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- What is Indonesia’s Joko Widodo hoping to achieve when he meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow?by Aisyah Llewellyn on June 29, 2022 at 3:15 am
Indonesia’s ‘historical nostalgia’, Cold War neutrality means Russia isn’t all that cut off from the world.
- Philippine news site Rappler ordered to shut down ahead of Duterte’s exit – but vows to carry onby Agence France-Presse on June 29, 2022 at 3:13 am
The site co-founded by Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa has had to fight for survival after being accused of tax evasion and violating a foreign-ownership ban.
- Coronavirus: Indonesia urged to tighten curbs during 4th wave as cases of Omicron subvariants riseby Resty Woro Yuniar on June 29, 2022 at 12:30 am
On Tuesday, Indonesia had 2,167 new infections, with at least 143 cases of Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 – a number health experts said was ‘the tip of the iceberg’ due to a lack of testing.
- Singapore’s US$40 billion mega-port aims to solve shipping chaosby Bloomberg on June 28, 2022 at 11:58 pm
The world’s largest automated port, to be completed by 2040, will double the existing space and feature drones as well as driverless vehicles.
- Indian women with more than 100 live animals in their luggage arrested at Thai airportby Agence France-Presse on June 28, 2022 at 11:00 pm
The creatures, including two armadillos, 35 turtles and 50 chameleons, were found in a pair of bags belonging to the two Indian women.