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Trauma lingers on for survivors of the deadly tsunami that hit Thailand 20 years ago

BAN NAM KHEM, Thailand — The 20-year-old freshman student was still asleep that Sunday morning at the family’s house on the Andaman Sea coast of southern Thailand when her mom, sensing something wasn’t right, woke her up saying they needed to leave right away. The day is forever seared in Neungduangjai Sritrakarn’s memory: Dec. 26, 2004, the day the deadly …

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2 days, 9 hours ago

AP PHOTOS: Scenes of devastation from the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami

Associated Press

On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Sumatra, causing a massive wave that devastated Asian coastal communities across thousands of miles. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print An aerial view of Phi Phi island in Krabi province, southern Thailand Friday, Dec. 31, 2004. Share Share Copy …

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2 days, 12 hours ago

Indonesians mark 2 decades since the tragic tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands

Associated Press

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — Two decades after a catastrophic tsunami destroyed her village, Tria Asnani still cries when she recalls how she lost her mother while trying to escape the giant waves. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Visitors stand on a platform near a house on which a fishing boat landed after …

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2 days, 14 hours ago

Why Scott Rush is the only Bali Nine member not going home for Christmas

Daily Mail

Scott Rush is still in Darwin after returning from Bali An outstanding arrest warrant means Bali Nine inmate Scott Rush will be unable to celebrate Christmas with his loved ones this year after almost 20 years behind bars. Rush is the only Bali Nine inmate who won't be reunited with family this Christmas as his legal team liaises with the …

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3 days, 15 hours ago

Solar firms eye options in emerging markets

China Daily

An employee works at a solar panel production facility in Baotou, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, in May. LI ZHIPENG/XINHUA Chinese solar companies are turning their attention to emerging markets in Indonesia and the Middle East as the United States intensifies trade restrictions on imported photovoltaic products from various regions, analysts said. In early December, the US made a preliminary decision …

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3 days, 18 hours ago

Bali Nine inmate Matthew Norman to swap a squalid prison cell for a $4million waterfront mansion in upmarket seaside town

Daily Mail

Convicted drug smuggler Matthew Norman will soon swap a squalid jail cell for a waterfront mansion after spending two decades behind bars in Bali. Norman, alongside Bali Nine members Scott Rush, Michael Czugaj, Martin Stephens and Si Yi Chen have left the Howard Springs Accommodation Village near Darwin where they have spent the past four days. Convicted drug smuggler Matthew …

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4 days, 2 hours ago

Apple Moves Closer to Lifting iPhone 16 Ban in Indonesia

Deccan Chronicle

Apple is reportedly close to lifting the ban on iPhone 16 sales in Indonesia as the country's President gave nod to accept $1 billion investment from the tech giant. However, the Indonesian government has not yet given a timeline to Apple on when the ban on iPhone 16 sales will be lifted. The Indonesian government said the reason for the …

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5 days, 3 hours ago

Filipina on Indonesia death row arrives home to 'new life'

Raw Story

A Filipina who spent nearly 15 years on Indonesia's death row tearfully reunited with family members Wednesday after arriving in Manila, where she now awaits a hoped-for pardon in a women's prison. She flew home without handcuffs alongside Filipino correctional officials on an overnight commercial flight after a Jakarta ceremony marking "the end of a harrowing chapter in Veloso's life", …

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5 days, 3 hours ago

Indian Ocean nations to mark 20 years since devastating tsunami

Raw Story

by Marchio GORBIANO Tsunami-hit nations will next week commemorate the more than 220,000 people who died in the Boxing Day disaster two decades ago, when huge waves tore into coastal communities around the Indian Ocean. On December 26, 2004, tsunami waves as high as 30 meters in some areas wiped out coastal areas, splintered families, left thousands homeless and killed …

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5 days, 12 hours ago

Global demand spurring Indonesia’s mining boom comes at a cost for many communities

