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!
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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...
The most Singaporean man of all time is on Instagram recounting a visit to a few places in Africa and MFA should put him on tour. So, so charming and funny www.instagram.com/ericlinguine
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December 10, 2025 at 9:39 AM
The most Singaporean man of all time is on Instagram recounting a visit to a few places in Africa and MFA should put him on tour. So, so charming and funny www.instagram.com/ericlinguine
Eshays ride free, all others pay cash
December 10, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Eshays ride free, all others pay cash
“It seems as if our government has no other issues that are more important,”
PSM: Govt scapegoats LGBTQ+ community instead of tackling graft
PSM: Govt scapegoats LGBTQ+ community instead of tackling graft
Corrupt politicians the real social ill, says a party leader.
dlvr.it
December 10, 2025 at 7:01 AM
“It seems as if our government has no other issues that are more important,”
Taste Atlas is the real threat to ASEAN unity
6 Indonesian Cities Ranked Among the World's Top Culinary Destinations - https://en.tempo.co/read/2072377/6-indonesian-cities-ranked-among-the-worlds-top-culinary-destinations
6 Indonesian Cities Ranked Among the World's Top Culinary Destinations
Naples, Italy, topped the culinary ranking, while Indonesia stands out with one of the strongest Southeast Asian representations.
en.tempo.co
December 10, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Taste Atlas is the real threat to ASEAN unity
Reposted by Erin Cook
My latest update on the Thai incursions into Cambodia:
www.ucanews.com/news/thailan...
#Thailand #Cambodia #War
www.ucanews.com/news/thailan...
#Thailand #Cambodia #War
Thailand opens nine fronts amid Cambodian border incursions- UCA News
Trump to hold phone talks as fighting and aerial bombardments enter fourth day
www.ucanews.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:40 AM
My latest update on the Thai incursions into Cambodia:
www.ucanews.com/news/thailan...
#Thailand #Cambodia #War
www.ucanews.com/news/thailan...
#Thailand #Cambodia #War
“Due to serious concerns and requests from the families of our athletes to have their relatives return home immediately, NOCC must withdraw all of our delegation and arrange for their prompt return to Cambodia for safety reasons"
www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia...
www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia...
Cambodia withdraws from SEA Games in Thailand
Cambodia has withdrawn its entire delegation from the SEA Games in Thailand, citing serious safety concerns and family pleas for return. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
www.straitstimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:49 AM
“Due to serious concerns and requests from the families of our athletes to have their relatives return home immediately, NOCC must withdraw all of our delegation and arrange for their prompt return to Cambodia for safety reasons"
www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia...
www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia...
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Walhi Urges Forestry Ministry to Revoke Permits of Companies Linked to Sumatra Floods - https://en.tempo.co/read/2072288/walhi-urges-forestry-ministry-to-revoke-permits-of-companies-linked-to-sumatra-floods
Walhi Urges Forestry Ministry to Revoke Permits of Companies Linked to Sumatra Floods
Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) urges the Forestry Ministry to revoke all forestry sector permits in Aceh, North Sumatra, & West Sumatra.
en.tempo.co
December 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Walhi Urges Forestry Ministry to Revoke Permits of Companies Linked to Sumatra Floods - https://en.tempo.co/read/2072288/walhi-urges-forestry-ministry-to-revoke-permits-of-companies-linked-to-sumatra-floods
Reposted by Erin Cook
Indonesia is grappling with severe shortages of food, medicine, and clean water after catastrophic floods and landslides on Sumatra Island. Displacement has risen into the hundreds of thousands www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTnS...
Indonesia floods: Shortages create challenges for recovery effort
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Indonesia is grappling with severe shortages of food, medicine, and clean water after catastrophic floods and landslides on Sumatra Island. Displacement has risen into the hundreds of thousands www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTnS...
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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...
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“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