Sep 21, 2018
Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang dies after 'serious illness' | News | Al Jazeera
Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang dies after 'serious illness' | News | Al Jazeera: Tran Dai Quang died at a military hospital in Hanoi, state media reported without elaborating on the illness.
Sep 20, 2018
Tommy Soeharto Dewan Pembina Timses Prabowo, Titiek Dewan Pengarah
Tommy Soeharto Dewan Pembina Timses Prabowo, Titiek Dewan Pengarah: Tommy Soeharto masuk di Timses Prabowo-Sandiaga. Sang kakak yang juga Ketua Dewan Pembina Berkarya, Titiek Soeharto juga ikut dalam timses.
Thailand accident deaths in 34 cases, 2,680 injuries in 18 Sep 2561 | Chiang Mai News
Thailand accident deaths in 34 cases, 2,680 injuries in 18 Sep 2561 | Chiang Mai News: ศูนย์รับแจ้งเหตุ บริษัทกลางคุ้มครองผู้ประสบภัยจากรถ จำก …
Declare End to Korean War, South’s Leader Urges U.S. - The New York Times
Declare End to Korean War, South’s Leader Urges U.S. - The New York Times: President Moon Jae-in said that Kim Jong-un, the North’s leader, saw a formal end to the conflict as an important step toward denuclearization.
Bye bye bugs? Scientists fear non-pest insects are declining
Bye bye bugs? Scientists fear non-pest insects are declining: A staple of summer — swarms of bugs — seems to be a thing of the past. And that's got scientists worried.
A year later, Puerto Rico still recovering from Hurricane Maria - ABC News
A year later, Puerto Rico still recovering from Hurricane Maria - ABC News: "... it's not a shock, it's a trauma," said San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz.
Landslide buries more than 20 homes in Cebu, Philippines - CNN
Landslide buries more than 20 homes in Cebu, Philippines - CNN: Rescuers at the site of a landslide on the resort island of Cebu in the Philippines can hear shouting from beneath the rubble as they attempt to shift debris covering more than 20 homes, officials say.
A top Cornell food researcher has had 13 studies retracted. That’s a lot. - Vox
A top Cornell food researcher has had 13 studies retracted. That’s a lot. - Vox: Brian Wansink has six new high-profile study retractions. He’s a cautionary tale in bad incentives in science.
Mari Alkatiri diz que já tinha pedido auditoria a projeto de enclave timorense de Oecusse
Mari Alkatiri diz que já tinha pedido auditoria a projeto de enclave timorense de Oecusse: O presidente da Região Administrativa Especial de Oecusse-Ambeno (RAEOA), Mari Alkatiri, disse hoje que está, com a sua equipa, a trabalhar nas recomendações de um relatório de auditoria da Câmara de Contas timorense sobre o projeto do enclave timorense.
Alternative museum tours explore colonial loot, biased narratives | Arts & Culture | Al Jazeera
Alternative museum tours explore colonial loot, biased narratives | Arts & Culture | Al Jazeera: Art historian Alice Procter's 'Uncomfortable Art Tours' come amid renewed debate over Europe returning African art.
Sep 19, 2018
Malaysian Cabinet wants to lower voting age from 21 to 18, SE Asia News & Top Stories - The Straits Times
Malaysian Cabinet wants to lower voting age from 21 to 18, SE Asia News & Top Stories - The Straits Times: PUTRAJAYA • The Malaysian Cabinet has decided to lower the country's voting age from 21 to 18, Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman said yesterday.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Facial recognition technology installed at Hong Kong International Airport | South China Morning Post
Facial recognition technology installed at Hong Kong International Airport | South China Morning Post: Automated gates designed to reduce the time it will take for passengers to pass through security checks at airport by using biometric scanners
Najib arrested, his aides have quit. Is Malaysia’s Umno dead and buried? | This Week In Asia | South China Morning Post
Najib arrested, his aides have quit. Is Malaysia’s Umno dead and buried? | This Week In Asia | South China Morning Post: Former prime minister’s arrest adds to tumult surrounding his party, as it reels from claims Mustapa Mohamed and Anifah Aman may be pawns in Mahathir Mohamad’s power struggle with Anwar Ibrahim
Moon gets ‘standing ovation’ after first ever speech by South Korean leader to North Koreans | South China Morning Post
Moon gets ‘standing ovation’ after first ever speech by South Korean leader to North Koreans | South China Morning Post: Historic address comes after the two Koreas vowed to rid their peninsula of nuclear weapons – a result that experts say could ease tensiosn between the US and China
U.S. Orders Chinese State News Outlets to Register as Foreign Agents
U.S. Orders Chinese State News Outlets to Register as Foreign Agents: China's foreign ministry confirms it has been talking to the U.S. about its requirement that Xinhua and CGTN be registered as agents under lobbying laws.
