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Academia 2 years ago

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From COVID-19 to mpox: Southeast Asia shows resilience amid health threats

Southeast Asia’s key economies — Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia — can draw valuable lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic to enhance Southeast Asia's strategies for managing mpox and ensuring socioeconomic resilience through robust cooperation.

Americas 2 years ago

Venezuela's government turns to tech to curb election protests

Officials have urged citizens to make online reports of "threats" from protesters, with rights expert Raisa Urribarri saying pro-government social channels widely sharing footage of arrests are also fueling a "climate of terror".

Editorial 2 years ago

Saving social media

Social media, despite its drawbacks, offers a space for the public to voice opinions that can drive changes in public policy.

Politics 2 years ago

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Police bill raises alarm over sweeping surveillance

Civil groups oppose a plan to give the police more authority in conducting surveillance, intelligence work.

Editorial 2 years ago

‘Cicak’ vs. ‘buaya’ redux

The lack of transparency surrounding recent tensions between the National Police and the Attorney General’s Office has only raised suspicions that there is something fishy that the government wants to keep from the public.

Politics 2 years ago

Indonesia's 'murky' spyware imports raise concerns about privacy, rights: Amnesty

Online restrictions in Indonesia have already come under fire from rights groups, who say laws have been used to target critics and to limit free speech on social media.

Jakarta 2 years ago

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Jakarta reports infections linked to ‘mystery pneumonia’

Jakarta's health authorities have reported suspected cases of "mystery pneumonia" in the city but have not released any figures, citing ongoing laboratory tests for other concurrent infections.

Europe 2 years ago

NATO to replace AWACS surveillance jets with modified Boeing 737

NATO will replace its ageing fleet of AWACS surveillance planes, in service since the Cold War in the 1980s, with a militarized version of the Boeing 737 commercial jet, the alliance said on Wednesday, in a deal likely worth billions of euros.

Asia & Pacific 2 years ago

Myanmar junta asks China for help on new electronic ID system

The military has justified its 2021 coup with unsubstantiated claims of widespread fraud in 2020 elections won resoundingly by civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD).

Politics 3 years ago

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Social media monitoring agency could curb free speech, activists warn

The new communications and information minister, Budi Arie Setiadi, says Indonesia needs an agency to monitor "disturbing" content on social media.

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