Jakarta, IO – The Indonesian men’s national volleyball team lost to Vietnam in the second round semifinal of the 2026 SEA V Cup. Playing at the Jakarta International Velodrome, Rawamangun, on Saturday (July 25th), Reidel Toiran’s squad lost 1-3 (25-22, 22-25, 19-25, 18-25). In this match, Farhan Halim and his teammates were already leading in the first game. The Indonesian men’s volleyball team then slowed down, and they lost to Vietnam in 2 hours and 12 minutes. Boy Arnes Arabi had already put in a strong performance, becoming the top scorer with 14 points. Other players, Farhan Halim and Fauzan…
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Clothing researcher Takahiro Iino is seen in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward, May 8, 2026. (Mainichi/Natsuki Nishi) TOKYO — Japan’s consumers are moving away from leather shoes. Or so it is said. Office attire is becoming more casual, and the industry faces strong headwinds from the weak yen and rising prices. Yet across the industry there is a willingness to try new things, to fail and try again, and leather shoes still hold deep appeal. So what is it that makes leather shoes, protectors of human feet for millennia, feel so good to…
FACC is expanding its cooperation with Kineco Aerospace to a second work package of composite components for FACC’s customer Airbus. The components will be produced in India, comprising several thousand parts per year, with serial production scheduled to start by the end of 2027. The step follows the completion of a qualification milestone with Airbus. The cooperation builds on the long-term supply-chain agreement signed by the two companies at the Paris Air Show in 2025. It is part of FACC’s commitment to supporting the growth of India’s aerospace ecosystem by developing industrial capabilities with long-term partners. “India is becoming an…
The cabinet’s decision last week to approve the removal of the red-whiskered bulbul from the list of protected species marks a troubling retreat from conservation policy. The move allows the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP), under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, to delist the species despite long-standing concerns about poaching and the illegal wildlife trade. It is another example of environmental policy being reshaped for political gain at the expense of biodiversity.The red-whiskered bulbul occupies a special place in the culture of the deep South. Renowned for its distinctive song, the bird has long…
KUALA LUMPUR, July 25 — Police have arrested three male secondary school students near here on suspicion of beating another student at a block of flats in Ampang.Ampang Jaya District Police Chief ACP Khairul Anuar Khalid said that during the incident at 12.31 pm yesterday, the victim was taken to the bottom of a staircase at a block in Flat Sri Nilam, Ampang, by a male student before being struck on the face and body by the suspects.“The motive for the incident is believed to be over the harassment of one of the suspects’ girlfriends. The incident was then recorded…
The financial network built around the Dubai broker Alchemy Markets DMCC and the payment brand Xoala massively services the withdrawal of capital from the Russian Federation and, according to an investigation by the publication Telegraf, may be used to pay for purchases in the interests of the Russian military-industrial complex, writes Dilova Stolytsia.The authors of the investigation call on Ukraine and partner countries to impose personal sanctions against the organizer of the scheme – Nikki Gope Kundnani.As noted in the material, after the entry into force of the 21st EU sanctions package on July 23, 2026, which froze the assets of 94 banks and financial organizations…
China’s Ministry of Water Resources activated a Level-IV flood-control emergency response on Saturday in seven provincial-level regions, as Typhoon Noul is expected to bring heavy rainfall.The seven regions are Fujian, Jiangxi, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong and Guangxi, covering large parts of eastern, central and southern China. Rivers at higher flood risk in these regions include some of the country’s major waterways, such as the Pearl, Yangtze and Huaihe, according to the ministry.To brace for potential flooding, the ministry has urged local water conservancy authorities to closely monitor weather changes, issue timely warnings, and make targeted use of flood-control infrastructure.Typhoon Noul,…
Indonesia wants to build a financial centre to rival Singapore, Hong Kong or Dubai, but analysts say the real work of persuading global investors has barely begun.Parliament’s passage of the enabling legislation on Tuesday laid the legal foundation for the hub, marking a milestone in President Prabowo Subianto’s push to attract more foreign capital into Southeast Asia’s largest economy and lift growth towards 8 per cent by the end of his term in 2029.Yet observers caution that the centre, which is projected to attract billions of US dollars in investment, is unlikely to deliver an overnight transformation, as crucial details…
HONG KONG (AP) — Typhoon Noul made landfall early Sunday bringing winds and heavy rain to southern China, including Hong Kong, over the weekend. It prompted the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people in Guangdong province with the region on high alert and dozens of flights canceled.China’s national weather center said Noul made landfall along the coast of Huidong county of the city of Huizhou in the southern Guangdong province at approximately 3:50 a.m. local time on Sunday.Hong Kong’s Observatory said Noul, with maximum sustained winds of 145 kph (90 mph) near its center, was moving Sunday into inland…
Track your investments for FREE with Simply Wall St, the portfolio command center trusted by over 7 million individual investors worldwide. Independent monitors flagged recurring non-compliance issues tied to HCA Healthcare’s acquisition of Mission Health for a third consecutive year. Concerns include discontinued industrial rehabilitation services, reduced access to services at Mission Hospital and affiliated facilities, and a Medicare termination notice. The findings focus attention on operational, regulatory, and reputational risks for NYSE:HCA as it manages this acquired network. HCA Healthcare, one of the largest for profit hospital operators in the United States, has been under continued scrutiny as oversight…