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Jakarta Is Sinking: Indonesia's $30B Plan To Relocate 11M Residents To New Capital Starting October 2024

Indonesia builds new smart capital Nusantara on Borneo to escape Jakarta sinking. First residents are set to move by the end of 2024.

International Business Times UK

'I'd love to be an F1 driver': Get to know GB track sprinter Emma Finucane

World sprint champion tells Cycling Weekly about her earliest Olympics memories, drinking coffee in Jakarta, and her passion for F1

Cycling Weekly

China And Indonesia Call For Cease-Fire In Gaza

China and Indonesia jointly call for Gaza cease-fire, criticize U.S., and discuss economic ties in a meeting held in Jakarta.

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Cheap coal, cheap workers, Chinese money: Indonesia’s nickel success comes at a price

Jakarta hopes the industry is the ticket to becoming a developed nation. But there are fears the toll on the environment – and people’s lives – will be too high

The Guardian - AU

Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto Wins Presidency With 1st-round Majority

Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto has been elected president of the world's third-biggest democracy, the elections commission said Wednesday, beating two rivals who have vowed to file legal complaints about the vote.

International Business Times

Striking new satellite images show Indonesia's new jungle capital taking shape

Nusantara will be the new capital of Indonesia as Jakarta continues to subside below sea level.

LiveScience

Once A 'Nobody', Jokowi's Son Set To Become Indonesia's VP

By his own admission, Gibran Rakabuming Raka was a "nobody" a few months before Indonesia's elections.

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How a Chinese rocket failure boosted Elon Musk's SpaceX in Indonesia

Elon Musk - the owner ofElon Musk - the owner of SpaceX, the world’s most successful rocket launcher – seized on the failure to prevail over state-owned China Great Wall Industry Corp (CGWIC) as Jakarta’s company of choice for putting satellites into space.

The Hindu

How Third-World Countries Build Walkable Cities Without Central Planning

Jakarta, Indonesia, shows why you don't need central planners to get pedestrian-friendly urban design.

Reason

Who is Prabowo Subianto, the man likely to be Indonesia’s next president?

A general once feared across Indonesia and banned from the United States, has reinvented himself as a cute grandpa.

Al Jazeera

Ex-general Prabowo Subianto claims victory in Indonesia's presidential election

Prabowo, who had been barred from entering the U.S. for two decades for alleged human rights abuses, has the backing of the current president.

WEKU

Free coffee and pouring rain: Indonesians vote in world’s biggest one-day election

More than 20,000 seats up for grabs in election that spans three time zones, with divisive defence minister predicted to win

The Guardian - UK

From Remote Tribal Areas To Flooded Cities, Indonesians Go To Polls

From makeshift bamboo polling stations in remote tribal areas to the flooded streets of the capital, tens of millions of Indonesians went to the polls Wednesday in one of the world's biggest one-day elections.

International Business Times

3 things you should know about Indonesia's presidential elections

The nation's younger voters may decide whether the world's third-largest democracy maintains economic growth and political reform or slides backward to the authoritarian politics of a generation ago.

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‘Fix it from within’: More Chinese Indonesians chase seats in parliament

Ethnic Chinese candidates running for office aim to challenge stereotypes that linger from Soeharto era.

The Guardian - AU

K-pop, TikTok and cats: the fight to win the key youth vote in Indonesia’s election

People under 40 will decide who leads the world’s third-largest democracy when voting takes place on 14 February

Al Jazeera

Big election rallies in Indonesia on final day of campaign

Hundreds of thousands of supporters of presidential contenders pack rallies in capital Jakarta and other cities.

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Anders Antonsen: A Champion's Tranquil Morning Ritual in Jakarta

Discover a different side of world-class badminton player Anders Antonsen as he savors a serene moment of relaxation with a cup of coffee in Jakarta.

The Hindu

Indian shooters pick up more gold in Jakarta

Indian shooters excel in Asia Olympic Qualifiers, adding to multiple gold medals and securing podium finishes in Jakarta.

The Times of India

Shooter Vijayveer Sidhu clinches 17th Paris Olympics spot for India

NEW DELHI: India's Vijayveer Sidhu secured a 17th Paris Games quota place for the nation by clinching a silver medal in the men's 25m rapid-fire event at the Asian Olympic Qualifiers in Jakarta on Saturday.

The Times of India

Rhythm Sangwan bags India's 16th quota place in shooting for Paris Olympics

NEW DELHI: Rhythm Sangwan made history by becoming the 16th Indian shooter to secure a quota place for the 2024 Paris Olympics. She achieved this feat by winning a bronze medal in the 25m sports pistol category at the Asian Olympic Qualifiers in Jakarta on Thursday.

The Times of India

Shooters Nancy, Elavenil win 10m air rifle gold and silver at Asian Olympic qualifiers

NEW DELHI: Rising star Nancy and Olympian Elavenil Valarivan delivered an outstanding performance in the women's 10m air rifle event, securing the gold and silver medals, respectively, at the Asian Olympic Qualifiers in Jakarta on Wednesday.

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