The verdant, river-crossed Malaysian state of Sarawak is charging ahead with plans to become a regional "green battery," but its renewable energy dreams could come at a serious environmental cost. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/09/16/sustainability/malaysia-island-green-battery/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #sustainability #hydro #renewables #borneo #malaysia #southeastasia
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Poorly paid and largely uninsured, Indonesia's gig workers increasingly angry at the government over its failure to create enough jobs for the country’s workforce are planning more protests. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/16/asia-pacific/politics/indonesia-protests-gig-drivers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #indonesia #southeastasia
Poorly paid and largely uninsured, Indonesia's gig workers increasingly angry at the government over its failure to create enough jobs for the country’s workforce are planning more protests. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/16/asia-pacific/politics/indonesia-protests-gig-drivers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #indonesia #southeastasia
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says he does not blame people for taking part in street protests "one bit" as anger mounts over a corruption scandal involving phony flood-control projects. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/15/asia-pacific/politics/philippines-president-corruption-protests/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #ferdinandmarcosjr #corruption #philippines #southeastasia
In removing Indonesia's finance minister and U-turning on protester demands, Prabowo Subianto is scrambling to restore public trust while installing install loyalists after deadly riots. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/14/asia-pacific/politics/prabowo-subianto-indonesia-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #indonesia #prabowosubianto #southeastasia
Thailand's Supreme Court has ordered Thaksin Shinawatra, a former prime minister of the country, to be jailed for one year, ruling that he improperly served a 2023 prison term in hospital. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/09/asia-pacific/politics/thai-court-thaksin-jail-year/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thaksinshinawatra #thailand #southeastasia #paetongtarnshinawatra
The son of Aung San Suu Kyi, the former leader of Myanmar, said his mother is suffering from worsening heart problems while in military custody and needs urgent medical attention. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/08/asia-pacific/politics/myanmar-suu-kyi-health-custody/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #myanmar #aungsansuukyi #southeastasia
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.
Conservative politician Anutin Charnvirakul is primed to become Thailand’s 32nd premier, but his power rests on an unstable alliance with strange political bedfellows, meaning his time at the top may be short-lived. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/04/asia-pacific/politics/thai-pm-anutin-charnvirakul/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #southeastasia#anutincharnvirakul
At least 10 people were killed during violent protests in Indonesia last week, a rights group said on Wednesday, one of several organizations to report fatalities due to the unrest. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/03/asia-pacific/indonesia-protests-10-killed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #indonesia #southeastasia
Thai politics were in chaos on Wednesday as the ruling Pheu Thai party said it had sought royal approval to dissolve the parliament for a new election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/03/asia-pacific/politics/thailand-house-rival-pm-bid/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #natthaphongruengpanyawut #thailand #southeastasia #paetongtarnshinawatra
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto flew overnight to China to join dozens of world leaders at Xi Jinping’s military parade。 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/03/asia-pacific/politics/prabowo-xi-china-indonesia-protests/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #indonesia #china #southeastasia #prabowosubianto
Legions of lock-stepped patriots marched through Hanoi on Tuesday in celebrations marking 80 years since the declaration of Vietnam's independence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/02/asia-pacific/politics/vietnam-80th-independence-parade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #vietnam #southeastasia #france
Authorities have repeatedly tried to shut down the an area of Hanoi full of railside cafes for safety reasons, but any closure seems unlikely as social media brings more visitors to the area. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/01/asia-pacific/tourists-hanoi-train-street/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #vietnam #tourism #southeastasia #travel
On a reclaimed island in Malaysia, crypto and tech entrepreneurs are building software, chomping down Australian ribeye — and getting schooled in a radical blueprint for creating new sovereign states from scratch. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/01/tech/tech-utopia-malaysia-forest-city/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #malaysia #southeastasia #cryptocurrencies #tech #bitcoin #coinbase
As Vietnam celebrates the 80th anniversary of its declaration of independence, French cultural influence remains strong, but many Vietnamese people are not aware of its prevalence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/01/asia-pacific/politics/vietnam-independence-france/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #france #colonialism #vietnam #southeastasia
The police killing of a delivery driver in Indonesia has put a spotlight on a heavily armed paramilitary force that is increasingly being deployed against protesters. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/01/asia-pacific/politics/indonesia-protests-paramilitary-police/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #indonesia #southeastasia #jakarta
Thailand's People's Party, a pro-democracy party whose rise to power has been thwarted by the country’s conservative establishment, is suddenly in pole position to anoint its next prime minister. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/01/asia-pacific/politics/thai-pro-democracy-kingmaker/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #southeastasia #paetongtarnshinawatra#anutincharnvirakul
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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
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