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Indonesia is witnessing a rise in public anger that goes beyond momentary frustration over inequality or political controversy. Social psychologists describe this shift as ressentiment – a chronic, internalized condition marked by powerlessness, humiliation, and long-term distrust toward institutions. Unlike short-lived outrage, ressentiment persists even after protests fade, shaping political behavior and perceptions of legitimacy. Across the country, Indonesians are confronted with stark contradictions. Viral images show political families flaunting luxury handbags worth billions of rupiah, flying on private jets, or hosting lavish banquets. Meanwhile, mothers faint in long queues for subsidized rice, graduates struggle to find entry-level jobs, and…

WASHINGTON — The Air Force has formally retired the EC-130H Compass Call, capping over 40 years of operations for the electronic attack aircraft.  Officials said farewell to the aircraft during a ceremony on Sept. 18 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona, where the turboprop executed its final operational taxi, according to an Air Force press release. The Arizona base is home to the 55th Electronic Combat Group that operated the Compass Call, as well as the “Boneyard” where the aircraft is scheduled to be laid to rest today.  “This closes the door not just on my time in our…

HAL Tejas twin-seater trainer. Credit: India Ministry of Defence. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has delivered two Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Final Operational Clearance (FOC) twin-seater trainers and three Hindustan Turbo Trainer 40 (HTT-40) basic trainers to the Indian Air Force (IAF).   The handover ceremony took place in Bengaluru, Karnataka, on 18 September 2026, in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu.  Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more According to a statement from the Ministry of…

WASHINGTON — The Air Force has revealed that the service will achieve a years-long goal of producing 1,500 pilots annually, a target that officials say is critical to reduce a shortfall of over 2,000 aviators.  But even if the Air Force can keep up that tempo for the foreseeable future, it will be “quite some time” until the service’s pilot shortage is resolved, the Air Force’s top training officer said Sept. 15. “I can’t erase that pilot deficit in a short period of time,” Lt. Gen. Clark Quinn, the head of Air Education and Training Command, said in a roundtable…

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In June, Alibaba Cloud opened two data centers in Johor, bringing the number of Alibaba facilities in Malaysia to a total of five–its largest data center presence in Southeast Asia. The opening came four months after ASEAN endorsed a Malaysia-led framework governing cross-border cloud computing, which set regional principles for data protection, regulatory access, and cross-border data hosting. Yet even as Malaysia helps write ASEAN’s cloud rules, the region’s growing reliance on Chinese infrastructure may embed norms shaped by Chinese law and comparatively weak or opaque safeguards against cyber misuse, regardless of the principles expressed in member state policies. It…

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F-35 front-view. Credit: Lockheed Martin Corporation. Lockheed Martin has rolled out Germany’s first F-35A Lightning II fighter jet during an event at its production facility in Fort Worth, Texas.    The 18 September ceremony was attended by representatives from the German and US defence sectors, as well as company personnel and industry partners.  Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The aircraft presented at the ceremony is the first unit produced for Germany under a €13bn ($14.9bn) procurement plan approved in 2022, which includes 35…

On Friday, Malaysia’s king granted imprisoned former Prime Minister Najib Razak a royal pardon, allowing him to serve the remainder of his prison term under house arrest, prompting an outcry and creating another potential political headache for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Najib, 73, has been imprisoned since August 2022, when Malaysia’s top court upheld a conviction in a case linked to the multi-billion-dollar looting of the state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). In a statement, the government confirmed that Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar had granted Najib a “conditional pardon.” This will allow him to serve the remainder of his prison…