state plans to roll out a centralized database tracking bad behaviour, local media reported on Sunday. The Australian state's Point to Point...
China.dot.org: BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Brunei enforcement agencies has seized 550 cans of smuggled alcohol in a...