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World elections
Malaysian king names Anwar Ibrahim as prime minister, ending deadlock
The twice-jailed candidate has been waiting in the wings for years and will now get a chance to lead.
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A note from Taiwan: Living 20 kilometres from Xi Jinping’s favourite military base
The Matsu Islands appear so serene but beneath the fisherman’s houses are bunkers; across the bay, signs tell residents to be “prepared to fight”.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
The two feisty islands standing in the way of Beijing
From the edge of one of them, a Chinese armada would first emerge over the horizon if China were to launch an amphibious assault on Taiwan.
- by Eryk Bagshaw and Evelyn Yang
COVID zero: Violent protests break out at Apple’s main iPhone plant in China
Many among the vast workforce of more than 200,000 at “iPhone City” have been plunged into COVID isolation, forced to subsist on spartan meals and scrounge for medication.
Opinion
South China Sea
Rudd is right – we can’t wish away a war with China
Australia needs to start thinking more deeply about the very real prospect of a war with China – and it must appreciate that Taiwan is only one potential trigger for conflict.
- by Mick Ryan
‘I have to live with it’: Indonesia quake survivor loses 11 relatives
According to the government’s National Disaster Agency, as of Tuesday evening more than 265 people were killed, with hundreds missing and injured, almost all in and around Cianjur.
- by Andi Jatmiko and Niniek Karmini
Indonesia quake death toll rises to more than 250
One woman said that when the earthquake hit, her home in Cianjur started “shaking like it was dancing”.
- by Andi Jatmiko and Edna Tarigan
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Earthquake
Indonesian rescuers ‘racing with time’ for survivors after Java quake kills over 160
Operations were focused on about a dozen locations in Cianjur, where people are still believed trapped, said Endra Atmawidjaja, the Public Works and Housing spokesperson.
- by Edna Tarigan and FirmanTaufiq
Opinion
G20 summit
Why Xi bullied Trudeau but flattered Albanese
In the same week the president of China was flattering Anthony Albanese, he was rebuking Justin Trudeau. Why the stark difference?
- by Peter Hartcher
Malaysian election deadline delayed as talks continue
Malaysia’s king has given parties until Tuesday to reach agreement on a new ruling coalition and prime minister.
- by Eileen Ng
Blow for Japanese PM as third minister resigns in a month
The resignation of internal affairs minister Minoru Terada puts more pressure on Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida after two previous cabinet resignations.
- by Elaine Lies