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Pilot ‘complacency’ a factor in fatal Indonesia crash

JAKARTA: Indonesian investigators on Thursday blamed mechanical problems and pilot “complacency” for a deadly plane crash last year that killed all 62 passengers and crew.

Bangkok Post

Countdown to Asia’s Summit Season

Conflict in Myanmar and Ukraine against a backdrop of U.S.‑China tension – a crowded agenda will unfold in coming weeks.

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Thousands rally for justice after Indonesian stadium tragedy

Thousands of people in Indonesia have rallied to demand justice and a thorough investigation into those they blame for the stampede at Kanjuruhan soccer stadium in East Java’s Malang city that left 135 people dead

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Faulty system, poor pilot monitoring contributed to Sriwijaya Air crash - Indonesian investigators

A faulty automatic engine throttle system that was not properly monitored by pilots led to a deadly January 2021 crash of a Sriwijaya Co 737-500 jet, Indonesia's air accident investigator KNKT said in a final report on Thursday.

Reuters

Putin may participate in G20 summit via video link -RIA

Russian President Vladimir Putin may take part in an upcoming summit of the G20 grouping of nations in Bali via video link, state news agency RIA said on Thursday, citing the Russian embassy in Indonesia.

Reuters

Vladimir Putin to skip G20 summit in Bali, says Indonesian government official

Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov walked out of G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in Bali in July after facing jeers

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin to skip G20 summit in Bali, says Indonesian government official OLD

Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov walked out of G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in Bali in July after facing jeers

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Putin Will Not Attend G20 Summit in Bali

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the G20 leaders' summit on the Indonesian resort island of Bali next week, Moscow's embassy in Indonesia told AFP on Thursday. "I can confirm that (foreign minister) Sergei Lavrov will lead the Russian delegation to the G20.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend G-20 summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the Group of 20 summit in Indonesia next week, avoiding a possible confrontation with the United States and its allies over his war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Firms behind Indonesia's high-speed rail seek another $1bn loan from China

JAKARTA: The consortium building a China-funded high-speed railway in Indonesia is seeking a 16.1 trillion rupiah ($1.03 billion) loan top-up from China Development Bank (CDB) to fund a budget overrun on the project, company executives said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

Russia orders pullout from strategic Ukrainian city Kherson in major retreat

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday ordered his troops to withdraw from the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson and take up defensive lines on the opposite bank of the River Dnipro – marking one of Russia's most significant retreats and a potential turning point in the war. Read our…

France 24

U.S. allows transactions to free sanctioned oil tanker stranded in Indonesia

The United States has allowed some transactions to take place with a sanctioned oil supertanker in efforts to free the vessel currently stranded in Indonesian waters, the U.S. embassy in Singapore said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Why Indonesia is abandoning its capital city to save it

Indonesia’s capital Jakarta faces such climatic challenges that a new city is being built more than 1,000km away.

Al Jazeera

Climate, Ukraine, China in focus as Biden prepares for upcoming foreign trip

President Joe Biden will meet with the leaders of Egypt, Cambodia and Indonesia during an upcoming trip to North Africa and Asia where he will show U.S. commitment on issues such as climate change and assert Washington's pledge to counter China's rising global influence.

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Downing Street: Sunak could “confront” Putin about Ukraine at G20

Rishi Sunak, backed by British allies, could use the upcoming G20 summit to “confront” Vladimir Putin about the war in Ukraine, Downing Street has said. It is not yet clear whether the Russian leader, who has faced unanimous condemnation by Western leaders for the invasion of Ukraine, will attend the…

Reuters

Indonesia to publish findings this week on 2021 Sriwijaya Air crash

Indonesian investigators will this week release the final report of a probe into the 2021 crash of a Sriwijaya Air flight that killed all 62 people on board, an official said on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

G20 host Indonesia has 'strong impression' Putin will skip Bali summit

JAKARTA: Russian President Vladimir Putin may miss next week's G20 leaders summit, his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo and host of the bloc of major economies told media on Monday.

Bangkok Post

Jokowi readies G-20 deals to showcase Indonesia’s growing clout

Indonesia is using the Group of 20 summit next week to power through deals ranging from infrastructure to carbon trading that spotlights its ambitions as a Southeast Asian economic powerhouse.

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Al Jazeera

‘Strong impression’ Putin will skip G20, Indonesia’s Widodo says

Indonesian leader tells newspaper he is concerned international tensions may overshadow economic summit.

Reuters

G20 host Indonesia says Putin may seek to join summit virtually

Russian President Vladimir Putin will join next week's G20 leaders summit "if the situation is possible", his Indonesian counterpart and the meeting's host said on Tuesday, adding that Putin could attend virtually instead.

Financial Times

The first global summit of the second cold war

Joe Biden and Xi Jinping may meet at the G20 in Indonesia, whose president embodies an older non-aligned tradition

360info

The foreign policy fallout of COVID-19

The pandemic gave health diplomacy its stiffest test. While there were successes, geopolitical power games resulted in failures.

Reuters

Analysis-Brazil's Lula hopes to unite rainforest nations, tap funding at COP27

A new alliance of rainforest nations - sought by Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva - could be key to unlocking conservation funding and bolstering a flagging global forest pact at the COP27 climate summit, environmentalists say.

Liverpool Echo

Hillsborough survivors helping victims of Indonesia stadium crush

A recent report found the use of tear gas fired by police was the cause of the deadly crush

Bangkok Post

K-pop show halted in Indonesia after crush

JAKARTA: The K-pop band NCT 127 was forced to end their first concert in Indonesia early after 30 people fainted in a crush, police said.

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