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1 week, 6 days ago

Deadly landslides, flash floods hit Indonesia’s Java island

More than 170 villages in Sukabumi, West Java, have been devastated by torrential rains, landslides and flash floods. Indonesian rescuers have recovered 10 bodies that were swept away in flash floods that hit hilly villages on the country’s main island of Java, officials said, adding that two people were still missing. Torrential rains since last week caused rivers to burst …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Landslide triggered by rain in Indonesia’s Sumatra island kills at least 7 people

Associated Press

SIBOLANGIT, Indonesia — Seven people have died in a landslide triggered by torrential rains in Indonesia’s Sumatra island, officials said on Thursday, adding to the death toll from landslides in the region this week. Rescuers recovered the bodies of the victims, including a driver and passengers, from a tourist bus that was covered by trees, mud, and rocks in the …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Indonesia seizes more than a ton of endangered pangolin scales said to be meant for Chinese clients

Associated Press

MEDAN, Indonesia — Indonesian authorities said Tuesday they have foiled a plot to smuggle more than a ton of endangered pangolin scales worth over a million dollars. The 1.2 tons of scales worth $1.3 million were found Nov. 11 in Asahan district of North Sumatra province and apparently were meant to be sent to China via Malaysia and Singapore, said …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Nusantara: Celebrations planned in Indonesia’s costly ‘symbol of progress’

Al Jazeera

The new capital is the pet project of outgoing President Joko Widodo and is taking shape on the island of Borneo. Medan, Indonesia – Nusantara, the new capital city of Indonesia, will host Independence Day celebrations on Saturday, as the country looks to a future without Jakarta as its capital. “Firstly, an increasingly autocratic government divorced from popular sovereignty, considering …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Slum to stardom: Indonesian film director Joko Anwar is riding high

Al Jazeera

Medan, Indonesia – Indonesian film director Joko Anwar is a busy man. “I just need to shoot this scene.” It is perhaps no surprise that Anwar, one of Indonesia’s most celebrated film directors, is good at multitasking – particularly if the rave reviews of Siksa Kubur, which he wrote, directed and marketed, are anything to go by. In 2009, Anwar …

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

Nusantara, Indonesia’s proposed new capital city, an ecological bane or a strategic economic boon?

Hindustan Times

The United Nation’s definition of a developing country is, “a country with a relatively low standard of living, underdeveloped industrial base, and moderate to low Human Development Index ”. The Indonesian Government projects close to 2 million people relocating to this new capital city by 2045, a date that coincides with 100 years of the Indonesian independence. However, the urgent …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Smriti Irani becomes a voter in Amethi

Hindustan Times

Lucknow: Union minister Smriti Irani had officially become a voter in Amethi, confirmed her Lok Sabha representative Vijay Gupta on Wednesday. Irani applied for becoming a voter after getting a house in Medan Mawai village of Gauriganj, Amethi from where she had now been enlisted as a voter, Gupta told media persons. Irani, the Union women and child development and …

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9 months ago

At least 69 Rohingya refugees rescued after boat capsizes off Indonesia

Al Jazeera

Those rescued include 42 men, 18 women and nine children after boat capsized off the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province. Medan, Indonesia – At least 69 Rohingya refugees have been rescued after a wooden boat with an estimated 150 people on board capsized off the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province. Amiruddin, a fishing community leader in the Aceh Barat district …

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9 months ago

In Indonesia and Malaysia, boycotts hammer McDonald’s, Starbucks

Al Jazeera

Boycotts over the Gaza war are hitting big brands in Southeast Asia despite local owners denying links to Israel. “The most pronounced impact that we’re seeing is in the Middle East and in Muslim countries like Indonesia and Malaysia,” McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski said in an earnings call. “So long as this conflict, this war is going on we’re not …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

MH370 went missing 10 years ago. An Indonesian family hopes it can be found

Al Jazeera

The Malaysian Airlines plane with 239 people on board disappeared as it crossed into Vietnamese airspace in March 2014. Medan, Indonesia – Herlina Panjaitan has not changed her mobile phone number since her son, 25-year-old Firman Chandra Siregar, went missing 10 years ago. “I didn’t know what to think.” Panjaitan and her family immediately rushed to Kuala Lumpur International Airport …

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10 months, 1 week ago

A defense minister and 2 former governors are vying for Indonesia’s presidency

Associated Press

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian voters on Wednesday were making their choice of who will succeed popular President Joko Widodo, who is serving his second and final term. It is a three-way race for the presidency among current Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto and two former provincial governors, Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo. Subianto, who is widely seen as the front-runner, has …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Boeing woes spark painful memories for families of Indonesian crash victims

Al Jazeera

Medan, Indonesia – For Neuis Marfuah, the recent near-catastrophe involving a 737 Max plane flown by Alaska Airlines brought back painful memories and anger. Following the Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines crashes, a US congressional report found that Boeing operated a “culture of concealment” and that the 737 Max planes were “marred by technical design failures”, including issues with the …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

More Rohingya refugees arrive in Indonesia despite rejection from locals

Associated Press

MEDAN, Indonesia — Nearly 150 Rohingya refugees, mostly hungry and weak women and children, have reached a beach in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province after weeks at sea, officials said Sunday. “But many residents cannot accept them to live in our village because they will only bring problems later.” He said that one of the refugees told authorities that they sailed …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

After eruption of Indonesia’s Marapi, tourism sector faces safety questions

Al Jazeera

Local tour guide says hikers should never have been allowed on famous peak in West Sumatra. But despite loving his job escorting hikers to one of Indonesia’s most beautiful peaks, Ajo stopped working on the mountain in December 2022, following a dispute with the West Sumatra branch of Balai Konservasi Sumber Daya Alam, Indonesia’s environmental conservation agency, which took over …

