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Indonesia's push to add wood-burning to its energy mix and exports is driving deforestation, including in key habitats for endangered species such as orangutans, a report...
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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian PresidentJoko Widodo held his first cabinet meeting in the future capital of Nusantara, amid miles of construction sites and doubts...
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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...
AOL: I like to think I’m the sort of hands-off, liberty-loving parent who would happily sign their child up for a rocket trip with Richard Branson. But then real life intervenes. My 16-year-old asked me last week if he could have an electric bike. “Absolutely not,...
The Times of India: A recent study led by Raman Sukumar of the Indian Institute of Science and Uma Ramakrishnan of the National Centre for Biological Sciences in Bengaluru, has found that India is home to five genetically distinct populations of Asian elephants. These groups are...
沙巴政府再拆村 非政府组织声援巴瑶族2024-10-21
Lianhe Zaobao: （吉隆坡综合讯）马来西亚沙巴州政府准备继续拆迁巴瑶族村子事件引起关注。非政府组织10月14日前往国会请愿，希望政府基于人道立场延缓拆除巴瑶族的水上木屋。...
Enough is Enough2024-10-21
Malaysia Today: Sarawak and Sabah are unwitting saviours of the non-Malays in Malaya. Yin, Letters from Ward 5, Tanjong Rambutan They stand between total submission to the Malay chauvinists and Islamic extremists and a Malaysia founded on secularism, racial equality and...
The Prabowo era is born in Indonesia2024-10-20
Asiatimes: JAKARTA – Prabowo Subianto has been inaugurated as Indonesia’s eighth president, marking the end of both outgoing PresidentJoko Widodo’s ten years in office and Prabowo’s own multi-decade quest for the top job. In his inaugural address to Indonesia’s...
Taipei Times: By Dessy Sagita / AFP, JAKARTA Indonesian PresidentJoko Widodo left office yesterday with high approval ratings thanks to strong economic growth, but his successor Prabowo Subianto has bigger ambitions, including an eye-catching US$28 billion free meal plan...
Indonesia's Prabowo targets growth spurt2024-10-20
The Manila Times: JAKARTA — Joko Widodo leaves office as Indonesian president Sunday with high approval ratings, thanks to strong economic growth, but his successor Prabowo Subianto has bigger ambitions, including an eye-catching $28 billion free meal plan for students. While...
Time Magazine: JAKARTA, Indonesia — Prabowo Subianto was inaugurated Sunday as the eighth president of the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation, completing his journey from an ex-general accused of rights abuses during the dark days of Indonesia’s...
Kyodo: Indonesian PresidentPrabowo Subianto was sworn in on Sunday, becoming the first new leader of Southeast Asia's largest democracy in a decade, succeeding Joko Widodo, who completed his maximum two terms. At an inauguration ceremony in Jakarta, the 73-year-old...
Bruneian scouts conclude Jamboree events2024-10-20
China.dot.org: BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Brunei Darussalam Scouts Federation (PPNBD) concluded Jamboree events on Sunday, successfully gathering...
The Manila Times: JAKARTA — Indonesia's PresidentJoko Widodo leaves office on Sunday with high approval ratings, thanks to strong economic growth, but his successor Prabowo Subianto has bigger ambitions, including an eye-catching $28-billion free meal plan for students. While...
The Star: KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Assistant Minister for Tourism, Culture, and Environment Datuk Joniston Bangkuai has proposed the introduction of a cruise ferry service linking Peninsular Malaysia with Borneo to advance Sabah's rural tourism. Read full story ......
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