Author: Ismail Dimas Ervya

Traffic restrictions are in place on roads of republican significance in three regions of Kazakhstan due to worsening weather, Kazinform cites KazAvtoZhol. As of 5:30 pm March 7, traffic curbs were put in place on nine sections of roads of republican significance in Akmola, North Kazakhstan, and Kostanay regions. 400 units of special vehicles and 500 workers are engaged in clean-up works.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi said the country is ready to support Japan’s high demand for workers amid efforts of Jakarta and Tokyo to explore strengthening bilateral cooperation. “The two countries can work together to optimize Indonesia’s demographic bonus,” said Retno when giving a media briefing about her visit to Tokyo, Monday, March 6, 2023. Japan is Indonesia’s third-largest trading partner. Last year, the total trade between the two countries exceeded the pre-pandemic level, which hit US$42 billion or Rp644 trillion.X Indonesia and Japan are presently discussing the amendment protocol to the Indonesia-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (IJEPA) in order…

London, Brussels (14/2 – 17) Pu·to·ni·a /ˈpo͞otəˈnēə/ Pu·to·ni·an /ˈpo͞otəˈnēyən/ (Noun: A state of dictatorship under the self-illusion of recreating a status quo by force to impose an ideology on others) Russia was a reflective nation. This is the DNA of Russian society, it manifests itself in its culture, politics and society. There is a constant balancing of war and peace. Today, Russia is at war. War against Ukraine, war against Europe, war with itself. However, Russia has made miscalculations. First, if the Ukrainians are defeated, defeating the Ukrainians in the battlefield will lead to the downfall of Putin’s empire. The Russian winning…

The latest statement by hardline politician Piyabutr Saengkanokkul provides the clearest evidence that one of Thailand’s newest political parties, which thrives on unorthodoxy and drastic reforms that border on extremism, has reached a soul-searching point probably in record time. The early-arriving dilemma is about what to do with itself. Softening its stance could increase its chance of being in the next government, thus perhaps ensuring survival in a largely-orthodox political environment, but maintaining the radicalness would mean the past few years were not wasted and the “new force” image will not be tainted. The situation is further complicated by unclear signs from voters and the public in general. Elections at rural levels appeared…

The US has secured access to four additional military bases in the Philippines – a key bit of real estate which would offer a front seat to monitor the Chinese in the South China Sea and around Taiwan. With the deal, Washington has stitched the gap in the arc of US alliances stretching from South Korea and Japan in the north to Australia in the south. The missing link had been the Philippines, which borders two of the biggest potential flashpoints – Taiwan and the South China Sea. The deal, which in part reverses the US’ departure from their former…

The Athens International Airport was decommissioned in 2001, leading to two decades of work for the local government to establish funding and a governance mechanism to transform the 600 acres of unused space into Europe’s largest coastal park. The site has a layered history, from prehistoric settlements to the construction of the airport in the 20th century and the site being used for as an Olympic venue in 2004. Architecture office Sasaki is leading the design to transform the site again and create the Ellinikon Metropolitan Park, a restorative landscape and climate-positive design that will serve as a park, playground, and cultural center for the city of Athens. Developers…

The G20 leaders gathered again at the APEC Summit meeting on 18-19 November 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand, after having just attended the G20 meeting in Bali, Indonesia. Even though the demonstrators were marred by chaos, the 2022 APEC Summit succeeded in producing a Leader’s Declaration. APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) is a regional economic forum to facilitate economic growth, collaboration, trade, and investment in the Asia-Pacific Region. Several G20 leaders are members of APEC, such as the US, China, Russia, Japan, South Korea, Canada, Australia, and Indonesia. APEC represents 38 percent of the world’s population or 2.9 billion people, 47 percent…

The China-ASEAN relationship has grown into the most successful and vibrant model for cooperation in the Asia-Pacific, and the two sides have made an exemplary effort in building a community with a shared future for mankind. PHNOM PENH, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) — Cooperation between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is the most dynamic in the region, covering in all spheres, a Cambodian government official and experts said. Kao Kim Hourn, a minister attached to the prime minister of Cambodia, said close China-ASEAN ties are essential to ensuring long-lasting peace, security, stability, sustainable and common development, and…