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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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
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These stock photo websites suck so bad. 'we don't have anything for Sabah, could I interest you in Joo Chiat?'
November 28, 2025 at 3:34 AM
These stock photo websites suck so bad. 'we don't have anything for Sabah, could I interest you in Joo Chiat?'
grammarly hates to see an Australian coming
November 28, 2025 at 3:29 AM
grammarly hates to see an Australian coming
Malaysia is having the youth social media ban conversation along with us, with a similar background of high emotion around the safety of children. "These issues existed long before social media," says Wathshlah Naidu, from Centre for Independent Journalism Malaysia asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/so...
Malaysia's planned U-16 social media ban draws surveillance concerns
Decision wins parental support but critics warn of a failure to address the root problems
asia.nikkei.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Malaysia is having the youth social media ban conversation along with us, with a similar background of high emotion around the safety of children. "These issues existed long before social media," says Wathshlah Naidu, from Centre for Independent Journalism Malaysia asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/so...
do you reckon Shamsul is just like ??? why would you say that?
November 28, 2025 at 2:19 AM
do you reckon Shamsul is just like ??? why would you say that?
I finished two books today. The Mushroom Tapes, which is very interesting in how completely uninteresting it is. And Nuclear War by Annie Jacobsen which has ruined my peace and sanity forever:
www.penguin.com.au/books/nuclea...
www.penguin.com.au/books/nuclea...
Nuclear War by Annie Jacobsen
The Sunday Times bestselling non-fiction thriller that has to be read to be believed. Baillie Gifford shortlisted, a favourite of Steven Bartlett, average reader rating of 4.6, sure to be a mass-marke...
www.penguin.com.au
November 27, 2025 at 6:56 AM
I finished two books today. The Mushroom Tapes, which is very interesting in how completely uninteresting it is. And Nuclear War by Annie Jacobsen which has ruined my peace and sanity forever:
www.penguin.com.au/books/nuclea...
www.penguin.com.au/books/nuclea...
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Anwar thanks Thailand for swift help evacuating stranded Malaysians - https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2025/11/27/anwar-thanks-thailand-for-swift-help-evacuating-stranded-malaysians
Anwar thanks Thailand for swift help evacuating stranded Malaysians
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia thanked Thailand for swiftly evacuating and supporting Malaysians stranded by floods, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
www.thestar.com.my
November 27, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Anwar thanks Thailand for swift help evacuating stranded Malaysians - https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2025/11/27/anwar-thanks-thailand-for-swift-help-evacuating-stranded-malaysians
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Thai authorities should drop criminal defamation charges against the Australian journalist Murray Hunter, who is being prosecuted in Bangkok for reporting on Malaysia’s media regulating agency www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
November 27, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Thai authorities should drop criminal defamation charges against the Australian journalist Murray Hunter, who is being prosecuted in Bangkok for reporting on Malaysia’s media regulating agency www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
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Tomorrow's Vietnam Weekly covers the latest on the disastrous flooding across south-central provinces, the huge bridge being built to a tiny island off the coast of Cà Mau, and ongoing scandals involving high-profile influencers.
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A newsletter on the latest in Vietnam, from essential news to under-the-radar stories, delivered from Ho Chi Minh City every Wednesday and Friday. Click to read Vietnam Weekly, by Michael Tatarski, a ...
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November 27, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Tomorrow's Vietnam Weekly covers the latest on the disastrous flooding across south-central provinces, the huge bridge being built to a tiny island off the coast of Cà Mau, and ongoing scandals involving high-profile influencers.
Subscribe here: thevietnamweekly.substack.com/subscribe
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Cambodia withdraws 8 sports — judo, karate, pencak silat, petanque, wrestling, wushu, football, and sepak takraw — from the upcoming 33rd SEA Games in Thailand, cutting its athlete delegation from 333 to 150 and citing significant security concerns over the safety of athletes and officials.
November 27, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Cambodia withdraws 8 sports — judo, karate, pencak silat, petanque, wrestling, wushu, football, and sepak takraw — from the upcoming 33rd SEA Games in Thailand, cutting its athlete delegation from 333 to 150 and citing significant security concerns over the safety of athletes and officials.
I need to print something
November 26, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I need to print something
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Authorities both local and central have come under fire for their response to the catastrophic floods in Southern Thailand. www.coffeeparliament.com/p/floods-ove...
Floods Overwhelm the South — and the Authorities
Disaster preparedness and relief efforts come under fire
www.coffeeparliament.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Authorities both local and central have come under fire for their response to the catastrophic floods in Southern Thailand. www.coffeeparliament.com/p/floods-ove...
The Dendy, owned by Mel Gibson in part, hosted the Pauline Hanson movie? Hmm things aren't looking good.
November 26, 2025 at 7:15 AM
The Dendy, owned by Mel Gibson in part, hosted the Pauline Hanson movie? Hmm things aren't looking good.
