JAKARTA – Conspiracy theorists are having a field day after a Jakarta district court sought to order the postponement of Indonesia’s February 14, 2024, presidential and legislative elections until the General Elections Commission (KPU) has resolved an issue with an obscure political party that has never held a parliamentary seat. Legal and election experts say the […]Continue Reading
The Ministry of Health is reviewing the Infectious Diseases Act and aims to table amendments to it in the second half of this year.Continue Reading
Mr Sahlan, another resident affected by the blaze, said that he saw a lightning strike on the night of the incident. “After a while, I saw some sparks in the Pertamina compound … but there was no fire yet so I still sat around my house. “Later, when the fireContinue Reading
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made headlines over the weekend when his claim the Ukraine war was “launched against” Russia provoked laughter from the audience during a forum in India. But I was in the room and can report he also received applause and indifference. Understanding why can help explain the differences in views on […]Continue Reading
We would like to invite market participants to submit entries to the 27th iteration of FinanceAsia’s awards, which recognise Asia’s financial services industry.Continue Reading
It was not immediately clear what caused the Philippine-flagged vessel to sink but all 20 crew members were rescued before it went down. Spilled oil had been detected on the shore and in coastal waters near more than 60 villages close to the site where the vessel is thought toContinue Reading
China’s low economic growth target is in line with a global slowdown, and is a natural progression as the world’s second largest economy matures, analysts said.Continue Reading
NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Forty-seven macaques being smuggled out of Thailand for probable use in Chinese traditional medicine were found crammed into plastic cages on the back of pickup truck in Sung Noen district, Nakhon Ratchasima, on Monday.Continue Reading
An investigation is under way after preliminary evidence suggests that it is a suicide attack.Continue Reading
Like most Western industrialized countries, Taiwan experienced a sustained decline in fertility rates and increased life expectancy that together resulted in population aging. But due to the fast fertility decline in recent decades, the pace of aging has been continuously accelerating — Taiwan became an “aging society” in 1993, an “aged society” in 2018 and will become a “super-aged” […]Continue Reading