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Jan 16, 2025 | 
channelnewsasia.com | Izzah Aqilah Norman
SINGAPORE: At least four times more youths in Singapore and Vietnam are optimistic about their countries’ political conditions as compared to Indonesia and Thailand, according to a survey by a Singapore research institute published this month. The study found 72.4 per cent of respondents from Singapore and 68.2 per cent from Vietnam rating their political situation as “very good” or “good”.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
channelnewsasia.com | Denny Armandhanu |Izzah Aqilah Norman
JAKARTA: It was a tense four-hour journey from the city of Bavet to the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh for Indonesian worker Slamet. The man - who had just escaped from an online gambling ring where he had been forced to work for a period of three months - was making his way to the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia to seek help in order to return home. But memory of his experience, which happened in 2023, still haunts Slamet to this day.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
channelnewsasia.com | Nivell Rayda |Izzah Aqilah Norman
analysis Asia Indonesia’s recent constitutional court ruling could lead to a wider and more level playing field in the next presidential election. But will it really shake up the political landscape, given the massive funds still needed to run a campaign? New: You can now listen to articles.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
channelnewsasia.com | Izzah Aqilah Norman
SINGAPORE: Securing peace in the Asia Pacific requires a “robust latticework” of cooperative mechanisms to navigate the challenges of a “distinctly different global landscape”, said the Philippines’ Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo on Thursday (Jan 9).
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
channelnewsasia.com | Kiki Siregar |Izzah Aqilah Norman
analysis Asia Salary increases are needed in Indonesia, but productivity needs to keep pace and the government needs solutions to maintain the state budget, experts say. New: You can now listen to articles. JAKARTA: Rahima, 32, has been a teacher for nine years in Alor, an island in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
channelnewsasia.com | Izzah Aqilah Norman
SINGAPORE: An uncertain geopolitical climate is a “strong and powerful” motivator for members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to bolster their ties, and the Singapore-Malaysia relationship can hopefully be a key building block in doing so, said Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Tuesday (Jan 7).
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
channelnewsasia.com | Aqil Haziq Mahmud |Izzah Aqilah Norman
KUALA LUMPUR: As Malaysia becomes the first Southeast Asian nation to sign a comprehensive strategic partnership (CSP) with Vietnam, the upgrade in diplomatic relations signals a more united stand against China’s claims in the South China Sea, say analysts. The Southeast Asian nations, both of which have overlapping claims with China in the strategic waterway, stand to gain from signing the CSP, experts told CNA.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
channelnewsasia.com | Izzah Aqilah Norman
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s opposition coalition Perikatan Nasional (PN) is grappling with internal tensions between its key parties - Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) and Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) - as both vie for key leadership positions, according to experts.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
channelnewsasia.com | Izzah Aqilah Norman
SINGAPORE: A win-win situation could result from private companies sharing flight costs with Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s delegation on his recent overseas trips, said analysts and stakeholders. But they added that the practice could also expose vulnerabilities in Malaysia’s political financing framework, and called for accountability to be improved.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
channelnewsasia.com | Izzah Aqilah Norman
SINGAPORE: With days to go before Indonesia elects its local leaders on Nov 27, former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan have thrown their weight behind their preferred candidates in the high-stakes contest to be Jakarta’s next governor. This has led observers and netizens to dub the Jakarta race a match-up between Jokowi and one-time presidential hopeful Mr Anies, rather than the actual candidates Mr Ridwan Kamil and Mr Pramono Anung.
