been really getting into wearing sandals with socks like the sporty girls at school did during winter and once again i have to admit they were on to something

Not at all surprising that there will apparently be a major protest against #Myanmar military junta chief Min Aung Hlaing when he comes to #Bangkok tomorrow. Protest will be in front of the United Nations office, starting at 13:00. Thai officials should let the protest proceed w/o interference!

it's with a heavy heart i must say, the time has come to think about negeri sembilan

Lads, place your bets on when our unnamed narrator finishes his film about the plains of inland Australia. If after 20 years he hasn't started it, cash back guaranteed

incredible way to describe Murnane

Good work here from Bloomberg! Bangladesh had the largest decline, topping Myanmar, Pakistan, China, India and Cambodia. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Asia’s Energy-Starved Nations Go Dark as Hormuz Tensions Drag On

The Iran conflict has hit countries least equipped to absorb a global shock

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Call the police this was a Tele front page in February they're trying to trick me

rimidar@rimidar.au · yesterday

A showdown over one of the holiest events in a religion followed by millions of Australians, and the Vatican.

Some thoughts on the appointment of General Nafarrete as Philippine military chief. www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...

Between highlands and the high sea: What awaits the next Philippine military chief?

Antonio Nafarrete inherits a Philippine military still learning to look outward – and Beijing isn’t making it easy.

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Last week a live stream of President Prabowo speaking to business leaders was cut off and journalists ejected after he said "it is being said that Iran already has nuclear weapons", and that could lead to further proliferation in the Middle East www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...

Indonesians mock Trump-style 'personality politics'

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's repeated controversial comments spark debate over his "populist" communication style.

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I'm on a bit of a Timor Leste tear at the moment and it doesn't matter how many of these books I crack through, the scale of what individuals, families and the whole country went through for decades always gets me. I want to go back so bad.

Press Release 📣 Thai government must end complicity in the Myanmar junta’s international crimes and stop awarding false legitimacy ✅ Read the press release online here 👉🏽 buff.ly/RlAmbH8

Jailed Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with Arnaud de Baecque, the Resident Representative and Head of Delegation for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in Naypyidaw on Monday. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar english.dvb.no/aung-san-suu...

I've been day off, lie in bed, ham and cheese sandwich only sick all day. In between delirious snoozes I got half way through this and it is so great. www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/...

AFP | Myanmar’s detained democratic leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi met with the nation’s Red Cross representative on Monday, the regime president’s office said. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar Read here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/detained-...

It's insane to me people still champion and defend this policy

Ben Schwarz@benschwarz.bsky.social · 2d ago

Australia’s eSafety commissioner buried a report (released Friday afternoon) that shows the under 16 social media ban didn’t tangibly reduce teen social media use, and also resulted in parents tuning out of kids usage. We traded our privacy for no reason. theconversation.com/more-than-80...

First thing I've seen - aesthetically tied to previous demo waves, Darurat wave of 2024 over election laws most explicitly. That had SUCH a good look. Could just be a one off someone knocked up to post, of course! But those poll numbers last week, the BI mess, the everything of it all.

Erin Cook@erincook.bsky.social · 3d ago

Malls all over Jakarta have erected enormous fences recently. This is a big time for protests typically, but we haven't really seen that buildup happening — which is leading to some conspiratorial thinking all over the internet. Everything feels very through the looking glass lately. Getting weird.

How's this cool snap of then-ambassador Major General Kosasih and second sec H Sumo leaving the Canberra Mosque in 1966. I just learnt the mosque in Yarralumla is the second oldest continuously used mosque in Australia and was set up by the Indonesian, Pakistani and Malaysian missions in 1960

Malls all over Jakarta have erected enormous fences recently. This is a big time for protests typically, but we haven't really seen that buildup happening — which is leading to some conspiratorial thinking all over the internet. Everything feels very through the looking glass lately. Getting weird.

PAP MPs usually says bonkers stuff in fear of this and you just don't get that anymore with the 4G

Nikkei Asia (Official)@asia.nikkei.com · 3d ago

Singapore births fall to lowest level since independence Number of babies born in 2025 drops 11.4% to 29,864 trib.al/P94MDoa

the older my granddad gets, the more dramatic he is when discussing which Johns brother sucks more

I love a 'here's a consequence you didn't think of' story

Nikkei Asia (Official)@asia.nikkei.com · 4d ago

Badminton shuttlecock prices surge 30% in Japan on China's feather shortage As avian flu takes toll, Yonex and other producers look to synthetic alternatives trib.al/lcRp3bA

I think, in addition to the cuts to operating hours for the suburban hubs, the budget for new acquisitions at ACY Libraries has been cut? It's getting very difficult to find brand new releases or get on the list prior to release for so many Australian books? And when they do come in, only one copy

Something I've really enjoyed telling people this week: one of my units this semester has only six readings for the whole run. A BA in 2006 is worth two in 2026.

🚨 the dendy is playing Dr Strangelove, the best movie of all time, later this month 🚨

i cannot tell you how much law and order i watched today. i'm going to sleep for 12 hours to reset my brain.

Often I watch an old episode of Law and Order and the flat is clearly meant to be seen by the viewer as a shithole but it's always better than mine 😔 oh, this fella murdered a grocery store clerk for drug money AND he's got two bedrooms?

Indonesian authorities are wrongfully prosecuting environmental and Indigenous defenders who protest land grabs and deforestation, according to @hrw.org. A new report highlights how vague laws and corporate complaints are weaponized to criminalize community activists. @npbrao.bsky.social reports.

Report: Indonesian authorities weaponize laws to silence environmental and Indigenous defenders

Indonesian authorities are wrongfully prosecuting environmental defenders and Indigenous leaders who protest deforestation, pollution and land grabs, says a new report by international nonprofit…

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here we go again

Ah shit, here we go again National monument 38 Oxley Road acquired by Government www.straitstimes.com/singapore/na...

National monument 38 Oxley Road acquired by Government

The Government has formally acquired the national monument at 38 Oxley Road, the former home of Lee Kuan Yew, to be developed into a public space. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitsti...

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