Erin Cook
@erincook.bsky.social
Following Southeast Asia and Timor-Leste, mostly elections, FP and Instagram posts. Don't complain to me that I don't cover business enough, I do not know of such things.
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Erin Cook
@erincook.bsky.social
· Oct 30
ASEAN-Australia, no spotlight for Albo but a good show nonetheless
Timor-Leste makes 11. What does that mean for Australia? Don't know!
flatkopi.substack.com
Another ASEAN in the can. Trump show, obviously, but I'm curious what a Timor-Leste membership card means for the bilat maths
flatkopi.substack.com/p/asean-aust...
flatkopi.substack.com/p/asean-aust...
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Kontras Logs 205 Civil Liberty Violations in First Year of Prabowo Administration - https://en.tempo.co/read/2072161/kontras-logs-205-civil-liberty-violations-in-first-year-of-prabowo-administration
Kontras Logs 205 Civil Liberty Violations in First Year of Prabowo Administration
A total of 4,291 victims were subjected to arbitrary arrests during the first year of the Prabowo administration.
en.tempo.co
December 9, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Kontras Logs 205 Civil Liberty Violations in First Year of Prabowo Administration - https://en.tempo.co/read/2072161/kontras-logs-205-civil-liberty-violations-in-first-year-of-prabowo-administration
'but when she arrived, an officer stopped her from entering because her skirt was slightly above the knee.'
Traffic accident victim denied police report in Melaka due to dress code violation - https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2025/12/09/traffic-accident-victim-denied-police-report-in-melaka-due-to-dress-code-violation
Traffic accident victim denied police report in Melaka due to dress code violation
MELAKA: A woman who attempted to lodge a police report after a traffic accident was stopped at the entrance of the Jasin district police headquarters as her attire failed to meet the dress code for government premises, says Melaka police.
www.thestar.com.my
December 9, 2025 at 6:01 AM
'but when she arrived, an officer stopped her from entering because her skirt was slightly above the knee.'
The flags are half mast at the hospital for Richo
December 9, 2025 at 5:57 AM
The flags are half mast at the hospital for Richo
This week's Reformasi is extra good, I think. A long chat about Sumatra, including the many ways in which the disaster DOES reach the requirements for national disaster status. Also Garda Ramadhito on political Islam and Prabowo's Gaza policy
open.spotify.com/episode/7q9s...
open.spotify.com/episode/7q9s...
Season 5 Episode 39 (with Garda Ramadhito)
open.spotify.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:32 AM
This week's Reformasi is extra good, I think. A long chat about Sumatra, including the many ways in which the disaster DOES reach the requirements for national disaster status. Also Garda Ramadhito on political Islam and Prabowo's Gaza policy
open.spotify.com/episode/7q9s...
open.spotify.com/episode/7q9s...
Very ominous post to Facebook from Hun Sen a moment ago
www.facebook.com/100044153903...
www.facebook.com/100044153903...
Samdech Hun Sen of Cambodia
ក្រោយការអត់ធ្មត់លើស២៤ម៉ោងដើម្បីគោរពនូវបទឈប់បាញ់ និងត្រូវការពេលវេលាដើម្បីជម្លៀសប្រជាជនចេញមកតំបន់សុវត្តិភាព។
ល្ងាចម្សិលមិញយើងបានតបតបន្ថែម
ដោយយប់មិញនិងព្រឹកនេះ។...
www.facebook.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Very ominous post to Facebook from Hun Sen a moment ago
www.facebook.com/100044153903...
www.facebook.com/100044153903...
What a snap! Sumatran elephants help clear debris. A full essay in the endangered animal fixing a disaster exacerbated by bad economic mismanagement, surely
www.kompas.com/lampung/read...
www.kompas.com/lampung/read...
