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Liberal Islam in Indonesia is sliding into irrelevance
It has been 25 years since Indonesia ’s Liberal Islam Network (Jaringan Islam Liberal or JIL) was established in March 2001, just three years after Reformasi .
The intellectual network has been in disarray for much of the past decade, reflecting the current state of Indonesia’s broader liberal and progressive Islamic movement. The old guard, represented by the establishments within Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah, faces elite co-option as they seek access to state resources while also grappling with ideological challenges from
Steeper prices ahead after Qatar gas supply cut off, HK Electric tells customers
Customers with one of Hong Kong’s top energy firms have been forced to bear the brunt of steeper supply costs after the conflict in the Middle East cut off gas from Qatar earlier this year, the company’s CEO has said.
HK Electric’s Francis Cheng Cho-ying said on Sunday that the firm had not received any gas from Qatar since March, after Iranian strikes damaged production facilities that accounted for a significant portion of the contracted gas supply for the Lamma Island power plant.
The company instead turned to
Inside the Singapore travel trend that’s swarming China’s furniture capital
For a growing number of Singaporeans, furnishing a new home has become reason enough to book a holiday.
Not the sort involving beach clubs or Michelin-starred restaurants. Instead, these design-savvy travellers are flying to China armed with camera rolls full of sofa and cabinetry photos, meticulously curated Pinterest boards and floor plans marked with dimensions down to the centimetre, all in pursuit of custom-made furnishings for their homes.
Blame it on our collective obsession with our living spaces. In a city where most of us live
Widen mental health support for Hong Kong youth beyond high-risk cases, adviser urges
Hong Kong should broaden mental health support beyond high-risk students amid the growing impact of social media on young people , a government adviser has urged, as a prominent tycoon pledged to empower more young philanthropists to tackle the problem.
Children who had not shown any of the usual signs of intense difficulty at home or school were taking their own lives, according to Dr Lam Ching-choi, a member of the city’s key decision-making Executive Council and the chairman of the Advisory Committee on Mental Health.
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Why are Chinese audiences going for Korean musicals rather than Western shows?
As the lights dimmed in the Shanghai theatre, the string quartet struck up once more for the encore.
Tina Zhang was fully drawn into the psychological thriller, but it was not until after the show that she found out that the musical was originally from South Korea .
Zhang, 39, saw the official Chinese adaptation of Interview for the first time last year.
“The logic was tight, the plot was well-structured and interwoven
Pakistan rattles India with new Chinese-built stealth submarine
The last time Pakistan ’s navy operated a submarine in the Bay of Bengal, India sank it. That was 1971. Fifty-five years on, Islamabad is signalling its intent to go back.
The vessel delivering that message, PNS Hangor, arrived in Karachi on June 11, the first of a class of eight attack submarines – four built in China, with the remainder to be constructed in Pakistan to develop
Bangkok votes for governor as Chadchart eyes record term amid urban woes
Bangkok residents began voting on Sunday for governor of the Southeast Asian megacity, with Chadchart Sittipunt tipped to return to City Hall to steer a capital blighted by floods, traffic and pollution.
Over 4.5 million Bangkokians are eligible to vote for the governor and 50 council members who will run the city authority.
Chadchart, 60, a former transport minister and engineering lecturer, led the polls ahead of Sunday’s ballot, as a man affectionately dubbed “Hulk” seeks a second four-year term to administer
China’s big trucks go electric and abroad as subsidies help pave road to net-zero freight
Domestic makers of heavy-duty trucks are emerging as the latest beneficiaries of accelerating electrification on China’s roads, as technological gains and lower ownership costs are bolstering overseas sales amid a global energy crisis.
Southeast Asia and Africa, where Chinese makers have already established overseas assembly hubs, were expected to serve as new growth engines for companies ranging from FAW Jiefang to Foton Commercial Vehicles, according to analysts at S&P Global Ratings.
The two markets “will remain key export destinations for Chinese manufacturers, supported by competitive pricing
Iranian drones target Bahrain after US offensive, straining ceasefire
Bahrain said it had been targeted by Iranian drones and a ship in the Strait of Hormuz was struck on Saturday, adding fresh tension to the detente established in the wake of an interim US-Iran peace deal signed earlier this month.
Bahrain’s foreign ministry said a number of Iranian drones targeted the country, home to the US Navy’s 5th Fleet, early on Saturday morning, state-run BNA reported. Tehran has repeatedly targeted it and other Gulf states that host American military bases and thousands of troops