The new Netflix series “Gladis Kretek” introduces a western audience to Indonesia’s kretek industry. Clove cigarettes are part of Indonesian culture and despite the considerable…
iGlobenewsFebruary 20, 2024
Throughout the summer of 2023 Thailand has been struggling to form a new government. The reform-oriented Move Forward Party, the election winner, did not receive…
iGlobenewsSeptember 8, 2023
While the West is pouring billions of dollars/euros into arming and aiding Ukraine, the genocide perpetuated against the Rohingya remains largely ignored. The refugee crisis…
iGlobenewsJuly 28, 2023
In recent years, climate change has become a growing threat to low-lying island nations around the world. Rising sea levels, an increased frequency of extreme…
iGlobenewsApril 16, 2023
The Malayan sun bear is on the brink of extinction. They are hunted, captured, harvested and killed for their bile. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) regards…
iGlobenewsMarch 6, 2023
India, the world’s largest 'democracy', is home to the racist, inhumane and discriminatory caste system. At the bottom of this castocracy are the Dalit or…
iGlobenewsDecember 12, 2022
Japan has a strong track record in Africa, as evidenced by its triennial Africa-focused conference TICAD. The latest TICAD conference was held in Tunis in…
iGlobenewsDecember 5, 2022
In April 2022, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) signed a bilateral security cooperation agreement with Solomon Islands. According to the PRC, the main purpose…
iGlobenewsOctober 17, 2022
Almost 80 years have passed since the US used nuclear weapons to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These cities were not military targets – but populated…
iGlobenewsOctober 13, 2022