Xinjiang’s Kashgar University Sacks Four ‘Two-Faced’ Uyghur Professors
Xinjiang’s Kashgar University Sacks Four ‘Two-Faced’ Uyghur Professors: The four may be detained in the region’s network of political ‘re-education camps.’
Former Columnist Jailed For Social Media Criticism of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi
Former Columnist Jailed For Social Media Criticism of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi: Ngar Min Swe gets seven years in prison and a 100,000-kyat fine for breaking a sedition law.
Pakistan Court Releases Nawaz Sharif, Ex-Prime Minister, From Prison - The New York Times
Pakistan Court Releases Nawaz Sharif, Ex-Prime Minister, From Prison - The New York Times: The decision by Islamabad’s High Court, which also ordered the release on bail of his daughter, signals that the Sharif family may moving closer to restoring its political might.
The 'best airport in the world' is not where you would expect
The 'best airport in the world' is not where you would expect: THE Indonesia paradise island of Bali is known the world over for its terraced rice paddies, rich culture, forested volcanic mountains, and sprawling beaches.
A storms deadly path: a look at the super typhoon Mangkhut's devastation
A storms deadly path: a look at the super typhoon Mangkhut's devastation: Footage and images show the massive devastation in the wake of super typhoon Mangkhut which pummeled through northern Philippines, Hong Kong and Shenzen, China.
Monsoon in Mae La – Tea Circle
Monsoon in Mae La – Tea Circle: Maximillian Morch writes about how local community organizations in refugee camps mitigate natural disasters but face cuts.
Learning Feminism from Myanmar’s Women Farmers – Tea Circle
Learning Feminism from Myanmar’s Women Farmers – Tea Circle: Hilary Faxon and Pyo Let Han reflect on the positions & politics of female farmers.
Jokowi, Subianto's battle for Indonesia's 187.1mil voters begins Sunday
Jokowi, Subianto's battle for Indonesia's 187.1mil voters begins Sunday: Indonesia's presidential race will see Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and former general Prabowo Subianto fighting for the ballots of 187.1 million eligible voters.
Thailand worsened under Junta rule, says ex-premier Thaksin
Thailand worsened under Junta rule, says ex-premier Thaksin: Former Thai prime minister Thaksin makes pointed criticism against the military junta which he says has targeted his family for the past 12 years.
Ex-Malaysian PM Najib rearrested over US$680mil Saudi 'donation'
Ex-Malaysian PM Najib rearrested over US$680mil Saudi 'donation': Malaysian ex-PM faces fresh graft charges over the controversial RM2.6 billion (US$650 million) "donation" which he claimed came from a Saudi Arabian royal in 2014.
Review of 'Nurturing Indonesia: Medicine and Decolonisation in the Dutch East Indies' - New Mandala
Review of 'Nurturing Indonesia: Medicine and Decolonisation in the Dutch East Indies' - New Mandala: Nurturing Indonesia: Medicine and Decolonisation in the Dutch East Indies (Cambridge University Press, 2018) Hans Pols’ book offers fresh perspectives on the history of Indonesian nationalism and the sociopolitical role of medicine in the colonial context of the Netherlands East Indies. The book asks a deceptively simple question: why were doctors and medical students such prominent...
How Connected Is Your Community to Everywhere Else in America? - The New York Times
How Connected Is Your Community to Everywhere Else in America? - The New York Times: A remarkably detailed look at America’s social lives online
Anger at Singapore ads offering Indonesian domestic helpers for ‘sale’ | South China Morning Post
Anger at Singapore ads offering Indonesian domestic helpers for ‘sale’ | South China Morning Post: Reports that helpers were offered for sale on online marketplace Carousell drew condemnation from rights groups
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)