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Academia 1 year ago

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The dark side of Indonesia’s digital finance revolution

Digital finance has many proven benefits, but the rising trend in both online gambling and online lending have led many down the spiraling path into a vicious cycle of addiction and debt.

Editorial 1 year ago

Up the stake against gambling

The anti-money laundering agency reported the accumulated money turnover connected to online gambling last year reached Rp327 trillion (US$21 billion), equal to the government’s spending on energy subsidies and compensation as of October.

Asia & Pacific 1 year ago

Philippines flies workers home after Laos cyber scam crackdown

People arrested in the crackdown were mostly from Laos, Myanmar and China, although included people from India, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam.

Academia 1 year ago

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Bangladesh turmoil shows why safeguarding key freedoms matters

The recent developments in Bangladesh, which culminated this week in autocrat Sheikh Hasina’s ouster and fleeing the country, is a cautionary tale and a lesson for regimes in the Asia-Pacific that continue to ignore the intangible values of democracy and human rights.