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A Post on Gaza Leads to Turmoil at Australia’s Public Broadcaster
The social media post simply pointed to a report from Human Rights Watch, but it was critical of Israel and came from a Lebanese Australian journalist whom critics considered biased.
The beginning of deflation: Haruhiko Kuroda (18)
In April 1998, the first revisions to the Bank of Japan Act in 56 years went into effect, making the Bank independent from the government. Under the new law, policy decisions would be made at monetary policy meetings by the BOJ governor, two deputy governors and six members of the policy board.
Singapore’s rare U-turn on transport payment: will SimplyGo ‘policy blind spot’ become an election issue?
The back-pedalling by authorities on ceasing EZ-Link, a stored-value, card-based system familiar to many Singaporeans, in place of SimplyGo, an account-linked payment format, stemmed from fury over a range of issues – from SimplyGo’s lack of fare display to being forced to download a new app.
Taliban’s latest attempt to punish women could backfire
The Taliban have brought in the new year by stepping up their campaign against women and girls in Afghanistan.
Indonesia election 2024: rivals Ganjar and Baswedan eye deal to thwart Widodo’s succession plan
In recent weeks, officials backing former Central Java governor Ganjar Pranowo and former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan discreetly met several times to discuss a possible pact. That may include intensifying their campaigning in areas dominated by Prabowo in an attempt to dilute his votes and force a run-off election, according to people from both camps who declined to be named as the matter is sensitive.
‘Gutter talk’: is Manila overcorrecting its China policy post-Duterte?
After six years of Beijing-friendly foreign policy under former president Rodrigo Duterte, the Philippine political and defence establishment has embraced an uncompromising stance on maritime disputes with China.
Indonesia election 2024: is Jokowi’s ‘partiality’ for Prabowo a double-edged sword for the presidential hopeful?
While Widodo has claimed he is impartial and has not officially endorsed any of the three presidential candidates running in next month’s poll, observers say there is no denying he has thrown his tacit support behind Prabowo, given that his running mate, Surakarta Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka, is also Widodo’s eldest son.