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Jendela Has Exceeded Targets By The End Of 2022

It also won the WSIS Prize 2023 Targets include fibre optic connectivity, mobile data rate, and 4G coverage The first phase of Malaysia’s Jalinan Digital Negara (Jendela) (2020 to 2022) has not only met but surpassed some of its targets said the Minister of Communications and Digital.
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DP World readies edible oil terminal in Somaliland

DP World Dubai-based terminal operator DP World has launched the development of a new edible oil terminal at the Port of Berbera in Somaliland and agreed to a long-term lease for the facility.  The terminal will be the latest addition to Berbera’s growing trade ecosystem, following the recent opening of the Berbera Economic Zone (BEZ), […]
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The rise of performance politics in Indonesia?

Why is it that in the past few years Indonesia’s democratic scores have fallen while public satisfaction with government performance remains high? Based on the Economist’s Democracy Index Report for 2022, Indonesia received the same score as in 2021, at 6.71 points out of 10, but its ranking fell from 52 to 54 out of […]
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Landmines add to Myanmar misery — Radio Free Asia

Landmines are now killing at least 100 civilians a year since Myanmar’s military seized power in a February 2021 coup, sparking protests and armed resistance across the Southeast Asian country. The victims of mines deployed by the Myanmar junta and by some of its armed opponents often lose limbs in the explosions and are disabled […]