Associated Press

KABAENA, Indonesia — The crystal blue waters that once surrounded Kabaena are murky brown now, and the octopi and colorful fish that locals used to catch nearby to eat and sell have fled. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Murky brown water is visible near …

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Mary Jane Veloso, Filipina nearly executed in Indonesia, arrives home

Al Jazeera

Mother of two, who became a poster child for anti-trafficking groups, now awaits potential pardon in a Manila prison. Mary Jane Veloso, 39, landed at Manila airport early on Wednesday following a repatriation deal between the two countries that eliminated the threat of her execution, as the Philippines has long abolished the death penalty. She flew home without handcuffs alongside …

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5 days, 15 hours ago

Mary Jane Veloso: Filipina spared from execution in Indonesia returns home after 14 years on death row

CNN

Jakarta, Indonesia AP — A Filipina woman who had been on death row in Indonesia, and who was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, arrived home early Wednesday after longstanding requests from her home country. Aaron Favila/AP “Hopefully the president can grant clemency to Mary Jane,” Veloso’s mother told reporters. “I will return to my country, and I am …

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5 days, 15 hours ago

Regional polls lead gives boost to Prabowo

China Daily

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto reads out vows, taken by newly appointed ministers during an inauguration at the Presidential palace in Jakarta, Oct 21, 2024. Indonesia's ruling coalition dominated the nation's first-ever simultaneous regional elections, with the newly elected local officials expected to contribute to President Prabowo Subianto's national development targets, analysts said. Lucius Karus, a senior researcher at the legislative …

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5 days, 20 hours ago

Fact Check: Video Of Burning Mosque In Indonesia Falsely Shared As 'Mosque Set On Fire In India'

ABP News

What is the claim? A video of a burning mosque-like structure is circulating online with the claim that it shows a mosque set on fire in India. Several Facebook users shared the video, writing a caption in Bengali, which roughly translates to: "The mosque has been set on fire in India!" A Facebook page named Tolitoli News shared images matching …

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5 days, 23 hours ago

Filipina who won a last-minute reprieve from an Indonesian firing squad returns home

Associated Press

JAKARTA, Indonesia — A Filipina woman who had been on death row in Indonesia, and who was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, arrived home early Wednesday after longstanding requests from her home country. Mary Jane Veloso, center, a Filipina who was on death row in Indonesia and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, reacts as she …

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6 days, 2 hours ago

From destruction to deadly heat, Associated Press photographers capture climate change in 2024

Associated Press

A world altered by climate change After heat records were smashed and a torrent of extreme weather events rocked countless countries in 2023, some climate scientists believed that the waning of the El Nino weather pattern could mean 2024 would be slightly cooler. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Residents collect drinking water …

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6 days, 8 hours ago

Indonesia plans to pitch data-center opportunities to Elon Musk

Live Mint

NUSA DUA, Indonesia—Indonesia plans to pitch business opportunities, including data centers, to Elon Musk, although he previously declined a proposal to build an electric-vehicle battery factory in the country, a government adviser said. Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, chairman of Indonesia’s National Economic Council, said he suggested the battery-factory idea to Musk, but was turned down due to Indonesia’s distance from Tesla’s …

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6 days, 12 hours ago

Pan Brothers Closes In on $537 Million Debt Restructuring

Live Mint

-- Distressed textile giant PT Pan Brothers is closing in on its debt restructuring after seven months of negotiation with creditors, according to people familiar with the matter, as it works to avoid becoming the second Indonesian clothesmaker to be declared bankrupt this year. The revised proposal came after Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto summoned representatives of the …

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1 week ago

Why the return of Bali Nine members Martin Stephens and Matthew Norman to Australia is bittersweet - after 19 years behind bars

Daily Mail

The remaining Bali Nine members are back on home soil as free men - but the bittersweet news brings fresh heartache for some. Martin Stephens married Christine Puspayanti in 2011, five years after they first met Martin Stephens was forced to return to Australia without his Indonesian wife Matthew Norman is another Bali Nine member who has made a happy …

