TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English rounded the top three news on Monday, January 8, 2024. Here are the highlights: Govt Confirms 95 Indonesian Nationals Displaced After Japan Earthquake; The 10 Largest Countries in the World; and 5 Founding Figures of ASEAN, Starting from Indonesia to Thailand.
The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:
1. Govt Confirms 95 Indonesian Nationals Displaced After Japan Earthquake
Around 95 Indonesian nationals living in Japan are displaced after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake hit Ishikawa on Monday, January 1, 2024.
Referring to the data released by the Indonesian Embassy for Japan received in Tokyo on Sunday, Jan. 7, there are 183 Indonesian citizens affected by the earthquake in nine locations in Ishikawa.
2. The 10 Largest Countries in the World
The list of the largest countries in the world is always interesting to know. The largest countries are grouped based on population and administrative area. The total area calculation includes land and water areas. Meanwhile, total area is defined as the total area of a country relative to coastlines and international boundaries.
3. 5 Founding Figures of ASEAN, Starting from Indonesia to Thailand
Most people still confuse ASEAN with Southeast Asia. There are still those who think that the two are the same thing even though they are different. Quoting the official website of the UGM Center for Southeast Asian Social Studies (PSSAT), Southeast Asia is a region created by former US President Franklin D. Roosevelt and former British PM Winston Churchill.
Southeast Asia was initially used to fight the Japanese army which controlled the region or became a cold war geopolitical region which later gave birth to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 1967. ASEAN itself has ten members, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, Brunei Darussalam, Laos, Philippines, Myanmar, and Cambodia.
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