Indonesia
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Indonesia announced a spate of concessions for US imports on Tuesday (Apr 8), including reducing taxes on electronic goods and steel, ahead of trade negotiations with Washington over President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs. South East Asia’s biggest economy will send a high-level delegation to the United States next week seeking a deal to ease the impact…
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Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto has made his first Cabinet change, switching up a senior minister role. On Wednesday (Feb 19), Prabowo announced that Higher Education, Science and Technology Minister, 69-year-old academic Satryo Soemantri Brodjonegoro, would be replaced by Brian Yuliarto, another academic serving as a deputy rector at the Bandung Institute of Technology in West…
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Indonesian punk rock band Sukatani has announced that it will be removing its song Bayar, Bayar, Bayar (Pay, Pay, Pay in Bahasa Indonesia) from streaming platforms, following controversy surrounding the song’s lyrics which insinuated that policemen were taking bribes. In an Instagram post on Thursday (Feb 20), the band’s guitarist and producer, Alectroguy, clarified that…
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At least 44 people were killed and 15 others went missing after cold lava floods struck Indonesia’s West Sumatra province on Saturday night, a senior official of local disaster agency said on Monday. Although many big stones and waste materials from the flooding hampered the searching for the victims, rescuers discovered another seven bodies in…
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The death toll from lava floods that struck Indonesia’s West Sumatra province on Saturday rose to 34, with at least five others missing, a senior official of the local disaster agency said on Sunday. The rains poured down the area at the slope of the Marapi volcano on Saturday evening, triggering cold lava floods that…
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At least 11 climbers have been killed and 22 are believed to be missing after a volcano erupted in Indonesia. A rescue official said the bodies were recovered on Mount Marapi on Monday – a day after it started spewing smoke and ash. About 75 people were heading up the 2,891m (9,485 ft) volcano at…
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Indonesia said Saturday that Southeast Asia will not become a “pawn of rivalries” as it emphasized reinforcing regional cooperation. “Instead, South East Asia must be an epicenter of growth, where all countries can benefit meaningfully,” Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi told the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in New York. “Regional institutions should be…
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A strong, shallow earthquake has killed at least 162 people and toppled buildings in Indonesia. The 5.6 magnitude quake hit Indonesia’s densely populated main island, injuring hundreds and forcing many more to flee into the streets, some covered in blood and debris. Officials are currently gathering information on the toll of those injured and killed…
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Indonesian police came under mounting criticism Sunday after 125 people died in a stampede at a football stadium where officers fired teargas on angry fans invading the pitch. The tragedy on Saturday night in the city of Malang, which also left 323 injured according to police, was one of the world’s deadliest sporting stadium disasters.…
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To slow the soaring price of domestic cooking oil, Indonesia has banned the exports of all palm oil. Indonesia is the largest exporter of palm oil in the world. Palm oil is the most produced, consumed and traded edible oil in the world. Ukraine and Russia are also major exporters of sunflower oil, whose market…
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Human rights groups welcomed Indonesia’s decision to stop abusive “virginity tests” on female army recruits seven years after the World Health Organization declared they had no scientific validity. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Andika Perkasa said the army will no longer subject women to invasive tests in which the inspectors used their fingers to assess…
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A 16-year-old Indonesian boy required emergency surgery to stay alive after a needlefish speared him in the neck. The boy named Muhammad Idul and his parents were fishing in Buton river located off southeast Sulawesi province when the life-threatening incident occurred on Saturday. A needlefish jumped out of water and landed on the boy’s neck,…
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The death toll from a tsunami on the Indonesian island of Java and Sumatra jumped to at least 373, as rescue workers stepped up efforts to reach many areas swept away by the deadly waves. The tsunami hit the Indonesian strait on Saturday almost without warning in the darkness, smashing into houses,…
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A deadly tsunami that struck Indonesia unexpectedly has reportedly left hundreds of people dead and many more missing and injured. It smashed into the beaches of Indonesia’s Sunda Strait on Saturday evening with no warning, as no earthquake preceded the event. CNN reported that the tsunami may have resulted from underwater landslides triggered by volcanic…
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A new survey conducted by a Washington-based management consulting company, Gallup, found that Indonesia, Singapore and Burma (Myanmar) are among the top 10 most generous countries in the world based on their likeliness to donate money or volunteer for a humane cause. Gallup, which recently released it World’s Most Generous Countries Report 2018 found that Indonesia…
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Police have uncovered details surrounding the 2003 disappearance of a 13-year-old Indonesian girl whose parents allegedly delivered to an 83-year-old shaman for spiritual cleansing. Image shows Jago in police custody Jago (a spiritualist) held his victim in a cave-like space located in Central Sulawesi until police swung into action on Sunday. The 28-year-old captive, simply…
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