9 h. ago From pledges to policy: Indonesia’s Prabowo marks 1 year in office

As Prabowo Subianto marks his first year as Indonesia’s president, the former general is grappling with the challenge of turning his populist campaign promises into lasting policy. While early initiatives such as free meals for children have drawn praise, concerns over civil liberties, economic sluggishness and foreign policy decisions threaten to overshadow his administration’s achievements. Prabowo, who was sworn in on October 20 last year, campaigned on a platform of ambitious social...

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27 h. ago Beijing Channels $36 Billion Through Policy Banks to Spark Growth

Beijing Channels $36 Billion Through Policy Banks to Spark Growth  Caixin Global

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32 h. ago Amazon Web Services outage sparks global issues, Trump lists China demands

Amazon Web Services outage sparks global issues, Trump lists China demands  Yahoo Finance

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34 h. ago 2025 'Study Beijing' Education Exhibition Coming Soon to Vietnam and Indonesia!

2025 'Study Beijing' Education Exhibition Coming Soon to Vietnam and Indonesia!  The Manila Times

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37 h. ago Hong Kong education authorities demand probe into teacher misconduct allegation

Hong Kong’s education authorities have asked a girls’ secondary school to thoroughly investigate a case in which a graduate accused a male teacher of asking her to have sex in a hotel last year. St Paul’s School (Lam Tin) said on Monday that it would “definitely” follow up on the matter, as it awaited direct contact from the individual involved. The school pledged to provide support and help to safeguard her legitimate rights. “We take this matter very seriously and have immediately activated...

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59 h. ago China Helped Indonesia Build One of the World’s Biggest, Youngest Coal Fleets. It’s Still Growing.

China Helped Indonesia Build One of the World’s Biggest, Youngest Coal Fleets. It’s Still Growing.  Inside Climate News

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59 h. ago China Rare Earth Squeeze Sparks Interest In Australian Nickel Assets

China Rare Earth Squeeze Sparks Interest In Australian Nickel Assets  Forbes

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61 h. ago Flu’s spread across Asia prompts Hong Kong groups to join vaccination appeal

Medical organisations and politicians in Hong Kong, Macau and other parts of Asia have issued a joint appeal to take preventive steps against the spread of influenza across the continent, with a local expert calling on residents to get vaccinated early. Dr Mike Kwan Yat-wah, president of the Asian Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases, said on Sunday that influenza was spreading not only in Hong Kong, but in countries such as Japan, South Korea, Indonesia and Singapore. “After the Covid-19...

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62 h. ago Nobody ‘cares’: a crocodile caused barely a ripple at an Australian resort pool

A crocodile took a dip in a luxury hotel pool in northeastern Australia this weekend but failed to stir guests who relaxed in the sun a few steps away. Video posted on social media showed the juvenile carnivore lying on the bottom of the pool at the Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort in Port Douglas. “I don’t want to alarm anyone but there is a crocodile in the Sheraton pool,” TikTok user Lisa Keller said in a video showing the scaly predator. A handful of tourists could be seen taking it easy on sun...

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62 h. ago ‘Nobody cares’: crocodile causes barely a ripple in Australian resort pool

A crocodile took a dip in a luxury hotel pool in northeastern Australia this weekend but failed to stir guests who relaxed in the sun a few steps away. Video posted on social media showed the juvenile carnivore lying on the bottom of the pool at the Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort in Port Douglas. “I don’t want to alarm anyone but there is a crocodile in the Sheraton pool,” TikTok user Lisa Keller said in a video showing the scaly predator. A handful of tourists could be seen taking it easy on sun...

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66 h. ago Wake up Britain, your pressing problem is hardly Chinese espionage

The collapse of the so-called China spy case in the UK has sparked a storm of headlines. Accusations of “spying for China”, allegations of improper government involvement in the dropping of the case, White House anger – the story ticked every box for front-page drama. Criticism of the government’s handling of the case was amplified by opposition politicians and commentators who never miss an opportunity to cast suspicion on closer ties with Beijing. This is not the first time people have been...

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66 h. ago Britain’s obsession with ‘Chinese spying’ says more about the UK than China

The collapse of the so-called China spy case in the UK has sparked a storm of headlines. Accusations of “spying for China”, allegations of improper government involvement in the dropping of the case, White House anger – the story ticked every box for front-page drama. Criticism of the government’s handling of the case was amplified by opposition politicians and commentators who never miss an opportunity to cast suspicion on closer ties with Beijing. This is not the first time people have been...