Gajah Abu, Mido, Ajis, dan Noni Bantu BKSDA Aceh Bersihkan Puing Kayu di Pidie Jaya
Empat gajah terlatih dikerahkan BKSDA Aceh membersihkan puing banjir bandang di Pidie Jaya, membantu buka akses dan evakuasi di lokasi terdampak.
www.kompas.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:15 AM
What a snap! Sumatran elephants help clear debris. A full essay in the endangered animal fixing a disaster exacerbated by bad economic mismanagement, surely
www.kompas.com/lampung/read...
www.kompas.com/lampung/read...
Indonesia having a 'holiday in Hawaii' moment with the head of a district in Aceh popping off on Umrah in the middle of the full blown crisis. Sorry about that one, he says
news.detik.com/berita/d-825...
news.detik.com/berita/d-825...
Bupati Aceh Selatan Minta Maaf Usai Umrah Tanpa Izin di Tengah Bencana
Bupati Aceh Selatan Mirwan MS minta maaf setelah pergi umrah tanpa izin saat banjir. Dia berjanji akan bertanggung jawab dan memulihkan kepercayaan publik.
news.detik.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Indonesia having a 'holiday in Hawaii' moment with the head of a district in Aceh popping off on Umrah in the middle of the full blown crisis. Sorry about that one, he says
news.detik.com/berita/d-825...
news.detik.com/berita/d-825...
It's just remarkable! Governors and local leaders calling for international help while the president says no need to call it a national disaster
Indonesia grapples with Sumatra disaster as governor calls for foreign aid
trib.al/ZtuinMw
trib.al/ZtuinMw
Indonesia grapples with Sumatra disaster as governor calls for foreign aid
Government estimates $3.1 bn for reconstruction in three badly-hit provinces
trib.al
December 8, 2025 at 11:34 PM
It's just remarkable! Governors and local leaders calling for international help while the president says no need to call it a national disaster
If it's good enough for the Tories
December 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
If it's good enough for the Tories
Reposted by Erin Cook
complaining about paywalls when so many journalists are being laid off and there are fewer market incentives to do great reporting and in-depth investigations, data analysis and features is also wild when everyone understands you need to pay for electronics, streaming services, and utilities
December 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
complaining about paywalls when so many journalists are being laid off and there are fewer market incentives to do great reporting and in-depth investigations, data analysis and features is also wild when everyone understands you need to pay for electronics, streaming services, and utilities
Reposted by Erin Cook
So Singapore is intending to eventually (after she's "assisted" with police investigations) deport a 15-year-old girl to Myanmar because she had a vape laced with etomidate.
Myanmar teen first foreigner to lose Singapore long-term immigration pass for possessing Kpod
A Singaporean boy was also the first etomidate abuser to be sent to the Drug Rehabilitation Centre since it was classified as a Class C controlled drug on Sep 1.
www.channelnewsasia.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:48 AM
So Singapore is intending to eventually (after she's "assisted" with police investigations) deport a 15-year-old girl to Myanmar because she had a vape laced with etomidate.
A lot of Americans are centring themselves with this news because of the ASEAN business and Trump. Ignore that! A very, very volatile situation right now with 🇹🇭 PM Anutin majorly on the ropes in Bangkok already. He consistently said the peace deal was a stepping stone, while 🇰🇭 the Huns opted
December 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
A lot of Americans are centring themselves with this news because of the ASEAN business and Trump. Ignore that! A very, very volatile situation right now with 🇹🇭 PM Anutin majorly on the ropes in Bangkok already. He consistently said the peace deal was a stepping stone, while 🇰🇭 the Huns opted
This is very bad news
BREAKING: At least 4 Cambodian civilians have been killed and 9 injured in Thai military attacks on Cambodia, says Minister of Information Neth Pheaktra.
December 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM
This is very bad news
I read this last week and I'm excited
www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/...
www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/...
December 8, 2025 at 7:06 AM
I read this last week and I'm excited
www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/...
www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/...
