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  • Mar 6, 2025 | abc.net.au | Najma Sambul

    When Australia passed Magnitsky-style laws in 2021, it granted the government the power to sanction individuals involved in human rights abuses and corruption. These sanctions can freeze assets, impose travel bans and restrict financial transactions without targeting entire governments. But some community groups say the law has been largely meaningless, as Australia has refused to use it effectively in the Asia-Pacific.

  • Mar 2, 2025 | abc.net.au | Najma Sambul

    In 2023, the aviation industry had just achieved a historic milestone: its safest year on record. But by the end of the following year, disaster struck. On Christmas Day 2024, an Azerbaijan Airlines plane was downed in Kazakhstan, killing 38 people. Several days later, on December 29, came the Jeju Air crash in South Korea, which claimed 179 lives.

  • Feb 17, 2025 | abc.net.au | Najma Sambul

    As blackouts crippled Timor-Leste, its leaders scrambled for a solution. It was 2010 and the newly independent country, still reeling from decades of occupation and destruction, was desperate to keep the lights on in its capital, Dili. Among the potential fixes was a proposed deal with Australian energy company Lighthouse Corporation to supply much-needed diesel fuel to the nation's capital.

  • Jan 25, 2025 | abc.net.au | Najma Sambul

    Hung Tran pauses as he recounts a memory that has haunted him for decades, his voice trembling with anger and sorrow. "I can still see their faces — the men I served with, the ones who didn't come home. They fought, they bled, and they died for their country," said the 73-year-old, who fought for South Vietnam in the Vietnam War. Warning: This story contains some imagery that readers might find confronting.

  • Jan 7, 2025 | abc.net.au | Najma Sambul |Natasya Salim

    Indonesia has launched a transformative free meal program designed to combat malnutrition and support underprivileged communities. Championed by President Prabowo Subianto, the initiative aims to provide nutritious meals to almost 83 million Indonesians by 2029, focusing initially on school children and pregnant women. However, logistical challenges, budgetary constraints and feedback from beneficiaries and experts highlight the complexities of implementing such a large-scale program.

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