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.
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Families of British POWs ‘murdered at sea’ by Japan WWII military still seeking apology, answers
More than 80 years after the sinking of the “hell ship” the Suez Maru off the coast of Java, Jacquelyn Frith-Crofts is demanding to know why one of the worst war crimes of World War II was not prosecuted and eventually covered up by successive British governments.
Cobra Gold military exercise, South Korean birth rate, India GDP
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Indonesia’s Belinda Tanoto on net zero goods, philanthropy and Royal Golden Eagle’s China challenges and opportunities
By the same token, she says moving away from China’s trickier business environment – especially for companies that want to steer clear of sanctions Washington has imposed – will not always be practical since the country remains a critical part of global supply chains. You truly have to be partners with China, she says.
Indonesia and Australia hold defense talks as both nations move toward signing a security agreement
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia and Australia held high-level talks in Jakarta on Friday as the neighboring countries seek to strengthen security ties by signing a defense cooperation agreement in the coming months.
As trade barriers go up in the West, the rest are ‘reglobalising’
Back in 2021, amid a raging pandemic, the US National Intelligence Council warned of a more contested world in its Global Trends 2040 report. It highlighted the themes of global challenges, fragmentation, disequilibrium, contestation and adaptation.
Indonesia's next president Prabowo made big promises on the campaign trail. Can he deliver?
JAKARTA — Indonesia's Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto is set to become the next president in October after voters handed him a strong mandate at the Feb. 14 election.
VinFast loss widens in fourth quarter, confident of achieving 2024 sales goals
Vietnamese electric vehicle, or EV, maker VinFast on Thursday said its fourth-quarter net loss deepened 3.4% from the previous three months but it aims to nearly triple vehicle sales this year as it expands into new markets.