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Indonesia parliament approves membership of China-backed regional trade deal

JAKARTA: Indonesia's parliament on Tuesday passed a law cementing the country's membership of the China-backed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), making it the latest Southeast Asian nation to join the world's biggest trade bloc.

Bangkok Post

Time ripe for a review

After two years of virtual celebrations due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this year's Asean Secretariat held an in-person celebration on Aug 8 at its headquarters in Jakarta to mark the Association of Southeast Asian Nation's 55th anniversary.

Bangkok Post

Indonesia to investigate military officers for alleged murders in Papua

JAKARTA: Authorities in Indonesia's Papua region have detained six army officers and launched an investigation into their alleged involvement in the brutal murder of four civilians last week, military officials said on Monday.

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Artists celebrate as Art Jakarta resumes after COVID hiatus

One of Southeast Asia’s largest and oldest art fairs is back in Jakarta after a two year COVID suspension.

Al Jazeera

Indonesia considers hiking fuel prices up to 40%

JAKARTA: Indonesia may raise heavily subsidised fuel prices by 30% to 40% to manage fiscal pressure from a ballooning subsidy budget, lawmakers from President Joko Widodo’s ruling coalition government told Reuters on Friday.

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Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway: Looking at the roles of Luhut, Rini Soemarno and Ridwan Kamil in securing China-Indonesia relationship

China and Indonesia have not always had smooth economic relations. One of the reasons is because there has been a history of hostility towards communism – the ideology adopted by China – in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim majority nation. Communism in Indonesia has been banned since an alleged…

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Bali tourism continues to recover despite foot and mouth disease re-emergence

JAKARTA: The Indonesian popular resort island of Bali continued to revive its tourism sector from Covid-19 pandemic despite the ongoing foot and mouth disease (FMD) re-emergence in the Southeast Asian country.

Bangkok Post

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Singapore, Vietnam ease anti-gay laws; Indonesia urged to look other way

Indonesia’s top Islamic scholars have urged Jakarta not to follow the lead of neighbouring countries in decriminalising gay sex, as many in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation continue to view same-sex relationships as deviant.

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Bank Indonesia hikes benchmark rates for first time since 2018

JAKARTA: Indonesia's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time since 2018 on Tuesday, stepping up monetary tightening to fight rising inflation.

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Indonesia records first monkeypox case

JAKARTA: Indonesia has recorded its first case of monkeypox in a 27-year-old man who returned from travelling overseas, the health ministry said on Saturday.

Bangkok Post

Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin to attend G-20 summit in Indonesia, President Jokowi says

JAKARTA: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian leader Vladimir Putin are both planning to attend a Group of 20 summit in the resort island of Bali later this year, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said.

The Times of India

Vani, Diksha lead contingent of four in Simone Asia-Pacific Cup

JAKARTA: Vani Kapoor, who had a solid Top-3 finish in the Netherlands last month, will along with Diksha Dagar, Amandeep Drall and Gaurika Bishnoi represent India at the inaugural $750,000 Simone Asia Pacific Cup.

The Times of India

Revealed: Indonesian workers on UK farm ‘at risk of debt bondage’

As farms look further afield for labour, investigation finds Kent pickers saying they struggle to pay fees charged by unlicensed brokers

The Guardian - UK

‘My family need my support to eat’: how Indonesians came to work on a Kent farm

Drawn to the prospect of a job abroad, people such as Banyu signed up to a language course. From there, their debts to brokers grew

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Prabowo makes third bid for Indonesian presidency

JAKARTA: Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto has declared his entry into the country’s presidential race in 2024, his third bid for the top job in the country.

360info

Fixing Jakarta's commuter pollution problem

The Indonesian capital’s air quality is already bad. Emissions from vehicles commuting from its fringes worsens the situation.

The Times of India

Gaganjeet Bhullar registers 10th career win; ends four-year Indian title drought in Asia

JAKARTA: Golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar produced one of the best rounds of his career when he needed it most to end India's four-year long title drought on the Asian Tour.

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At Citayam Fashion Week, Jakarta's budget fashionistas get their turn on the catwalk

Initially, these teenagers from the buffer cities of Jakarta only intended to find a public space for them to socialise. But then they produced a new fashion trend in Indonesia.

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Rashid Khan in lead, Gaganjeet Bhullar one behind in Indonesia

JAKARTA: India's Rashid Khan was tied for the lead and Gaganjeet Bhullar was one shot behind at the end of 54 holes in the $500,000 Bank Mandiri Indonesia Open on Saturday.

The Times of India

CWG 2022: Sudhir, strong man of India, gets stronger

It was October 12, 2018. Sudhir had just won a bronze at the para Asian Games in Jakarta and the first person he shared the happy news with was his father Rajbir Singh, a retired CISF official, who was elated at his eldest son's achievement. Rajbir promised a grand felicitation…

The Times of India

Gaganjeet Bhullar adds 67 in second round, lies ninth in Indonesia Open

JAKARTA: Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar added another fine round of 5-under-67 following a 68 the first day to get to 9-under 135 at the half stage here at the Indonesia Open.

The Times of India

Gaganjeet Bhullar best Indian at 10th in Indonesia Open

JAKARTA: Gaganjeet Bhullar was the top Indian in the first round of the Indonesia Open, which could not be completed with play ending early owing to bad weather on Thursday.

Al Jazeera

Indonesia’s PayPal, Yahoo bans cast cloud over tech hub dream

Jakarta’s temporary blocking of websites highlights tension between desire to rein in internet and grow digital economy.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tourism Workers Strike as Indonesia Hikes Fee to See Rare Dragons

Tourism businesses in Indonesia's Komodo National Park began a month-long strike on Monday after the government announced a huge price hike. Jakarta's 20-fold rise for entry to the park's most popular two islands seek to limit the number of visitors to protect endangered Komodo dragons -- the world's largest lizards…

Bangkok Post

Indonesia ramps up diplomatic profile

In the post-Cold War era in Southeast Asia, Indonesia has always been an important weathervane in demonstrating the state of "realpolitik" in the region. Therefore, the recent diplomatic flurry of high-profile visits by Indonesian President Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, shows the country's efforts to stay ahead of today's…

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