A veteran reporter identified for overlaying rights abuses in Indonesia’s militarized and restive Papua area mentioned a bomb exploded outdoors his residence on Monday, with a journalists group calling it an act of intimidation that threatened press freedom. Nobody was injured within the blast close to his residence within the …
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ASEAN Beat | Politics | Southeast Asia With just a year until the end of his second and final term in office, Joko Widodo is more popular than ever. Advertisement Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is steaming toward the end of his term in office next year, with his approval rating hitting an all-time …
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ASEAN Beat | Economy | Southeast Asia Indonesian authorities are hoping that the return of Chinese visitors will mark the beginning of the end for the island’s long COVID-19 slump. A lion dancer welcomes Chinese tourists on their arrival at Ngurah Rai international airport in Bali, Indonesia on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. Credit: AP …
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ASEAN Beat | Diplomacy | Southeast Asia Indonesia’s experience of democratization could offer a path forward for Myanmar – but only if the country’s generals have the political will. Luhut Pandjaitan, Indonesia’s coordinating minister for maritime affairs and investment, speaks during a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 19, …
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Jakarta, Indonesia – Five-year-old Shena has been in hospital since September. Her eyes move slowly when her mother calls her name but she is otherwise almost completely unresponsive. Her mother, Desi Permata Sari, says Shena’s problems started when she fell ill with a fever. Concerned, she took her daughter to …
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More than a billion people from around the world are about to celebrate the Lunar New Year and the arrival of the Year of the Rabbit. Many of those welcoming the Lunar New Year are from China, where the festival is marked by a week of public holidays. But it …
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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen hands over ASEAN’s ceremonial gavel to Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo at the Closing Ceremony of the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and Related Summits in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, November 13, 2022. Credit: ASEAN Secretariat/Kusuma Pandu Wijaya Advertisement As always, the new year has heralded a …
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Production resumed at a China-owned nickel smelter in Indonesia on Tuesday after a deadly weekend riot highlighted lingering tensions over the presence of Chinese workers in the Southeast Asian country. Police said the violence erupted on Saturday at the PT Gunbuster Nickel Industry (GNI) plant in Morowali, Central Sulawesi province, …
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DAVOS, Switzerland — It was a tricky balancing act for Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday: Assure European leaders their beleaguered companies will get cash while insisting the EU is not turning protectionist. Speaking to hundreds of CEOs, politicians and global leaders at the World Economic Forum, the European Commission president …
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Indonesian officials say they’re not worried about the presence of China’s largest coast guard ship in the Natuna Sea. Jakarta has sent naval ships and a patrol aircraft to the area to monitor the Chinese vessel’s movements but the Navy’s Chief, Adm. Muhammad Ali, said everything is “under control.” Vietnamese …
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Some 200 children have died of acute kidney injury in Indonesia since last year and dozens of cases linked to cough syrup have been reported in The Gambia and Uzbekistan. Families of Indonesian children who died after consuming a tainted cough syrup have demanded restitution at an Indonesian court, which …
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Advertisement Two workers were killed in clashes and rioting at an Indonesian nickel processing plant over the weekend, officials said yesterday. The demonstrations at the PT Gunbuster Nickel Industry (GNI) in Morowali, Central Sulawesi, ended in clashes between groups of Indonesian workers and foreign workers from China, leading to the …
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