Tag: Indonesia
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Southeast Asian leaders: Region no proxy for any powers
Indonesia’s president vowed yesterday not to let Southeast Asia become the front lines of a new Cold War amid increasing tensions between the United States and ... -
Sparkling fish, murky methods: the global aquarium trade
Millions of saltwater fish like these are caught in Indonesia and other countries every year to fill ever more elaborate aquariums in living rooms, waiting rooms ... -
Indonesian leader says locked gates contributed to deaths
Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo said yesterday that locked gates had contributed to the crush at the soccer stadium that left 131 dead and over 400 injured ... -
Conservative Muslims protest Indonesian fuel price hikes
Hundreds of conservative Muslims marched in Indonesia’s capital yesterday demanding that the government revoke its decision to raise fuel prices, saying it hurts people already reeling ... -
Philippine, Indonesia talks on pandemic recovery challenges
Philippine leader Ferdinand Marcos Jr. affirmed deepening economic and security ties with Indonesia on Monday during the first overseas trip of his presidency, while expressing concern ... -
98.5% of Indonesians have Covid-19 antibodies as of July: survey
A very high portion of Indonesians have antibodies to deal with the COVID-19 transmission, according to a serological survey conducted by the country’s health ministry and ... -
US, Indonesia hold joint military drills amid China concerns
The United States and Indonesian militaries began annual joint combat exercises yesterday on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, joined for the first time by participants from other partner ... -
Sailors seize USD82M of cocaine floating off port
Sailors deployed to secure travel during the Eid al-Fitr holiday made Indonesia’s biggest cocaine seizure after finding plastic packages of the drugs floating at sea, the ... -
Exclusive Investigation: Child labor in palm oil industry tied to Girl Scout cookies
They are two young girls from two very different worlds, linked by a global industry that exploits an army of children. Olivia Chaffin, a Girl Scout ... -
Indonesia | Investigators: Crashed AirAsia jet flown by co-pilot
Indonesian investigators announced yesterday the co-pilot of the crashed AirAsia jet was in controls when he struggled to recover the aircraft as stall warnings sounded. The ... -
Indonesia | Drug executions trigger recalls of Brazilian, Dutch envoys
Indonesia executed six people for drug trafficking, ignoring a plea for clemency from Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff and prompting the Latin American nation and the Netherlands ... -
Indonesia | Authorities reject foreign appeals, execute 6 drug convicts
Indonesia brushed aside last-minute appeals by foreign leaders and executed by firing squad six people, including five foreigners, convicted of drug trafficking, sending a message that ... -
INEQUALITY | Affluence eludes poor crowding into Asian cities
Down a concrete path, between rail tracks that buzz with each approaching train and a river choked by plastic and raw sewage, Asih Binti Arif cradles ... -
INDONESIA | 4 suspected militants are China Uighurs
Four suspected Islamic militants arrested in Indonesia over the weekend are members of China’s ethnic Uighur minority community and were trying to meet Indonesia’s most wanted extremist, authorities ... -
INDONESIA | Country divided in close presidential race
Niniek Karmini, Jakarta As the world’s third-largest democracy prepares to elect a new president today, Indonesians are divided between two very different choices: a one-time furniture ...
