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Philippines' Duterte threatens to jail critics in China row News Desk Agence France-Presse Manila, Philippines   /   Fri, June 28, 2019   /   05:05 pm Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his State of the Nation address at the House of Representatives in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines July 23, 2018. (Reuters/Czar Dancel) Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to jail critics if they try to impeach him, as he faces accusations of defending Beijing after a boat crash in the disputed South China Sea. Duterte enjoys firm popular backing but his setting aside of the standoff with China over the resource-rich waterway is criticized as weakness by some in the Philippines. The issue has flared up since a Chinese fishing trawler hit and sank a Filipino boat on June 9 near Reed Bank, an area that is within Manila's territory but which is also claimed by Beijing. After a string of small street protests, as well as criticism fro

Indonesia's poll body fights back ·          Marguerite Afra Sapiie The Jakarta Post Jakarta   /   Wed, June 19, 2019   /   08:29 am Little Avengers: Activists wearing costumes of Avengers superheroes and Gatotkaca, a character from Javanese folklore, pose for a photo with posters calling for peace near the Constitutional Court on Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat in Central Jakarta on Tuesday to demonstrate against riots. The rally participants, who are members of Koalisi Indonesia Rukun (Harmonious Indonesia Coalition), made the decision to gather after the May 21-22 postelection riots. (JP/Dhoni Setiawan) The legal battle over the presidential election result is continuing at the Constitutional Court, with the General Elections Commission (KPU) and incumbent President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo rebutting all allegations of electoral fraud filed by challenger Prabowo Subianto. Tuesday saw lawyers representing the two parties taking turns to point out that Prabowo and