February 26, 2024 | SOUTHEAST ASIA ROUNDUP By API Desk | Date 02-26-2024 Thailand frees ex-PM Thaksin on parole Thailand’s former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, has been granted bail after spending six months in a police hospital following his return from exile in August 2023. Thailand’s corrections office said the 74-year-old telecom tycoon… Continue reading SOUTHEAST ASIA ROUNDUP | February 26, 2024
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SOUTHEAST ASIA ROUNDUP | February 19, 2024
February 19, 2024 | SOUTHEAST ASIA ROUNDUP By API Desk | Date 02-17-2024 Indonesian defense minister set to win presidential elections Indonesia’s defense minister is on track to win more than 50 percent of the votes in the Indonesian elections, succeeding the popular two-term president Joko Widodo. Academics, journalists, and civil… Continue reading SOUTHEAST ASIA ROUNDUP | February 19, 2024
SOUTHEAST ASIA ROUNDUP | February 12, 2024
February 12, 2024 | SOUTHEAST ASIA ROUNDUP By API Desk | Date 02-12-2024 Indonesia gears up for general elections Hundreds of thousands of Indonesians gathered in the capital Jakarta to support three presidential candidates on the final day of campaigning ahead of February 14 balloting. About 205 million Indonesians are eligible to vote… Continue reading SOUTHEAST ASIA ROUNDUP | February 12, 2024
SOUTHEAST ASIA ROUNDUP | February 4, 2024
February 4, 2024 | SOUTHEAST ASIA ROUNDUP By API Desk | Date 02-04-2024 Malaysia’s new king The Sultan of Johor in the southern state of Malaysia was installed as the country’s 17th king, serving for five years. The 65-year-old Sultan Ibrahim took over from Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, who will return to… Continue reading SOUTHEAST ASIA ROUNDUP | February 4, 2024