by Teuvo Tuomi | Aug 13, 2024 | Indonesia, News, Society
Preparations for Indonesia’s Independence Day ceremony on 17 August in Nusantara are over 90% finished, the Ministry of Communication and Informatics reports. Nusantara is the country’s new capital in East Kalimantan. The government will hold the ceremony...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Aug 12, 2024 | ASEAN, News, Southeast Asia, Sports
At Paris Olympics 2024, Southeast Asian countries won 15 medals, including five golds. The Philippines won two gold medals thanks to Carlos Yulo’s double in gymnastics, and Thai taekwondo athlete Panipak Wongpattanakit successfully defended her title in the...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Aug 11, 2024 | Malaysia, Business, Economy, News, Society
Civil servants in Malaysia may receive up to a 42.7% pay hike under the revised Public Service Remuneration System (SSPA), says Fahmi Fadzil, the Communications Minister. “As previously mentioned, the guidelines related to the salary increase among the civil servants...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Aug 10, 2024 | Entertainment, Lifestyle, News, Thailand
At least five major global casino giants have expressed interest in investing in Thailand’s entertainment complex project, which is being pushed by the Thai government. The Entertainment Complex Act, if approved, will pave the way for legal casinos in Thailand....
by Teuvo Tuomi | Aug 9, 2024 | China, News, Space, Technology
China has launched 18 communications satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province. According to the plan, 648 satellites will be deployed by the end of next year. Developed by SpaceSail, the Qianfan network will provide high-speed, secure and...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Aug 9, 2024 | News, Society, Thailand
Thailand’s Constitutional Court judges has voted unanimously to dissolve the Move Forward Party (MFP) and ban its executives from politics for 10 years. The court announced that 11 party members who were on the party’s executive board 2021-24, would be banned...
