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Heather Mack was ‘directly involved’ in mother’s murder, should stay in jail: feds

A judge is expected to consider a request to release Heather Mack during a hearing Thursday in Chicago. Mack’s attorneys insist she poses no danger to the community and is not a flight risk.

Chicago Sun-Times

Indonesia bill barring extramarital sex gets renewed debate

Indonesian lawmakers are forging ahead with plans to change the nation’s criminal code to effectively outlaw extramarital sex and increase penalties on women who have abortions as part of legislation that sparked violent protests when introduced in 2019.

Bangkok Post

Greenpeace begs Indonesian government to call off Sotheby's auction of Bali archipelago

Environmental experts are pleading with the Indonesian government to cancel a controversial auction selling off 100 tropical islands to the highest bidder "before it causes worse impacts"

Daily Mirror

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Indonesia’s Mt. Semeru Eruption Buries Homes, Damages Bridge

Improved weather conditions Monday allowed rescuers to resume evacuation efforts and a search for possible victims after the highest volcano on Indonesia’s most densely populated island erupted, triggered by monsoon rains. Mount Semeru in Lumajang district in East Java province spewed thick columns of ash more than 1,500 meters (nearly…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Indonesia eyes property, economic boost with residency visa plan for foreign investors

Indonesia is preparing to unveil more details on its long-term residency visa scheme to attract foreign capital and property investors including from mainland China and Hong Kong, as Southeast Asia's biggest economy recovers from a pandemic-induced slump.

Bangkok Post

Indonesia set to pass new criminal code that will ban sex outside marriage

Indonesia is expected to ratify sweeping changes to its criminal code on Tuesday, senior officials confirmed, in a legal overhaul that critics say could curb freedoms and police morality in the Southeast Asian nation.

Reuters

Indonesia central bank says digital rupiah currency can be used in metaverse

JAKARTA: Indonesia's central bank (BI) governor Perry Warjiyo said on Monday its planned digital rupiah currency can be used in the future to buy products in the metaverse.

Bangkok Post

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Indonesia To Roll Out Subsidy Program To Encourage EV Adoption In 2023

Indonesia is set to roll out a subsidy program for electric vehicles in 2023, with the hopes of getting 1.2 million electric two-wheelers on the road by 2024.

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Thousands on alert in Indonesia's Java after Mt Semeru eruption

JAKARTA: Thousands of residents in Indonesia's East Java were on high alert on Monday after a violent eruption at the island's tallest volcano prompted authorities to impose an 8-kilometre no-go zone and forced evacuations of entire villages.

Bangkok Post

Indonesia's Mt. Semeru eruption buries homes, damages bridge

Improved weather conditions have allowed rescuers to resume their search for possible victims after the highest volcano on Indonesia’s most densely populated island erupted, triggered by monsoon rains

The Independent UK

Who will clean up Indonesia’s dirty cop problem?

Corruption is rife within Indonesia’s police ranks but it’s unclear whether there is the appetite to clean up their act..

360info

Thousands on alert in Indonesia's Java after Mt. Semeru eruption

Thousands of residents in Indonesia's East Java were on high alert on Monday after a violent eruption at the island's tallest volcano prompted authorities to impose an 8-kilometer no-go zone and forced evacuations of entire villages.

Reuters

Morning Mail: Wrongfully jailed policeman sues state, Biden rebukes Trump, Indonesian volcano erupts

In today’s newsletter: Wrongfully jailed policeman launches lawsuit, Biden rebukes Trump, Indonesian volcano erupts

The Guardian - AU

Oligarchs weaken Indonesia’s fight against corruption

Indonesia’s efforts to fight government corruption are being corrupted from within parliament, backed by big business, write Charles Simabura and Haykal, in part three of a series on combatting corruption in democracies

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Residents are evacuating as Mount Semeru, Indonesia's highest volcano, has erupted

Monsoon rains eroded and finally collapsed the lava dome atop 3,676-meter (12,060-foot) Mount Semeru, causing the eruption, according to National Disaster Management Agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari.

Reuters

Japan Meteorological Agency says no tsunami impact from Java volcano eruption-NHK

Japan's Meteorological Agency said on Sunday that there was no tsunami impact a volcano that erupted on Sunday in Indonesia, public broadcaster NHK said.

Daily Mirror

Indonesia's highest volcano Mount Semeru ERUPTS releasing lava river and gas clouds

Biblical monsoon rains have eroded and collapsed Mount Semeru's dome, forcing hundreds of residents in East Java, Indonesia to evacuate the area to escape flowing lava

Al Jazeera

Indonesia’s Mount Semeru volcano erupts, spews huge clouds of ash

Nearly 2,000 people evacuate as Indonesia’s highest volcano erupts, releasing searing clouds of gas and ash.

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Indonesia Raises Volcano Warning to Highest after Semeru Erupts

Indonesian authorities raised the warning on Semeru volcano to the highest level on Sunday, Kompas TV reported, after an eruption spewed a column of ash high into the air. The evacuation of people living near the volcano in East Java province had begun, a top regional administrator, Thoriqul Haq, told…

The Independent UK

Indonesia's Mt. Semeru unleashes lava river in new eruption

Indonesia’s highest volcano on its most densely populated island has spewed ash skyward and released searing gas clouds and rivers of lava in its latest eruption

Reuters

Indonesia evacuates villagers as volcano erupts on Java island

A volcano erupted in Indonesia on Sunday spewing a cloud of ash 15 km into the sky and forcing the evacuation of nearly 2,000 people, authorities said, as they issued their highest warning for the area in the east of Java island.

Reuters

Japan monitoring possible tsunami risk from Indonesia volcano - NHK

Japan's Meteorology Agency was monitoring for the possibility of a tsunami after a volcano erupted in Indonesia on Sunday, public broad caster NHK reported.

The Independent UK

Strong quake shakes main Indonesia island, no major damage

A strong earthquake has shaken parts of Indonesia’s main island of Java, causing panic but only minor damage just two weeks after an equally powerful quake killed hundreds

Bangkok Post

5.7-magnitude quake hits Java

A strong earthquake hit Indonesia’s main island of Java on Saturday, injuring at least one person and shaking the same town devastated by a tremor last month that left more than 330 people dead.

Reuters

Magnitude 6.1 quake hits Indonesia's West Java

A quake of 6.1 magnitude hit Indonesia's West Java area on Saturday, the country's geophysics agency BMKG said, sending people running out of buildings.

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