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Rumours about the president-elect’s health ‘reflect anxieties’ about the chance his 36-year-old vice-president may have to take over, analysts say.

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Last week’s cyberattack, the worst in Indonesia in recent years, disrupted multiple government services including immigration and operations at major airports.

Tourism Minister Sandiaga Uno said the government is developing ‘Bali experiences’ on other islands to woo 1.3 million Chinese visitors this year.

At a restaurant in Singapore, the menu changes based on the produce available; in Bali and Phuket, farm-to-table chefs grow local produce. Their goal? To get guests thinking more about where food comes from.

Officials have grown increasingly concerned about the spread of online gambling, especially after high-profile cases of crime and suicide caused by gambling addiction and debts.

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The fintech unicorn backed by billionaire Li Ka-shing is looking at setting up digital banks across Southeast Asia and providing its technology services to conglomerates in Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines.

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The artistic gymnast’s qualification is a ‘groundbreaking moment for the sport’, as she has had to deal with a tough beginning and a conservative environment.

The president asked all Indonesians to “monitor each other, and also report if there are any indications of online gambling”, admitting it was not easy to curb gambling due to its “cross-border nature”.

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Showing on Netflix, seven-episode series overseen by a director sometimes compared to Guillermo del Toro and Jordan Peele is far more than the set of self-contained creepy stories it at first appears to be.

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