Investors turn to ASEAN markets as inflation's grip loosens
SINGAPORE -- As expectations of a U.S. interest rate cut grow, investors have started to turn to high-growth Southeast Asia in search of markets positioned to benefit from tamed inflation.
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Democratic showdown puts Widodo, Prabowo on the backfoot
Indonesian legislators have backed down from plans to ignore the country’s Constitutional Court over a controversial electoral ruling, as demonstrators attempted to storm parliament in protest against the proposals.
Australia and New Zealand key to ensuring Asean’s food security
During a recent Asean-Australia post-ministerial conference in Vientiane, Laos, Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi highlighted the critical role partners such as Australia must play in easing the region’s food insecurity.
Indonesia's 'field of dreams': Youth tournament to pitch baseball to nation
TOKYO -- A former Yomiuri Giants player is working to popularize baseball in Southeast Asia, with plans to hold a tournament in Jakarta modeled after Japan's "Summer Koshien" high school championship.
Energy-hungry Singapore eyes Malaysia’s rainforests, Australia’s deserts, for clean power
This week Australia announced a massive solar farm that it hopes will eventually offer two gigawatts of power to Singapore via undersea cable.
Philippines could provoke China at 'another Chinese island', says Global Times
BEIJING — The Philippines could "stir up trouble" at yet another "Chinese" island in the South China Sea, China's state-backed Global Times reported, after what it said were Manila's "provocative intrusions" into waters at two other reefs in the region.
Indonesia shelves plan to revise election law as protests rage
JAKARTA — Indonesia's parliament shelved planned changes to electoral laws on Thursday (Aug 22) after protesters in the capital set fires and faced down tear gas and water cannon over legislation they say would weaken opponents of the outgoing president and his successor.
Indonesia delays ratification of election law changes as protesters try to storm parliament
The ratification of changes to Indonesia's election laws was halted Thursday as thousands of protesters occupied roads in front of parliament and some tried to storm the building.