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Editorial 5 years ago
Redefining Pancasila
For one thing, the controversy surrounding the Pancasila Ideology Guidelines (HIP) bill shows yet again the tendency of our politicians to devise national policies without public consultation. But more than that, the bill is a grim reminder of the authoritarian past, when the state dictated what was right or wrong.
Business 6 years ago
‘Authorities will not be taken away’: Government dismisses concerns over sweeping omnibus bill
Article 170 of the draft omnibus bill on job creation stipulates that the government will be able to revoke laws simply by issuing government regulations in a bid to resolve complaints from businesspeople.
SE Asia 7 years ago
As elections loom, Thai leader gets cosy with old political clans
The sons of a convicted murderer, a rural "don" who has spun a fortune from football and gun-loving provincial bigwigs -- as elections near, Thai junta leader Prayut Chan-O-Cha is cosying up to "influential figures", a group he vowed to expunge from politics with his coup four years ago.
