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Anutin denies rift in coalition
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 20/05/2025
» Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul dismissed rumours of an impending cabinet reshuffle amid reports of a growing rift between the "red" and "blue" factions within the government coalition.
In Indonesia, dark past may be rewritten with government's new history books
Published on 19/05/2025
» JAKARTA - The Indonesian government's plan to release new history books has sparked concerns that some of the country's darkest chapters could be recast to show President Prabowo Subianto and late authoritarian ruler Suharto in a favourable light.
US tariffs sparked rush to get bitcoin mining gear out of Asia
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/04/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR — For about a week, Bitcoin mining firms in Southeast Asia faced an all-consuming deadline: midnight, April 9.
Indonesia begins debate on allowing soldiers to take civilian posts
Published on 11/03/2025
» JAKARTA - Indonesia's government on Tuesday introduced in a parliamentary committee a watered-down version of contentious legislation that would enable President Prabowo Subianto to appoint military personnel to civilian posts, officials said.
Foreigners speed up sales of Vietnamese shares
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/02/2025
» HANOI — Foreign investors accelerated sales of Vietnamese stocks in recent weeks as trade risks grew for the export-reliant country, data shows, despite the prospect of a valuation-boosting market upgrade later this year.
Indonesia dishes out first free meals in programme targeting 83m people
Published on 06/01/2025
» JAKARTA - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's ambitious multi-billion dollar programme to provide free meals to more than a quarter of his people was officially underway on Monday, officials said, with 570,000 mouths to feed on its opening day.
Top crime stories of 2024: Crime and punishment
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 28/12/2024
» Crime stories have captivated and shocked the nation over the past 12 months.
Korean turmoil dents equity trading sentiment
Published on 07/12/2024
» RECAP: Most Asian equities fell on Friday as political turmoil in South Korea weighed on sentiment. But Chinese shares climbed to three-week highs as investors scooped up tech shares ahead of a policy meeting that will set new targets for the economy.
Indonesia to impose ‘selective’ VAT hike
Published on 06/12/2024
» JAKARTA - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has agreed to raise value-added tax by one percentage point to 12% next year, but only on luxury goods, according to Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, the deputy speaker of parliament.
Trump's tariff blackmail boosts Brics
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 06/12/2024
» Even before officially taking office, United States President-elect Donald J Trump is shaking up the international system with drama and fanfare unlike any other major leader in recent memory. His most recent outburst to slap 100% tariffs on the "Brics" countries -- Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, as well as Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates -- is a case in point. While it will coerce developing economies to think twice about the cost of going their own way, this tariff blackmail and others like it also risk pushing smaller countries away from the US to other rival big powers, particularly China.