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Indonesia election: court rejects challenge to change electoral system that could be ‘setback to democracy’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. There are fears that a return to the closed electoral system would be a setback for Indonesia, the world’s third largest democracy. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3224198/indonesia-election-court-rejects-challenge-change-electoral-system-could-be-setback-democracy?utm_source=rss_feed

TikTok to spend billions in Southeast Asia as e-commerce move pays off

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. 125 million Indonesians comprise most the app’s 325 million Southeast Asian users every month and about 2 million sell their wares on TikTok Shop in Indonesia. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3224197/tiktok-spend-billions-southeast-asia-e-commerce-move-pays?utm_source=rss_feed

Election Probe in Thailand Targets Pita Limjaroenrat

New York Times Activists say the case against the candidate, Pita Limjaroenrat, is part of a broader effort to nullify election results and further erode democracy in Thailand. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/15/world/asia/thailand-pita-investigation.html

TikTok, Shein and Other Companies Distance Themselves From China

New York Times Companies are moving headquarters and factories outside the country and cleaving off their Chinese businesses. It’s not clear the strategy will work. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/15/business/economy/china-business-tiktok-shein.html

Boris Johnson Misled Parliament Over Covid Lockdown Parties, Report Says

New York Times The report offered a damning verdict on Boris Johnson, the former British prime minister, who quit Parliament last week. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/15/world/europe/boris-johnson-report-covid-lockdown-parties-uk.html

US gets ‘unrestricted’ access to Papua New Guinea military bases to blunt China’s Pacific influence

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Washington will be able to station troops and vessels at key airports and naval bases as part of the new security pact. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3224180/us-gets-unrestricted-access-papua-new-guinea-military-bases-blunt-chinas-pacific-influence?utm_source=rss_feed

Israel’s policies will set entire region on fire, Hamas official warns

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. A Hamas official says the policies pursued by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right cabinet will set the entire region ablaze. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/15/705309/Israel-policies-set-entire-region-fire-Hamas-official-warns

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince heads to France

Jerusalem Post Macron is supposed to meet MBS on Friday at the French president’s Elysee Palace, where they will discuss Ukraine and other issues. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-746365

Israeli forces kill Palestinian youth, injure two others in West Bank raid

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israeli forces have killed a Palestinian man and injured two others during a military raid on the West Bank city of Nablus. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/15/705308/Israeli-forces-kill-Palestinian-youth-injure-two-others-West-Bank-raid

Your Thursday Briefing

New York Times U.S. nuclear negotiations with Iran. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/15/briefing/ukraine-iran-us-talks-nuclear.html