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1 year ago

Indonesian leader’s son brushes off ‘nepo baby’ tag in feted debate showing

Al Jazeera

Gibran Rakabuming Raka’s candidacy for the vice presidency has been dogged by accusations of nepotism and inexperience. Medan, Indonesia – As the vice presidential candidates took to the stage for Indonesia’s second televised presidential debate on Friday, all eyes were on Gibran Rakabuming Raka – perhaps the most controversial vice presidential candidate in Indonesia’s history. Batting away charges of inexperience …

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1 year ago

Indonesia’s first presidential debate: Five key takeaways

Al Jazeera

Prabowo Subianto, Ganjar Pranowo and Anies Baswedan spar over human rights and law in their first televised encounter. The hotly anticipated first debate focused on the theme of law and human rights, with candidates – Prabowo Subianto, Ganjar Pranowo and Anies Baswedan – presenting mission statements before answering questions prepared by experts. Human rights policies are still unclear Usman Hamid, …

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1 year ago

Indonesians rally in support of Palestinians in Gaza

Al Jazeera

More than one thousand pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather in front of landmark palace in North Sumatra’s Medan. Medan, Indonesia – More than 1000 Indonesians have rallied in support of Palestine in North Sumatra’s biggest city and capital, with attendees describing their fellow Muslims in the Middle East as being “like family”. “My motivation for attending these protests is that we hope …

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1 year ago

1 person is dead and 11 missing after a landslide and flash floods hit Indonesia’s Sumatra island

Associated Press

MEDAN, Indonesia — Rescuers recovered the body of a man buried under tons of mud and rocks from flash floods and a landslide that crashed onto a hilly village on Indonesia’s Sumatra island. Tons of mud, rocks and trees rolled down from a mountain late Friday triggered by torrential rain, reaching a river that burst its banks and tore through …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Indonesia faces new refugee crisis as Rohingya boat pushed back to sea

Al Jazeera

Tensions have been rising in the province of Aceh after the arrival of three boats carrying hundreds of people in just three days. Arrivals typically peak from November to February, Husna said, as many refugees try to flee during the monsoon season when winds pick up and carry boats more quickly across the Andaman Sea from Bangladesh, where hundreds of …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Indonesian President Joko Widodo heads to US amid Gaza tensions

Al Jazeera

Widodo is under pressure over the war, which has killed more than 11,000 in a month, but is likely to take a low-key approach. Medan, Indonesia – Indonesian President Joko Widodo is in the United States this week for a summit with President Joe Biden at the White House, and later to attend the 30th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Age no barrier as Indonesia gears up for February 2024 elections

Al Jazeera

Legal challenges on lower and upper age limits have failed and analysts say fitness for office is about more than a number. Medan, Indonesia – Over the past two weeks, Indonesia’s Constitutional Court has been pondering the often globally debated topic of age and whether it matters for political office. While Indonesia’s Constitutional Court has ruled neither man is too …

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1 year, 3 months ago

How ‘war on terror’ was fought and won in Southeast Asia – for now

Al Jazeera

The threat of attacks has receded, but experts believe a regeneration of hardline groups in the region is still possible. So, how did Indonesia’s and other governments in Southeast Asia effectively curtail a regional threat while the United States-led “war on terror” left entire countries shattered and regions of the world in chaos following the September 11, 2001 attacks on …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Consistency was key to Indonesia Masters title: Kiran George

The Hindu

Indian shuttler Kiran George says his giant-killing act at the Thailand Open Super 500 tournament earlier this year gave him the self-belief that proved to be the key to his second BWF title at the Indonesia Masters in Medan on Sunday. The 23-year-old from Kochi made a lot of heads turn when he stunned 2018 World Championships silver medallist and …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Indonesia’s Chinese-built bullet train delayed amid cost overruns

Al Jazeera

Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail service has been beset by cost overruns and delays since launch of the project in 2015. Medan, Indonesia – Indonesia’s Chinese-funded high-speed train service has been delayed for the second time in less than a month, in the latest setback for the project plagued by cost overruns and local scepticism. “The most important advantage is the short …

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Deadly landslides, flash floods hit Indonesia’s Java island

Landslide triggered by rain in Indonesia’s Sumatra island kills at least 7 people

Indonesia seizes more than a ton of endangered pangolin scales said to be meant for Chinese clients

Nusantara: Celebrations planned in Indonesia’s costly ‘symbol of progress’

Slum to stardom: Indonesian film director Joko Anwar is riding high

Nusantara, Indonesia’s proposed new capital city, an ecological bane or a strategic economic boon?

Smriti Irani becomes a voter in Amethi

At least 69 Rohingya refugees rescued after boat capsizes off Indonesia

In Indonesia and Malaysia, boycotts hammer McDonald’s, Starbucks

MH370 went missing 10 years ago. An Indonesian family hopes it can be found

A defense minister and 2 former governors are vying for Indonesia’s presidency

Boeing woes spark painful memories for families of Indonesian crash victims

More Rohingya refugees arrive in Indonesia despite rejection from locals

After eruption of Indonesia’s Marapi, tourism sector faces safety questions

Indonesian leader’s son brushes off ‘nepo baby’ tag in feted debate showing

Indonesia’s first presidential debate: Five key takeaways

Indonesians rally in support of Palestinians in Gaza

1 person is dead and 11 missing after a landslide and flash floods hit Indonesia’s Sumatra island

Indonesia faces new refugee crisis as Rohingya boat pushed back to sea

Indonesian President Joko Widodo heads to US amid Gaza tensions

Age no barrier as Indonesia gears up for February 2024 elections

How ‘war on terror’ was fought and won in Southeast Asia – for now

Consistency was key to Indonesia Masters title: Kiran George

Indonesia’s Chinese-built bullet train delayed amid cost overruns