Reposted by Erin Cook
Aceh resident Munawar Liza Zainal said he felt "betrayed" by the government, which has so far shrugged off pressure to declare a national disaster in Sumatra, freeing up resources and helping government agencies coordinate their response www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...
Residents climb over logs in walk to aid centre as flood deaths rise over 900 - Archipelago - The Jakarta Post
Aceh resident Munawar Liza Zainal said he felt "betrayed" by the government, which has so far shrugged off pressure to declare a national disaster. Declaring a national disaster would free up resource...
www.thejakartapost.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Aceh resident Munawar Liza Zainal said he felt "betrayed" by the government, which has so far shrugged off pressure to declare a national disaster in Sumatra, freeing up resources and helping government agencies coordinate their response www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...
Reposted by Erin Cook
“The true scale of the devastation reveals years of institutional neglect,” writes Hilman Palaon in The Interpreter.
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/sumatra-floods-indonesia-stuck-cycle-crisis-management
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/sumatra-floods-indonesia-stuck-cycle-crisis-management
Sumatra floods: Indonesia stuck in a cycle of crisis management
President Prabowo must address years of institutional neglect to tackle the structural failures fuelling disasters.
www.lowyinstitute.org
December 8, 2025 at 1:35 AM
“The true scale of the devastation reveals years of institutional neglect,” writes Hilman Palaon in The Interpreter.
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/sumatra-floods-indonesia-stuck-cycle-crisis-management
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/sumatra-floods-indonesia-stuck-cycle-crisis-management
ah yes! that's what I meant :)
December 7, 2025 at 7:41 PM
ah yes! that's what I meant :)
Reposted by Erin Cook
Cambodian Defense Ministry spokesperson: Thai troops opened fire on Cambodian forces at Prolean Thmor, Choam Ksant, Preah Vihear this afternoon. Cambodian troops did not return fire and contacted the Thai side immediately. Thai forces stopped firing after 17 minutes.
December 7, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Cambodian Defense Ministry spokesperson: Thai troops opened fire on Cambodian forces at Prolean Thmor, Choam Ksant, Preah Vihear this afternoon. Cambodian troops did not return fire and contacted the Thai side immediately. Thai forces stopped firing after 17 minutes.
This Abbie Chatfield fella is starting to make more sense now that I know he did the Lyneham/Dickson double in the mid 2000s. That's just what they're like, he can't help it.
December 7, 2025 at 8:55 AM
This Abbie Chatfield fella is starting to make more sense now that I know he did the Lyneham/Dickson double in the mid 2000s. That's just what they're like, he can't help it.
Talking in the library, phones in the cinema, single file queues at the pubs. Things are out of control
December 7, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Talking in the library, phones in the cinema, single file queues at the pubs. Things are out of control
no one has ever asked this before
December 7, 2025 at 12:59 AM
no one has ever asked this before
Reposted by Erin Cook
Labor is failing to meet even Scott Morrison’s moral benchmark here. He brought Australian children home.
Albanese is refusing to repatriate citizens from Syrian camps despite US warning leaving them there ‘compounds risk to all of us.’ Utterly shameful. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Albanese is refusing to repatriate citizens from Syrian camps despite US warning leaving them there ‘compounds risk to all of us.’ Utterly shameful. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia refuses to repatriate citizens from Syrian camps despite US warning leaving them there ‘compounds risk to all of us’
US offers to get Australians out of camps if they are issued with travel documents, but Labor has said ‘this is not something the government is considering’
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Labor is failing to meet even Scott Morrison’s moral benchmark here. He brought Australian children home.
Albanese is refusing to repatriate citizens from Syrian camps despite US warning leaving them there ‘compounds risk to all of us.’ Utterly shameful. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Albanese is refusing to repatriate citizens from Syrian camps despite US warning leaving them there ‘compounds risk to all of us.’ Utterly shameful. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Can't see a thing through the red mist
December 7, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Can't see a thing through the red mist