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[Link] 'Can I hug your tree naked?': Tourists urged to respect Bali after social media controversies
Read: 9/5/2022 www.abc.net.au
It's known as the Island of the Gods, but that's lost on some Western influencers who like its picturesque temples and landscapes for risque social media content.
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[Link] Clash with separatist rebels sees death of three Indonesian soldiers in Papua
Read: 28/1/2022 www.abc.net.au
Separatist rebels have killed three Indonesian soldiers and critically injured another during an attack on a military post in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua.
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[Link] Australian energy giant Woodside withdraws from Myanmar almost one year after military coup
Read: 27/1/2022 www.abc.net.au
Australian energy giant Woodside has announced it is withdrawing from Myanmar, almost one year after the military seized power in an illegal coup.
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[Link] Richard Branson Wants Singapore To Spare a Prisoner's Life. We Asked Him Why.
Read: 23/1/2022 www.vice.com
In an interview with VICE World News, the billionaire anti-death penalty activist highlighted the case of an intellectually disabled man sitting on death row. It was through international headlines that Richard Branson learned about an especially disturbing death penalty case unfolding in Singapore.
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[Link] This Guy is Living Your Wildest NFT Dreams, Making $1 Million in Selfie Sales
Read: 19/1/2022 www.vice.com
Almost every day for the past five years, Ghozali took pictures of himself sitting in front of his computer and looking stoic.
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[Link] Homeless Man Sentenced to 7 Weeks in Jail for Not Staying at Home
Read: 6/12/2021 www.vice.com
Singaporean national Rozman Abdul Rahman was arrested in March last year for breaking a rule requiring him to stay at home after he returned to Singapore from Batam, Indonesia.
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[Link] The World’s Longest Ruling Prime Minister Has Backed His Son to Take Over
Read: 2/12/2021 www.vice.com
Addressing the country he has ruled for 36 years, marking the prestigious occasion of the inauguration of a $300 million sewage treatment facility, Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen confirmed that he will back his oldest son Hun Manet to succeed him.
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[Link] Alleged mini meth lab and firearms discovered in PNG hotel, but Australian manager won't face drug charges
Read: 25/11/2021 www.abc.net.au
Papua New Guinea police say outdated drug laws have left them unable to lay drug charges against the Australian manager of a Port Moresby hotel where an alleged clandestine meth lab and illegal firearms were discovered.
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