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Jul 31, 2021 34 tweets 10 min read
Malaysians are taking to the streets today at 11 a.m. under the #Lawan campaign organised by Sekretariat Solidariti Rakyat (SSR) to protest the government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The demands are for the prime minister and his cabinet to step down, a parliamentary session to be held in full and an automatic moratorium on loan repayments. lawanmalaysia.carrd.co/#more-info
Feb 1, 2021 19 tweets 7 min read
BREAKING: Myanmar’s military is reportedly staging a coup. We’ll update you here as the story develops.

#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar The army has declared a one-year state of emergency and installed Vice President Myint Swe, a general, as head of state.

The announcement cited Article 417 of the constitution, which permits a military takeover to prevent "disintegration of the Union".

frontiermyanmar.net/en/tatmadaw-se…
Sep 4, 2020 12 tweets 3 min read
Good afternoon!

We’re here today to bring you the story of Indonesian national, Parti Liyani, who was arrested in 2016 and accused of stealing S$34,000 worth of items from the family of Liew Mun Leong (the Chairman of Changi Airport Group) in Singapore.

(Photo: HOME) Parti had worked at the Liew family home as a domestic worker for 9 years from 2007 - 2016.

When she was sacked, in October 2016, she was given two hours to pack her things before being put on a flight back to Indonesia.
Apr 13, 2019 71 tweets 10 min read
Evening all - this is Aisyah @BRITgrlINDOfood logging in to take you through the final debate before the presidential election on Wednesday.

I'm a little surprised it was scheduled tonight as Jokowi is coming from a huge concert held at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta. Prabowo has arrived at the debate venue fashionably early which I enjoy - or perhaps he was just at a loose end.

Either way, talking about of Prabowo, here's an interview with the man himself published today in the Guardian.

theguardian.com/world/2019/apr…