Politics
Davao’s city mayor is as controversial as her father, whom she may succeed in 2022. But long before she has put her hat in the ring, her candidacy is already being scrutinised.
Former military man Prabowo has rejected credible pollsters who’ve called the election for Joko Widodo. Is this a case of a general not knowing defeat?
In the past, inadequate punishments often meant committing crimes made more financial sense than compliance. But now the Chinese leadership looks to be getting serious about punitive damages.
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The deal comes just a week after the two countries agreed to resume work on the East Coast Rail Link.
Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu state is the proposed site of a new US$4.8 billion port, being touted as part of New Delhi’s answer to Beijing’s Sri Lankan investments.
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Joko Widodo has indicated he will focus on human development. He is also likely to continue launching more infrastructure projects, including joint ventures with China.
The Malaysian premier will attend the Belt and Road Summit and speak to President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang separately at the sidelines of the event.
Yohanes Sulaiman charts the course to Wednesday’s turbulent election day, and what the likely takeaways will be.
The grilling of a second Future Forward party leader has raised fears that the junta is using prosecutors to neuter the Democratic Front coalition after the country’s March 24 election.
Several quick count results suggest the incumbent president has a lead of 8 to 9 percentage points but Prabowo says he’s won 62 per cent of the vote.