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From Chile to Indonesia: Your donated clothes may end up thousands of miles away in deserts and on shorelines

Donating clothes seems eco-friendly, but vast amounts of low-quality fast fashion end up as waste in places like Chile's deserts and Indonesia's shorelines. While second-hand markets offer benefits, the sheer volume overwhelms reuse and recycling systems. True solutions lie in reducing production and extending garment life, not just donation bins.

The Times of India

Google denies involvement in $125 million Chromebook graft case in Indonesia

Former Google executives have denied the company's involvement in a corruption case tied to Indonesia’s Education Ministry

The Independent UK

'Silence Means Consent': 16 Law Students Suspended Over Lewd Messages About Female Peers in Indonesia

The University of Indonesia suspended 16 law students after group chat with sexually explicit messages surfaced, sparking public outrage and highlighting systemic issues of campus sexual violence.

International Business Times UK

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Hormuz blockade stirs tension over Malacca Strait near Singapore

Singapore emphasizes transit rights under international law. Malaysia favors dialogue with Iran. The region's strategic position remains a global focus.

The Economic Times

Eight dead as helicopter crashes minutes after take-off on Borneo island

The helicopter was flying between palm oil plantations

The Independent UK

PM to join summit on reopening strait of Hormuz – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

10 richest families in Asia who turned simple businesses into billion-dollar companies

The wealthiest families in Asia keep on consolidating their power in 2026 by accumulating more money in the traditional fields and emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and energy infrastructure. As per the latest ranking by Bloomberg, most of the family empires that have been around for some time…

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Australia secures fertiliser deal with Indonesia

Australian farmers will receive an additional 250,000 tonnes of fertiliser from Indonesia, as the conflict in the Middle East continues to squeeze supplies.

AAP

Albanese and Indonesian governments land fertiliser supply deal for farmers

The federal government has secured access to 250,000 tonnes of extra urea from Indonesia for Australian farmers.

The Conversation

Indonesia reviews US proposal for airspace overflight access

Indonesia is reviewing a U.S. proposal for overflight access to its airspace

The Independent UK

Indonesia expands defence ties with France on back of Moscow visit

Indonesia has agreed to expand defence industry cooperation with France just days after signing a major defence partnership with the United States and discussing energy ties with Russia. Jakarta made the announcement on Wednesday after a meeting between the two countries’ presidents in Paris.

Radio France Internationale

Salon owner and customer arrested for ‘stepping on Quran’ in Indonesia

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The Independent UK

Indonesian women face prison for ‘stepping on Quran’

Salon owner and customer face up to five years in prison if convicted under blasphemy law

The Independent UK

Algorithms don’t care: how AI worsens the double burden for Indonesia’s female gig workers

Artificial intelligence is often celebrated as the future of work. It is efficient, innovative and neutral. Yet, for many women in Indonesia’s gig economy, AI feels like a source of mounting pressure.

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Fortune

Danantara CIO: Indonesia can anchor the AI and energy economy—if governance keeps pace

Indonesia holds rare advantages in critical minerals, energy and scale. Whether it can convert them into lasting economic leadership depends on execution.

Evening Standard

Spanish police say Scots crime syndicate ‘dismantled’ as 14 arrested

It comes after Steven Lyons was arrested in Indonesia in late March.

The Guardian - AU

Australia urges Lebanon’s inclusion in Middle East ceasefire amid escalating Israeli strikes on Beirut

PM calls pause in hostilities a ‘fragile peace’ as Australia issues joint call with Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, Jordan, Sierra Leone and UK for aid worker protections

The Independent UK

Ocean protections clash with mining pressure in Indonesia's most diverse marine ecosystem

There is an explosion of color beneath the surface in Raja Ampat

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Euronews

Indonesia deports suspected 'mafia boss' Steve Lyons, wanted in Spain on drug charges

Bali police chief Daniel Adityajaya said Lyons was wanted in Spain as the alleged "leader of a large-scale transnational criminal organisation" engaged in drug trafficking and money laundering.

The Independent UK

Horror movie poster sparks backlash in Indonesia over fears it could lead to suicides

Officials took down multiple billboards across the capital and urged caution over provocative advertising

The Independent UK

Indonesia extradites Scottish man sought by Spain as crime boss

Indonesian authorities have extradited a Scottish man sought by Spain as an international crime boss, after his removal was delayed multiple times as police pursued an ongoing investigation

The Guardian - UK

As Iran war exposes global dependence on fossil fuels, the biggest emitters are reaping the rewards

Worst polluters hold world’s future in their hands as they benefit from higher fossil fuel prices, but global trends favour renewables

The Independent UK

Indonesian grandmother freed from Malaysia’s death row after 15 years returns home

Activists say Asih’s case exposes systematic exploitation of poor migrant women in drug trafficking

The Independent UK

Scottish crime boss wanted by Interpol sees extradition from Bali delayed for second day

Steven Lyons, 45, was described by law enforcement as a senior figure in an international crime syndicate

The Conversation

AI’s fluency in other languages hides a Western worldview that can mislead users − a scholar of Indonesian society explains

A friend in Indonesia recently told me about a conversation he had with ChatGPT. He had typed a question in Indonesian – Bahasa Indonesia – about how to handle a difficult family dispute. The chatbot responded fluently, in perfect Indonesian, with advice about communication strategies and conflict resolution. The grammar…

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