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JAKARTA — An Indonesian court ordered two local companies to pay up to 60 million rupiah (S$5,034) to each family whose children died of an acute kidney injury or were seriously injured after consuming toxic cough syrup.
The carefully selected team typically trains for months before the ceremony in a military-like fashion, so those selected and sent to Jakarta are seen as top students who are a source of pride for their families and schools. However, this year, pride over making the team was stained by a new rule that some viewed as “hurting diversity”.
By 2050, Asia will have more than 1.2 billion older people, making up over a quarter of its population – and 55.6 per cent of the world’s older population.
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian lawmakers canceled plans to ratify controversial revisions to the country’s election laws, the deputy speaker of Parliament said, after thousands of protesters rallied in front of the parliament building.
Philippine police raided a Chinese-run scam centre in the capital Manila on Thursday, arresting dozens of Filipino and foreign workers who allegedly tricked people into investing in a “manipulated” trading platform.
Indonesian authorities had detained the sister and another known associate of Alice Guo, the fugitive former Philippine mayor accused of being a Chinese spy, days after evidence was revealed indicating Guo had fled the country in July.
COLOMBO — Sri Lanka's cabinet approved issuing free tourist visas to visitors from 35 countries including China, India and Russia, a top official said on Thursday (Aug 22), in an effort to boost tourism and help revive its crisis-hit economy.