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WEBIndonesian president’s son denies misconduct in US flight ‘hitched’ on friend’s jet 2024-09-17. Kaesang Pangarep reported to anti-corruption agency amid allegations that he used a plane belonging to company with ties to his vice president-elect brother
Rebels killed, residents displaced in southern Philippines ahead of ...
WEBMar 11, 2024 · Rebels killed, residents displaced in southern Philippines ahead of Ramadan. Jeoffrey Maitem. 2024.03.11. Cotabato City, Philippines. Then-Lt. Gen. Alfredo Rosario Jr. (left), commander of the Western Mindanao Command, inspects a .50-caliber Browning machine gun, which was among 45 firearms seized by army troops from Muslim militants in Marawi ...
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Mass surrender over Papua New Guinea massacre as survivors live …
WEBAug 20, 2024 · Harlyne Joku/BenarNews. Police in Papua New Guinea have witnessed a mass surrender by members of the gang allegedly responsible for the rape and massacre of 26 people in the remote north-west of the country last month. Provincial Police Commander in East Sepik Christopher Tamari told BenarNews his men were in the town of Angoram on Tuesday when ...
New Chief of Indonesia’s Largest Islamic Group Seeks to Reform …
WEBJan 14, 2022 · Consolidation. Under his leadership for the next five years, NU will undergo a consolidation, Yahya said. This week, he appointed several women to NU’s leadership board, the first such appointments since the organization’s founding in 1926. Robi Sugara, executive director of the Indonesian Muslim Crisis Center, a local NGO, described Yahya ...
Six ASEAN Nations Begin Intelligence-Sharing Effort
WEBJan 25, 2018 · Six Southeast Asian countries on Thursday kicked off an information and intelligence-sharing initiative aimed at helping them to respond more quickly and accurately to cross-border security threats. Indonesian Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu and senior defense officials from Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and …
Why activists say Malaysia must separate attorney general and …
WEBSep 21, 2023 · Malaysian civil society groups and lawyers are calling to hasten the separation of the public prosecutor and attorney general’s roles after corruption charges were dropped this month against Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s deputy.
Zakir Naik: Firebrand Islamic Preacher Faces Allegations of Stirring ...
WEBAug 29, 2019 · Following the attack, Bangladeshi human rights activist and writer Taslima Nasreen posted on her Twitter page that Naik’s speeches were “dangerous” and that he was promoting “7th century Quranic texts on sex slaves, polygamy and wife-beating in 21st century.”. “Many Bangladeshi would-be-terrorists are inspired by Zakir Naik,” she ...
Malaysia, Philippines Take Row over Sabah to the UN
WEBUpdated at 3:58 p.m. ET on 2020-09-03. Malaysia and the Philippines have taken their argument over who owns the Malaysian state of Sabah all the way to the United Nations, in what analysts describe as the heating up of a long-running dispute for domestic political consumption. The latest round of the spat stems from Malaysia’s submission to ...
Defense chief: Military to be used for safeguarding Philippine …
WEBJan 24, 2024 · Mast Irham/Pool/AFP. The Philippine armed forces will seek to ensure the country has “unimpeded” access to natural resources within its waters in the South China Sea, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said this week as he signaled a more defiant strategy toward China. In a major policy speech on …