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Asia & Pacific 1 year ago

Vietnam parliament to approve plan for leaner government

The move would "not only save money for the state budget but more importantly, boost the efficiency of the system", General Secretary of Vietnam's ruling Communist Party, To Lam, told parliament last week.

Asia & Pacific 1 year ago

Vietnam's Communist Party names To Lam top leader

Lam's ascension comes two weeks after the death of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Vietnam's most powerful leader in decades, who presided over the so-called blazing furnace crackdown on corruption.

Europe 1 year ago

French leftist leader Melenchon says left 'ready to govern'

"Our people have clearly rejected the worst-case scenario," said the three-time presidential candidate of the France Unbowed (LFI) party.

Entertainment 2 years ago

PREMIUM
No way home: Documentary ‘Eksil’ sheds light on those exiled in 1965

These students eventually became stateless, wandering around aimlessly and seeking other countries for better asylum.

Academia 2 years ago

PREMIUM
Dear President, don’t let Indonesia’s dark history repeat itself

Governments can demonstrate their commitment to human rights and the rule of law by admitting past human rights violations and providing victims and the public with accurate and impartial information.

Art & Culture 2 years ago

PREMIUM
Albania's communist pyramid at last has a point

Built as a bizarre memorial to Albania's paranoid communist dictator, now a brutalist pyramid hopes to become a beacon of the Balkan country's transformation.

Academia 3 years ago

Easy to blame China for the deadly riots at Morowali nickel plant

For Indonesia, the Morowali tragedy should serve as an example to educate the public about China because, like it or not, there is strong suspicion and distrust in China investment.

Editorial 3 years ago

Reaching out to 1965 exiles

Indeed, only by acknowledging the suffering of the victims and giving them the justice that they deserve could true reconciliation, or closure, finally be achieved.

Politics 3 years ago

President Jokowi to start apology tour for past atrocities

Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud M.D. said on Monday that President Jokowi was serious about finding resolutions for past human rights abuses and the trip would be an opening salvo in the effort.

Academia 3 years ago

PREMIUM
Mass killings in Indonesia and Cambodia

The mass killings in Indonesia in 1960s did not fully “fit” with the definition of genocide as stated in the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

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