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Indonesian banks shun Aceh as province tightens Islamic finance regulations
A number of large Indonesian banks are closing their conventional banking operations in the country’s strictly Muslim...
Indonesia’s Aceh province continues public floggings despite social distancing rules
Indonesia’s ultra-conservative westernmost province of Aceh continues
to punish perpetrators who committed what Aceh’s Shariah law deems a...
Indonesian Muslims call Christmas ‘sinful’
The "Ulema Council," a group of Islamic leaders in the northern Indonesian province of Aceh, have warned the Muslim community not to celebrate the...
Rebuilding Philippines could take 10 years
The Philippines’ post-typhoon reconstruction could take as long as 10 years, with the leadership of President Benigno Aquino put to a test amid complex...
Multinationals in Indonesia feel the heat
A deteriorating investment climate in Indonesia has caused tensions between multinational companies, especially in the energy sector, and the Indonesian government.
Having been the darling...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...