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Police summon Indonesian comedian over Netflix show
Published on 06/02/2026
» JAKARTA - An Indonesian comedian who became the first from his country to have a special on Netflix was called in for questioning on Friday after police said they had received complaints that some of the material in the show was insulting and blasphemous.
Indonesian stocks fall after last week's dramatic shake-up, $80 billion rout
Published on 02/02/2026
» SINGAPORE - Indonesian stocks slid on Monday after a tumultuous week during which a warning from MSCI over transparency concerns triggered an $80 billion market rout and the country's top financial regulators resigned.
Rising Thai star falls short again
Sports, Published on 02/02/2026
» Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul suffered a heartbreak after he narrowly lost in the men's singles final of the BWF Princess Sirivannavari Thailand Masters on Sunday.
Rising star enters the semi-finals
Sports, Published on 31/01/2026
» Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul advanced to the men's singles semi-finals of the BWF Princess Sirivannavari Thailand Masters 2026 at Nimibutr Stadium yesterday.
Indonesia stocks tank as downgrade risk triggers capital flight
Published on 29/01/2026
» SINGAPORE - Indonesian stocks on Thursday were plunging toward their largest two-day fall on record as the risk of a downgrade to frontier market status triggered a headlong rush for the exits.
Goldman Sachs lowers Indonesian equities to underweight
Published on 29/01/2026
» SINGAPORE - Goldman Sachs lowered its view on Indonesian equities to underweight on Thursday, after index provider MSCI flagged investability risks.
Indonesian stocks plunge on downgrade warning
Published on 28/01/2026
» JAKARTA - Indonesian stocks slumped 7% on Wednesday after the index provider MSCI flagged investability risk, citing a lack of transparency in ownership structure and free-float data, and raising the possibility of a downgrade to “frontier market” status.
Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes near Indonesian island of Java
Published on 27/01/2026
» An earthquake of 5.7 magnitude struck near the Indonesian island of Java on Tuesday at a depth of 138 kilometres, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre reported.
Thailand's responses to Board of Peace
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 27/01/2026
» US President Donald Trump's invitation to Thailand to join the Board of Peace (BOP) has elicited three distinct responses. The first two are succinct and clear in their rationale. The third, however, is more nuanced -- and notable for its ambivalence.
Asian currencies soar as dollar weakens with yen intervention in focus
Reuters, Published on 26/01/2026
» BENGALURU — The Malaysian ringgit and the Singapore dollar climbed to multi-year highs on Monday as a broadly weaker US dollar and renewed gains in the Japanese yen lifted Asian currencies, with investors remaining on high alert for possible intervention to support the yen.