Pope will visit the Istiqlal mosque in Indonesia on the first stop of an interfaith Asian trip
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — When Pope Francis begins his Asia tour next week, one of his early stops will be at Indonesia’s iconic Istiqlal mosque.
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Australia to cap foreign student numbers in migration crackdown, ease housing crisis
Australia said on Tuesday it would limit the enrolment number of international students at 270,000 for 2025, as the government looks to rein in record migration that has contributed to a spike in home rental prices.
Indonesia hopes startups play big role in free school lunch plan
JAKARTA -- Indonesia wants local tech startups to play an important role in a nationwide free school lunch program that the incoming administration is preparing, with some companies already keen to expand their businesses by participating in the billion-dollar project.
Australia housing prices, rents surge as supply shortage deepens
SYDNEY -- Like most seeking a place to rent in Sydney, Tanakit Phaopin is used to large queues. With vacancy rates hovering currently around 1.7% in Australia's largest city, and 1.3% nationally, rental inspections often draw dozens of aspiring tenants, whose entrances are staggered to manage the volume.
Will Thailand’s new PM seek Chinese funding for land bridge? Definitely, maybe
The speculation came as the country’s youngest prime minister – who turned 38 on Wednesday – mentioned the “deep and friendly relationship” between the two countries at her first press conference on August 18, a gesture seen as presaging more cooperation.
Chinese students’ suicides in Australia highlight mental health crisis amid ‘extreme isolation’
Police asked the public for more information while the local press indicated it was being investigated as a murder-suicide.
Floods send nearly 300,000 Bangladeshis into emergency shelters
Nearly 300,000 Bangladeshis were taking refuge in emergency shelters on Saturday from floods that inundated vast areas of the low-lying South Asian country, disaster officials said.
Japan university student spending nears bubble era peak
TOKYO -- Spending on hobbies and leisure activities by university students in Japan has bounced back to the 30-year-old record level reached during the go-go years of the bubble economy era, supported thanks to higher pay for part-time jobs, according to a survey by university co-op group.