Jakarta – Thailand’s Move Forward Party (MFP) leader, Pita Limjaroenrat, had her last chance on Wednesday (19/07) to establish herself as prime minister of Thailand in a second round, after parliament rejected her in the first round of voting last week. However, Pita Limjaroenrat’s attempt to advance as Prime Minister of Thailand was thwarted. Thailand’s … Read more
Jakarta – The number of people leaving the Catholic Church has hit a record high in 2022, the German Bishops’ Conference (DBK) reported on Wednesday. A total of 522,821 people last year ended their official relationship with the church. This number exceeds the record that was broken in 2021, namely 359,338 people who left the … Read more
Jakarta – The plan to take over the minority stake of the Tollerort container terminal in the port of Hamburg by the Chinese shipping company, COSCO Shipping, had actually been announced since October 2022. However, in April 2023 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz explained that he would review the decision, because the container terminal was earlier … Read more
Jakarta – In a departure from tradition, the Queen Consort of England, Camilla, refused to wear the Koh-i-Noor crown at the coronation of King Charles on Saturday (6/5). The pretext was not wanting to offend “political sensitivities”, a member of the royal family told British media. Diamonds, which are believed to bring bad luck to … Read more
Teheran – The seizure of an oil tanker named Niovi raises concerns regarding the safety of commercial vessels. The Strait of Hormuz is a major oil tanker transportation route, through which one-fifth of the world’s oil exports pass. The Revolutionary Guards’ action took place after a tanker carrying Iranian oil was reportedly confiscated by the … Read more
Jakarta – Death by poison, says the Syrian Islamic Council, is “a thousand times easier than reconciliation with the criminal groups that destroyed this country and slaughtered its people,” wrote the organization in Istanbul, Turkey, which represents religious authorities in the Syrian opposition. However, the opposition’s antipathy is in contrast to the latest developments in … Read more
Jakarta – US officials are scrambling to identify the source of leaks of military and intelligence documents that have recently appeared online. The highly classified documents contain details on everything from Ukraine’s air defense to Israel’s Mossad spy agency. Given the breadth of topics covered in the document, US officials suspect that the documents were … Read more
Jakarta – Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Friday (31/3), Britain had agreed to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) bloc. This is the UK’s biggest trade deal since Brexit. “Joining the CPTPP trading bloc places the UK at the center of a dynamic and growing Pacific economic group,” Rishi Sunak said … Read more
Jakarta – For many years, human rights organizations in West Africa have been concerned with the problem of Islamic boarding school students being abused and forced to beg. This phenomenon called “Talibe” is concentrated in Senegal. “Recently, unscrupulous criminals are increasingly using the business model of Islamic boarding schools in neighboring countries such as my … Read more
Jakarta – The Dutch capital Amsterdam has long tried to quell rowdy behavior by young tourists such as bachelor parties, especially around the „red light district” which is known as a location for sex workers to operate. The new campaign, called “Stay Away” will target people who are looking for an Amsterdam getaway online. They … Read more