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3 d. ago China filmmaker, 74, mocked over daughter’s first birthday, chances of seeing her wed

A prominent 74-year-old film producer in China recently celebrated his one-year-old daughter’s birthday, only to face online abuse. His wife has since taken legal action against the cyberbullies, as their more than 30-year age gap sparked public debate. Zhang Jizhong, a renowned Chinese martial arts film mogul, is known for producing Romance of the Three Kingdoms and The Water Margin, as well as adapting martial arts novels by Jin Yong. His wife, Du Xinglin, 43, was previously Zhang’s agent and...

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3 d. ago 2025 'Study in Beijing' Education Exhibition Coming Soon to Vietnam and Indonesia! Face

2025 'Study in Beijing' Education Exhibition Coming Soon to Vietnam and Indonesia! Face-to-face with Beijing's Top Universities - Unlock Your Study-Abroad Opportunities  The Manila Times

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3 d. ago Jardine Matheson to buy remaining stake in Mandarin Oriental

Jardine Matheson Holdings has agreed to buy the remaining 11.96 per cent of hotel arm Mandarin Oriental International it does not already own, as the century-old conglomerate ramps up efforts to increase investor returns. Mandarin Oriental shareholders would receive US$3.35 in cash per share in a deal that valued the hotel chain at about US$4.2 billion, Jardine said in a statement on Friday. The total value represented a premium of 40 per cent to Mandarin Oriental’s closing price on Thursday,...

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3 d. ago Germany’s military conscription ‘draft lottery’ plan raises alarm

Germany is seeking to boost military recruitment to deter a hostile Russia, but a proposed “draft lottery” has sparked a row in the ruling coalition and unsettled many young people. The flashpoint issue of bringing back any form of military conscription has rattled the government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz and the centre-left Social Democrats of Defence Minister Boris Pistorius. Merz, citing dangerous tensions between Nato and Russia and doubts about future US security commitment to Europe,...

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4 d. ago Outrage over celebrity revels at South Korean breast cancer event

A breast cancer awareness fundraiser by a South Korean high fashion magazine has come under fire for focusing too much on the celebrities and not on the cause itself. Photos and videos of celebrities such as BTS’ V and RM, Aespa’s Karina and Lovely Runner actor Byeon Woo-seok drinking and partying at W Korea’s “Love Your W 2025” breast cancer awareness campaign at the Four Seasons Hotel in Seoul’s Jongno district on Wednesday sparked criticism that the event looked more like a fashion party than...

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4 d. ago Indonesia’s Bali subway plan stalls over investor concerns and feasibility

A US$20 billion plan to build an underground light rail in Indonesia’s Bali has stalled due to wary investors and concerns over land scarcity, throwing into question whether the island’s long-promised solution to solve its notorious traffic gridlock would ever get off the ground. More than a year after its ceremonial groundbreaking, the “Bali Urban Subway” remains in the feasibility-study phase. Officials once hailed the project as a game changer that would ease congestion and preserve the...

Economics

4 d. ago Alibaba, Ant buy Hong Kong offices, in city’s biggest deal since 2021

Alibaba Group Holding and Ant Group have agreed to pay HK$7.2 billion (US$925 million) to buy the top floors of a Causeway Bay office tower that Mandarin Oriental International is building on the site of The Excelsior hotel, marking Hong Kong’s largest real estate transactions since 2021. Alibaba and Ant bought 301,555 sq ft (28,015 square metres) of space, comprising the top 13 floors of the 24-storey building, with parking space for 50 vehicles and signage rights to the tower, according to...

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4 d. ago Australians charged with murder over Bali shooting, could face death penalty

Three Australians who allegedly shot and killed a fellow countryman on the tourist island of Bali earlier this year have been charged with premeditated murder – an offence that carries the maximum death penalty in Indonesia. Dubbed the “Bali Three”, the men are accused of planning and carrying out the fatal shooting of Melbourne man Zivan Radmanovic as his wife, Jazmyn Gourdeas, hid under the covers in a villa in the Badung region just after midnight on June 14. Radmanovic’s brother-in-law,...

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