golden hour in Magelang

I was away for 2 months and when I returned this new bus terminal had opened in Magelang. I could barely believe me eyes! although I will kind of miss the old one because it had what you might call character.

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Cebu, the largest domestic carrier in the Philippines, only just returned to profitability & is already getting ready to spend billions expanding the fleet. It's a bet on rising purchasing power in the region & that, above all, people love a great deal. thediplomat.com/2024/07/cebu-p…

quite a nice campus

A world where countries erect trade barriers and focus on domestic production and markets rather than global trade is bad for net exporters like Thailand. That is the world we are increasingly living in, which is not great news for the Thai economy. 👇👇 thediplomat.com/2024/07/whats-…

Fuel subsidy reform in fossil fuel exporting countries like Indonesia and Malaysia is good news for clean energy. But reforms are likely to be gradual for the simple reason that people hate price hikes. thediplomat.com/2024/07/is-fue…

Took the Whoosh train to Bandung. It was fast.

bolen pisang

My wife says we should eat healthier. So far, so good.

Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila is being turned over to private conglomerate San Miguel Corp, which has promised to modernize the airport and improve operations. But these improvements are very likely to come with increased prices. thediplomat.com/2024/07/why-th…

Should countries that have pledged to help Southeast Asia reduce emissions be investing in natural gas? According to Japan, yes. thediplomat.com/2024/08/why-ja…

State-owned oil & gas giants Pertamina and Petronas both had solid financial performances in 2023. But while they are superficially similar, the purposes they serve in their respective political economies are very different. I explain 👇👇 thediplomat.com/2024/08/pertam…

What is the Tatak Pinoy Act? It's a plan to boost domestic manufacturing in the Philippines. But will it work? 👇👇 thediplomat.com/2024/08/what-i…

My first time teaching a university course and, I realize now, I vastly underestimated how much time it takes to grade 70 student essays.

the geopolitcs of nickel, etc 👇👇 thediplomat.com/2024/09/why-in…