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Indonesia to demolish football stadium where crush killed 133: president

The Indonesian football stadium where 133 people were killed in a stampede earlier this month will be torn down and rebuilt, the country's president said Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

FIFA vows to improve Indonesian soccer safety after tragedy

The president of soccer’s world governing body has met with Indonesia’s president and pledged to help improve stadium safety to prevent a repeat of a tragedy in which police fired tear gas at a match, causing a crush that killed 132 people

The Independent UK

FIFA, Indonesia Vow to Improve Football Safety after Fatal Stampede

FIFA head Gianni Infantino and Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Tuesday agreed to re-evaluate safety measures at stadiums across the country, after more than 130 people were killed in a crowd stampede at a match this month. The head of world football's governing body was in Jakarta to meet President…

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FIFA, Indonesia vow to improve football safety after fatal stampede

JAKARTA: FIFA head Gianni Infantino and Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Tuesday agreed to re-evaluate safety measures at stadiums across the country, after more than 130 people were killed in a crowd stampede at a match this month.

Bangkok Post

Indonesia to demolish soccer stadium where stampede killed over 130

Indonesia will demolish and rebuild a football stadium where a stampede killed more than 130 people this month, President Joko Widodo said on Tuesday as he vowed to "thoroughly transform" the sport in the soccer-mad nation.

Reuters

Asylum seeker tells of fatal sea voyage

A former Iraqi soldier has told a court how his family escaped the SIEV-X in international waters before it sank leading to a "significant number" of deaths.

AAP

Indonesia’s state firms to use only EVs by 2025 in net zero push

Indonesia is setting a three-year deadline for all state-owned companies to use only electric vehicles as part of its goal of reaching net zero emissions by 2060.

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FIFM Announces Films Partaking in 19th Editions

The Marrakech International Film Festival committee has unveiled the list of films partaking in the official contest of its 19th edition scheduled between November 11 and 19. The films represent 14 countries including four in Europe (France, Portugal, Switzerland, and Sweden), two from Latin America (Brazil and Mexico), four from…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Indonesian murder trial puts spotlight on police impunity

The trial of a former Indonesian police general accused of orchestrating the murder of his bodyguard started at a Jakarta court on Monday, in a case that has put a spotlight on alleged impunity and corruption in the country's police force.

Reuters

Man denies role in fatal smuggling plan

A man has pleaded not guilty to involvement in a people-smuggling operation that led to "significant" deaths when a vessel sank on route to Australia.

AAP

Indonesia’s tourism a win for women

Tourist villages provide opportunities for women to earn money for their family and the local community without leaving their home.

360info

Empowering women to choose weaving over illegal work

Traditional weaving can be an escape from extreme poverty in rural Indonesia, but it doesn’t work for everyone.

360info

Indonesian women are speaking up to break down taboos about mixed marriages with foreigners

Stigma towards interracial couples is a long-standing problem in Indonesia, with many women facing so many inappropriate questions they choose to hide away. But these people are speaking out to break the taboos.

ABC News

Indonesia bans cough syrup ingredients linked to child deaths

JAKARTA: Indonesia has banned ingredients linked to the deaths of 70 children in The Gambia from cough syrups as it investigates acute kidney damage that has killed more than 20 children in Jakarta this year.

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Indonesia bans cough syrup material linked to Gambia child deaths

Indonesia on Saturday banned ingredients linked to the deaths of 70 children in Gambia from cough syrups in the Southeast Asian country as it investigates acute kidney damage that has killed more than 20 children in the capital Jakarta this year.

Bangkok Post

Indonesia football riot, which led to 132 deaths, caused by police tear gas

Tear gas fired by the police led to the deaths of 132 people, including dozens of children, at a football match in Indonesia, according to the findings of a government-led investigation.

Reuters

Indonesia's fatal soccer stampede caused by tear gas, say investigators

A fact-finding team tasked with investigating a deadly soccer stampede in Indonesia has concluded that tear gas was the main cause of death in one of the world's worst stadium disasters, the country's security minister said on Friday.

The Independent UK

Indonesia gears up to start its first high-speed rail line

Indonesia is preparing to start Southeast Asia’s first high-speed rail service that will cut travel time between two cities from the current three hours to about 40 minutes

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Graphic Bali bombings footage played at 20th anniversary ceremony makes families of victims ‘sick’

Australian government says it will raise the issue with its Indonesian counterpart

Reuters

FIFA, Indonesian football body form taskforce after fatal stampede

The Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) and world soccer governing body FIFA will form a joint taskforce in a bid to improve crowd control and safety measures after a deadly soccer stampede earlier this month, officials said on Thursday.

Reuters

Indonesia's China-funded rail project on track despite cost overrun

A high-speed railway project in Indonesia, part of China's Belt and Road Initiative, is on track for a 2023 launch despite ongoing negotiations between the two countries about the project being over-budget, officials said on Thursday.

Al Jazeera

How Indonesia coaxes jailed hardliners away from extreme views

Potential parole for bombmaker Umar Patek has drawn attention to Indonesia’s deradicalisation programmes.

AAP

Australia's anger at Bali bombings event

A senior Australian minister has expressed distress and disappointment after vision of the Bali bombings was played at a commemorative event in Indonesia.

ABC News

Bali bombings 20 years on: How has Indonesia dealt with Islamic extremism?

This professor of Indonesian politics says recent crackdowns against Islamists in the political sphere may do more harm than good.

Daily Mirror

Hundreds gather to mark 20th anniversary of Bali bombings - killing 202 people

20 years ago, two explosive bombs killed 202 people - including 88 Australians and 28 Britons in Bali, Indonesia. Today people gathered across the country to remember those lost in the painful tragedy.

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