Indonesian political parties have agreed to cut lawmakers' benefits in a bid to calm anti-government protests that have killed at least five people in the country's worst violence in decades. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/01/asia-pacific/politics/indonesia-protests-lawmaker-perks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #prabowosubianto #indonesia #southeastasia
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East and #SoutheastAsia have the most populated time zones in the world.
Yet most so-called "global" #civilsociety calls or meetings are set at times that are incredibly inconvenient for those of us here. And, as a result, you see so few #Asians participating in a lot of global networks. It's a self-defeating cycle.
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The Ugly American:
> The Ugly American is a 1958 political novel by Eugene Burdick and William Lederer that depicts the failures of the U.S. diplomatic corps in Southeast Asia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ugly_American #DonaldTrump #ElonMusk #MAGA #SouthEastAsia
Really sad news from #Myanmar. Ma Wutt Yee Aung sounds like a true hero. We've lost another bright, young leader, someone we should have empowered and elevated, not ignored and allowed an oppresive regime to murder.