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July 2025

New Indonesian Panel to Investigate Why Nothing Ever Happens After Panels
Indonesia launches a new summit to ask why previous panels failed to deliver results. The irony? It’s run by the same people.
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Leigh McKiernon
Indonesian Fisherman Confused To Learn He’s Part of a Fintech TAM Model
A fisherman with no bank account discovers he’s part of a crypto fintech TAM. Startup says it makes sense. He says he just wants to catch fish.
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Leigh McKiernon
Exit Proceeds Accidentally Reinvested in Local Ecosystem, Investigation Underway
An Indonesian investor meant to buy property in Singapore. Instead, he funded a real business. Now everyone’s asking: how did this happen?
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Leigh McKiernon
New Law Requires LinkedIn Users to List Actual Qualifications Below Each Carousel Post
A new U.S. law requires LinkedIn users to show real credentials before sharing carousel posts, aiming to curb fake expertise and empty thought…
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Leigh McKiernon
Indonesia Demands U.S. Remove Tariffs, Insists Their 300% Taxes on Bourbon Are Totally Different
Indonesia blasts U.S. tariffs as unfair while maintaining 300% import taxes on bourbon. Free trade, it seems, works better when it's one-sided.
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Leigh McKiernon
Investors Cancel Plans After Realizing Rural Indonesians Don’t Know What ‘Disrupt’ Means
Investors hoped to unlock Indonesia’s rural economy. The farmers gave them grilled fish and directions to the market instead.
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Leigh McKiernon

July 2024

Reality TV Show ‘Escape the Junta’ Challenges Contestants to Flee the Country
YANGON - A new show titled "Escape the Junta" has emerged in Myanmar, challenging contestants to flee the country under the nation's oppressive military…
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Leigh McKiernon
Illegal Logging Syndicate Sponsors Reforestation Effort for PR Makeover
JAKARTA — An organization implicated in extensive illegal logging activities in Indonesia has launched a high-profile reforestation campaign.
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Leigh McKiernon
Philippine Banks Offer ‘VIP Remittance Lanes’ for High-Volume OFW Senders
MANILA—Several major banks in the Philippines have introduced 'VIP Remittance Lanes' for high-volume senders to enhance the remittance experience for…
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Leigh McKiernon
Elite Singapore Preschool Requires Toddlers to Pass IQ Test for Admission
SINGAPORE — An elite preschool in Singapore has instituted a new admission requirement: prospective students must pass an IQ test.
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Leigh McKiernon
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