Singapore, Indonesia await start-up investors’ return, as Malaysia eyes regional launch pad status
This year, Southeast Asia’s start-ups are expecting some of that money to return, but it may be looking to make safer bets, business experts warn.
Johannes Nugroho in asian news
Suharto’s mate: how a little-known Australian became a secret go-between for Indonesia’s leader and the West
“Clive’s role in history has been very much obscured and underrated all this time,” said Shannon Smith, author of the first-ever biography of Williams, Occidental Preacher, Accidental Teacher: The Enigmatic Clive Williams.
Indonesia’s falling marriage rate sparks concern about low fertility and ‘undesirable consequences’ on economy
“I keep getting all these wedding invitations,” the 60-year-old Surabaya resident said. Shaking his head adamantly, he added, “People will always wed and have children.”
Consumer boycott widens to include Israeli dates as Muslims in Malaysia, Indonesia observe Ramadan
Now Israeli dates, a sweet fruit eaten to break fast during Ramadan, are in the cross hairs of a consumer campaign which is flying across Malaysian and Indonesian chat groups over fears Israeli dates are being sold to unwitting buyers in the Muslim nations.
‘Tip of the iceberg’: Indonesian teen’s death spotlights rising bullying trend in religious schools
Bintang Balqis Maulana, a 14-year-old student at the Al Hanifiyah pesantren, in Kediri, East Java, died on February 23, reportedly after being severely beaten. Four senior students aged between 16 and 18 have been taken into custody by the police and subsequently declared suspects in his murder.
Indonesia looks to Singapore’s ‘Swiftonomics’ success to boost tourism, but can it sustain creative industry?
US pop sensation Taylor Swift will perform at Singapore’s National Stadium from March 2 to 9 for six sold-out shows, which could generate hundreds of millions in tourism revenue for the country as more than 300,000 fans are expected to attend.
Amid Mardi Gras buzz, Indonesians in Australia rue diminishing LGBTQ rights back home
The Indonesian float at the parade, dubbed Selamat Datang – meaning “Welcome” in Indonesian – was founded by Australian Shawn Dern.
Some Indonesian Chinese wary of Prabowo Subianto amid painful memories of 1998 riots
While some Chinese-Indonesians said they had opposed Prabowo on this ground, others, especially those from younger generations, were willing to look past the country’s dark history and hope that its political and economic stability would continue.