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1 week ago

Indian airlines have expanded, but empty spots remain due to geopolitics

Live Mint

In the last two years, Indian carriers led by IndiGo and Air India have added international flights to a plethora of destinations. As the airlines aim to make India a transit hub and expand their wings, Air India and IndiGo have helped bridge the gap between connectivity by foreign and Indian carriers. The real expansion for Indian carriers started in …

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Five heroin traffickers return to Australia after almost 20 years in Indonesian prisons

The Hindu

“Five Australians who spent almost 20 years in Indonesian prisons for heroin trafficking returned to Australia on Sunday under a deal struck between the two Governments,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. The five were among a gang of nine Australian smugglers arrested in the Indonesian tourist island of Bali in 2005 as they attempted to smuggle 8.3 kilograms of heroin …

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Who are Australia’s 'Bali Nine' drug smugglers freed from Indonesian prisons?

Firstpost

Five members of the ‘Bali Nine’ drug gang were released from Indonesian jails and returned home to Australia on Sunday. Eight men and a woman were arrested in 2005 for trying to smuggle more than 8 kg of heroin out of Bali In this photo released by the Indonesian Coordinating Ministry for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration and Correctional Affairs, Indonesian …

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1 week ago

Indonesian rupiah, Malaysian ringgit lead losses; markets eye rate calls

Live Mint

* S.Korean won subdued after impeachment of President * Rupiah falls past 16,000 per dollar, lowest in 4 months * Indonesia, Thailand to hold rates steady this week By Rajasik Mukherjee and Roushni Nair Dec 16 - Asian markets wavered on Monday, with the Malaysian ringgit and Indonesian rupiah dipping slightly and stocks trading lower as investors await rate decisions …

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1 week ago

Bali Nine prisoner release a 'positive step' in Indo-Australia relations

ABC

Rachel Mealey: After nearly 20 years behind bars in Indonesia, the last of the so-called Bali Nine prisoners have spent their first night free and back in Australia. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says there's no expectation Australia repay Indonesia, but experts say the diplomatic situation is likely more complex than that, as Oliver Gordon reports. Oliver Gordon: It's being described …

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Trauma lingers on for survivors of the deadly tsunami that hit Thailand 20 years ago

AP PHOTOS: Scenes of devastation from the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami

Indonesians mark 2 decades since the tragic tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands

Why Scott Rush is the only Bali Nine member not going home for Christmas

Solar firms eye options in emerging markets

Bali Nine inmate Matthew Norman to swap a squalid prison cell for a $4million waterfront mansion in upmarket seaside town

Apple Moves Closer to Lifting iPhone 16 Ban in Indonesia

Filipina on Indonesia death row arrives home to 'new life'

Indian Ocean nations to mark 20 years since devastating tsunami

Global demand spurring Indonesia’s mining boom comes at a cost for many communities

Mary Jane Veloso, Filipina nearly executed in Indonesia, arrives home

Mary Jane Veloso: Filipina spared from execution in Indonesia returns home after 14 years on death row

Regional polls lead gives boost to Prabowo

Fact Check: Video Of Burning Mosque In Indonesia Falsely Shared As 'Mosque Set On Fire In India'

Filipina who won a last-minute reprieve from an Indonesian firing squad returns home

From destruction to deadly heat, Associated Press photographers capture climate change in 2024

Indonesia plans to pitch data-center opportunities to Elon Musk

Pan Brothers Closes In on $537 Million Debt Restructuring

Why the return of Bali Nine members Martin Stephens and Matthew Norman to Australia is bittersweet - after 19 years behind bars

Indian airlines have expanded, but empty spots remain due to geopolitics

Five heroin traffickers return to Australia after almost 20 years in Indonesian prisons

Who are Australia’s 'Bali Nine' drug smugglers freed from Indonesian prisons?

Indonesian rupiah, Malaysian ringgit lead losses; markets eye rate calls

Bali Nine prisoner release a 'positive step' in Indo-Australia relations