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Can Prabowo coherently govern Indonesia?
FILE - Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, left, and his running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the eldest son of Indonesian President Joko Widodo, arrive for the fifth presidential candidates' debate in Jakarta, Indonesia Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024. Indonesia, the world's third-largest democracy, will open its polls on Wednesday to nearly 205 million eligible voters in presidential and legislative elections, the fifth since Southeast Asia's largest economy began democratic reforms in 1998.
AP / Tatan Syuflana, File
2024-05-22, Asiatimes
Indonesia’s president-elect, Prabowo Subianto, won February’s presidential election in a landslide victory of nearly 59% of the nationwide vote, more than double his...
Malaysia plans ‘orangutan diplomacy’ in palm oil pitch
oil palms in malaysia
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2024-05-08, Al Jazeera
Malaysia has said it plans to start an “orangutan diplomacy” programme for countries that buy its palm oil. The Southeast Asian nation is the world’s second biggest...
Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion in AI and cloud infrastructure in Indonesia
The Microsoft logo is pictured outside the headquarters in Paris, Jan. 8, 2021
AP / Thibault Camus
2024-04-30, Springfield News-Sun
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion over the next four years in new cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Indonesia — the single...
Brunei declares new temporary restricted airspace2024-07-27
Xinhua: BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Brunei's Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) announced that areas within three nautical miles (5.56...
Bruneian students learn about climate change through interactive event2024-07-27
Xinhua: BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, July 27 (Xinhua) -- A total of 140 students from Delima Primary School participated in an event on climate change, organized by Brunei LNG Sdn...
Indonesia launches Golden Visa program: Here’s all you need to know2024-07-26
Invezz: Indonesia has launched a long-term visa scheme aimed at attracting foreign investors, PresidentJoko Widodo announced. The new “Golden Visa” program offers visas for up to ten years in exchange for substantial financial investments in the country,...
Nestlé Malaysia H1 Results: Strong Market Leadership Maintained (Nestlé (Malaysia) Bhd)2024-07-26
Public Technologies: ) Back to Press releases Read this in: ▪ ▪ Quarterly results impacted by subdued consumer spending and high 2023 comparative baseline Petaling Jaya, July 25, 2024 - Against a background defined by constrained purchasing power, subdued consumer sentiment and...
Indonesia launches 'Golden Visa' scheme2024-07-25
The Manila Times: JAKARTA — Indonesia launched a long-term visa scheme on Thursday intended to attract foreign investors, PresidentJoko Widodo said, with amounts of up to $10 million giving them a 10-year visa and access to Southeast Asia's largest economy. The five-year...
Where is Angola … and other Olympic countries you don’t remember2024-07-25
Daily Journal - Vineland: MaryTucker explains the Olympic shooting events you'll see in Paris Two-time Olympian and silver medalist Mary Tucker explains the rifle, pistol and shotgun events at the Paris Olympic Games. As the Olympic Games kick off, countries from around the globe come...
Some thoughts on Sarawak2024-07-25
Malaysia Today: Reframing Malaysia’s sense of nationhood could be the answer MurrayHunter The formation of Malaysia was an artifact of anti-colonial sentiment and the Cold War domino theory during the early 1960s. The formation of Malaysia was a way Singapore could gain...
Indonesia launches 'Golden Visa' to lure foreign investors, boost economy2024-07-25
Khaleejtimes: Indonesia launched a long-term visa scheme on Thursday intended to attract foreign investors, PresidentJoko Widodo said, with amounts of up to $10 million giving them a 10-year visa and access to Southeast Asia's largest economy. The five-year "Golden Visa"...
Año: West Philippine Sea not a figment of imagination, China’s dash-line claim is2024-07-24
Manila Bulletin: National Security AdviserEduardo Año (File photo) The WestPhilippine Sea (WPS) is a real thing and not a figment of imagination, unlike China’s 10-dash line claim in the South China Sea (SCS). This was pointed out by National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo...
Bruneian minister reaffirmed commitment to CPTPP2024-07-24
Xinhua: BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Brunei's participation in free trade agreements offers critical opportunities for market access and supply chain integration, especially with like-minded advanced economies such as in the Comprehensive and Progressive...
TOURISM MALAYSIA LAUNCHES 'FLY BORNEO SPECIALS VOL 2', TO PROMOTE INTERSTATE TRAVEL2024-07-24
Malaysian National News Agency: GENERAL >NEWS TOURISM MALAYSIA LAUNCHES 'FLY BORNEO SPECIALS VOL 2', TO PROMOTE INTERSTATE TRAVEL 24/07/2024 04:42 PM GEORGE TOWN, July 24 (Bernama) -- Tourism...
Bruneian university held CIPTA Award 2025 roadshow2024-07-24
China.dot.org: BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Universiti Teknologi Brunei (UTB) organized the Crown PrinceCreative,...
Brunei's top university to integrate AI into educational framework2024-07-24
China.dot.org: BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) is...
Owolabi Salis Commends Remi Tinubu on Garden Farming 2024-07-24
This Day: Life & Style | 18 mins ago Sunday Ehigiator Initiative Eminent U.S-based lawyer,High Chief Owolabi Salis has commended the First Lady,Mrs.Remi Tinubu for her recently unveiled SmartGarden Initiative. The Ikorodu-born Lawyer,who in 2019...