Merchants in Fave’s network can connect with Google Pay users and integrate them into the FaveBiz platform.

September 22, 2021 4:31 PMJAKARTA – President Joko Widodo is due to select a new armed forces chief by November when Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto, 57, is due to retire.

The situation could get much worse under the Covid-19 pandemic, warns new UNICEF report

The diplomatic fallout from the new security agreement among Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States (AUKUS) is just beginning. The debris will take time to clean up. Might there be some lasting damage?   It now emerges that not only was no attempt made to include France in the AUKUS […]

Rights group questions the validity of arrests made supposedly for trespassing on land in an ownership dispute

Civilians in Chin state bear the brunt as fighting rages between the military and local militias

The effects of decisions about sugar made during tumultuous periods in Indonesian history linger into the contemporary era.
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Delivering vaccines to Myanmar’s junta, but also to rebel groups that are the generals’ sworn enemies, China is playing both sides to fight the coronavirus and strengthen its hand in the messy politics of its southern neighbour.Beijing has already handed over nearly 13 million doses to the […]

It wants them to be honored when the country marks the 500th anniversary of the introduction of Catholicism in 2033

September 22, 2021 3:12 PMUnder the law, Facebook and Google must negotiate with news outlets for content that drives traffic to their websites.

Vestiaire Collective registered a more than 150% jump in the number of orders from Asia Pacific in the last 12 months, The Business Times reported.

September 22, 2021 3:02 PMXi Jinping said China would help developing countries build green energy production and halt construction of coal power plants abroad.

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Rights groups call on authorities to ensure senior officials don’t escape punishment for blaze that killed 49 inmates

September 22, 2021 2:50 PMAs early as September 2018, an independent oversight board had advised Australia to look at alternatives.

September 22, 2021 2:40 PMNAYPYITAW (REUTERS) – Most of the population of a Myanmar town near the Indian border have fled after buildings were set ablaze by artillery amid fighting between militia forces opposed to military rule and the army, according to residents and media reports.

Who are the new active investors on the block? Which funding rounds look like outliers? This visual story answers all this and more.

Father Jean-Baptiste Etcharren dies in Vietnam where he began his missionary life six decades ago

KUALA LUMPUR: Clean energy specialist, Solarvest Holdings Bhd has launched its new solar financing programme, Powervest, to promote the adoption of renewable energy among businesses in Malaysia. Read full story

September 22, 2021 2:10 PMNEW DELHI (REUTERS) – India is likely to allow a smaller gap between AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine doses for inoculations being carried out privately, in line with a court order, two sources told Reuters.

KUALA LUMPUR: TAFI Industries Bhd’s subsidiary Gerak Mahir Sdn Bhd has entered into five joint venture agreements for property development projects in Kuantan with an estimated total gross development value of RM621.5mil. Read full story

Australia plans to open its international border by Christmas at the latest, unwinding one of the world’s strictest controls on overseas travel since the pandemic began.Australians will be able to travel abroad, with no restrictions on the destination, once the vaccination rate in their […]

Former police station chief, Thitisan Utthanaphon, nicknamed “Joe Ferrari” brings police corruption in Thailand to the spotlight following the leak of spine-chilling footage of a brutal interrogation gone wrong
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Only foreigners with work, business, or residency permits can enter Indonesia, although they will be placed in quarantine for five days.

September 22, 2021 1:37 PMCadila Healthcare’s ZyCoV-D shot is the only one approved for children in India.

NEW YORK – On September 20, I was sitting across a table from the foreign editor of a European news publication. Demons must have lurked and listened to our conversation. “Is there any American thinker who you find fresh and challenging?” the journalist asked me. “You mean apart from Angelo […]

KOTA KINABALU: The ongoing construction of the Pan Borneo Highway and lack of awareness among locals on trash dumping has contributed to the worsening flash floods in many parts of Sabah, says Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin. Read full story

September 22, 2021 1:20 PMThe writer says there is a clear need to change the food handling industry to upgrade jobs and further develop nourishment.

September 22, 2021 1:20 PMThe paper says the inability, or unwillingness, on the government’s part to address the killing of public interest only further weakens the justice system.

Court decision made after Prime Minister Hun Sen’s request on behalf of Seng Sary

September 22, 2021 1:08 PMAustralians will be able to travel abroad once vaccination rate in their home state hits 80 per cent.

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Isko Moreno, the popular mayor of the Philippines’ capital, said on Wednesday he will run for president in next year’s elections, the latest aspirant in what is expected to be a crowded race to succeed controversial leader Rodrigo Duterte.A child scavenger before becoming an actor then entering […]

Beijing is playing a subtle double game to fight coronavirus and strengthen its hand in the messy politics of its neighbor

The US and Europe remain dominant in the space, but Asia is catching on.

CANBERRA (Reuters) – An Australian-EU trade deal would be mutually beneficial and allow EU members a greater presence in the Indo-Pacific, said Australia’s trade minister, as Canberra tries to repair ties with Paris after the scrapping of a $40 billion submarine deal. Read full story

The program will help participating startups expand into Japan and fine-tune their business strategies.

This is the last of a two-part series on how the pandemic has affected women and their employment prospects Read the first part here Whilst the pandemic has affected all genders and almost everyone around the world, women are still getting the shorter end of the stick as the employment gender gap […]

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines’ lower house of Congress has approved a bill imposing taxes on tech giants like Facebook, Alphabet’s Google and Youtube, and Netflix. Read full story