The vast majority of the accounts, pages, and groups engaged in coordinated reporting of content and people that were critical of Pakistan’s government or supportive of India, and some engaged in spam ... ( read original story ...)
T20 Blast: Pakistan star Shaheen Afridi joins Hampshire for rest of competition
Pakistan pace bowler Shaheen Afridi has joined Hampshire for their remaining T20 Blast games. The 20-year-old had agreed a deal to play T20 for the Ageas Bowl side this season in December 2019, prior ... ( read original story ...)
Investors are nervous as Indonesia considers letting ministers vote on monetary policy
Indonesia's parliament is considering a proposal to give government ministers voting rights at Bank Indonesia's monetary policy meetings. ( read original story ...)
Indonesia’s virus crisis a ‘big setback’ for President Joko Widodo: Lowy Institute
As long as the novel coronavirus is in "free circulation" in Indonesia, it is unlikely that President Joko Widodo can get his country's economy back to normal, says Ben Bland, director of the ... ( read original story ...)
Sustained Bank Indonesia Support May Bolster Corporate Debt
A plan by President Joko Widodo to keep seeking central bank support for his government’s deficit financing until 2022 may keep interest rates low for another couple of years and bolster demand for ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia reports 3,075 new coronavirus cases, 111 deaths
Indonesia reported 3,075 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, bringing the country's total tally to 180,646, data from the country’s health ministry website showed. The Southeast Asian country also ... ( read original story ...)
EMERGING MARKETS-Indonesia c.bank steps in on rupiah, Thai baht down as finmin resigns
With moves across many of Asia's stock and currency markets limited, the Thai baht THB=TH also stood out with a half percent fall after finance minister Predee Daochai resigned less than a month into ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia-based PasarPolis Raises $54 Mn in Series B Funding, Largest for an Insurtech Startup in SEA
Leapfrog Investments, Japan’s SBI Investments, Xiaomi, Indonesian VC firms AlphaJWC and Intudo Ventures and existing investor Go-Ventures, investment arm of Gojek, participated in the round ... ( read original story ...)
Mongolians stage rare protests in China against plans to remove language from schools
"This is the total eradication of Mongolian language, culture and identity," said Enghebatu Togochog, director of a Mongolian rights group. ( read original story ...)
America, Don’t Try to Out-China China
Beijing’s nationalism will be self-defeating in the long term. Washington should just let that run its course. ( read original story ...)