All the papers shouldn't have cropped Prabowo out of that photo!!!! I said it then!! We're not getting a clear enough picture www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
November 26, 2025 at 6:06 AM
All the papers shouldn't have cropped Prabowo out of that photo!!!! I said it then!! We're not getting a clear enough picture www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
I need to like, relax a little bit lmfao
November 26, 2025 at 6:00 AM
I need to like, relax a little bit lmfao
'Jess and Matt' is so pitch perfect for this that it made me laugh
Just look at this horseshit focus group blather.
O'Brien has no clue about real people so he has to make one up to empathize with.
Elon talking to Grok level shite
O'Brien has no clue about real people so he has to make one up to empathize with.
Elon talking to Grok level shite
November 26, 2025 at 3:27 AM
'Jess and Matt' is so pitch perfect for this that it made me laugh
Alice Guo, Malaysia/Thailand/Vietnam flooding and the terrible, atrocious, horrible decision in the US to end temporary protection visas for Myanmar nationals: darimulut.substack.com/p/guo-direct...
🇵🇭 Guo directly to jail
Flooding havoc across Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia.
darimulut.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Alice Guo, Malaysia/Thailand/Vietnam flooding and the terrible, atrocious, horrible decision in the US to end temporary protection visas for Myanmar nationals: darimulut.substack.com/p/guo-direct...
When the ACTU voted to endorse the black ban, there were about 1.5m Australians in unions who signed up for "Everything Dutch Is Black!"
November 26, 2025 at 12:19 AM
When the ACTU voted to endorse the black ban, there were about 1.5m Australians in unions who signed up for "Everything Dutch Is Black!"
"Secretary Noem is seriously deluded if she thinks the upcoming elections in Myanmar will be even remotely free and fair, and she is just making things up when she claims non-existent ceasefires proclaimed by Myanmar’s military junta will result in political progress"
Rights groups on Tuesday slammed the Trump administration’s decision to end protected status for Myanmar citizens due to the country’s “notable progress in governance and stability”
Read more english.dvb.no/rights-group...
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#US
#legalstatus
Read more english.dvb.no/rights-group...
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#US
#legalstatus
Rights groups slam Trump administration for ending Myanmar deportation protection - DVB
Rights groups on Tuesday slammed the Trump administration’s decision to end protected status for Myanmar citizens due to the country’s “notable progress in governance and stability,” even though it re...
english.dvb.no
November 25, 2025 at 11:38 PM
"Secretary Noem is seriously deluded if she thinks the upcoming elections in Myanmar will be even remotely free and fair, and she is just making things up when she claims non-existent ceasefires proclaimed by Myanmar’s military junta will result in political progress"
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A 13-year search for one of the world's rarest flowers in Indonesia ends in a 'magical experience' www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Researcher cries after finding rare flower in Indonesia
A team of researchers describe the "magical" experience of finding a rare species of flower in bloom deep in the Sumatran rainforest after a 23-hour trek.
www.abc.net.au
November 25, 2025 at 10:13 PM
A 13-year search for one of the world's rarest flowers in Indonesia ends in a 'magical experience' www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Hat Yai is one of the most interesting, lovely cities I've visited in Southeast Asia and I'm always raving to people to add it to their list! Rebuilding will take some time, no doubt, but once it's up and running again go blast your baht there. They deserve it!
November 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Hat Yai is one of the most interesting, lovely cities I've visited in Southeast Asia and I'm always raving to people to add it to their list! Rebuilding will take some time, no doubt, but once it's up and running again go blast your baht there. They deserve it!
So this happened in Oslo yesterday. Four articulated buses got stuck in a roundabout.
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 AM
They should let Singapore into the Bangkok 🤝 Beijing room, they will rage fix all of it
Singapore orders Google, Apple to curb govt impersonation on messaging services
www.straitstimes.com/tech/spore-o...
Singapore orders Google, Apple to curb govt impersonation on messaging services
www.straitstimes.com/tech/spore-o...
Singapore orders Google, Apple to curb govt impersonation on messaging services
Singapore directs Apple and Google to prevent government impersonation on messaging services to protect the public from online scams. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
www.straitstimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:05 AM
They should let Singapore into the Bangkok 🤝 Beijing room, they will rage fix all of it
Singapore orders Google, Apple to curb govt impersonation on messaging services
www.straitstimes.com/tech/spore-o...
Singapore orders Google, Apple to curb govt impersonation on messaging services
www.straitstimes.com/tech/spore-o...
the WW2/black ban is such sick history, i wish more Australian lefties knew about it (so they'd stop misquoting Jakarta Method at me over pints)
November 25, 2025 at 6:36 AM
the WW2/black ban is such sick history, i wish more Australian lefties knew about it (so they'd stop misquoting Jakarta Method at me over pints)