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AP PHOTOS: Jakarta TNR effort aims to help stray cats like lively Hitam and feisty Aing Maung

Hitam, a lively black-and-white stray cat has been spayed and returned to the loving arms of Alvin, a parking attendant in a bustling street in Indonesia's capital.

The Independent UK

South Korean Lawmaker Calls For Investigation Into Wood Pellet Imports

South Korean lawmaker urges for halt on wood pellet imports from Indonesia due to deforestation concerns.

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South Korean politician calls for investigation of biomass energy material imported from Indonesia

A South Korean National Assembly member has called for a moratorium on wood pellet imports from Indonesia and an investigation into South Korea’s biomass use after government data and satellite analysis linked the country’s biomass imports to deforestation in Indonesia

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Landslide triggered by rain in Indonesia's Sumatra island kills at least 7 people

At least seven people have died in a landslide triggered by torrential rain in Indonesia’s Sumatra island, officials said on Thursday, adding to the death toll from landslides in the region this week

The Independent UK

Indonesians Vote In Regional Election Seen As Test For Prabowo

Indonesians voted on Wednesday to pick local leaders in the country's biggest simultaneous regional election, with President Prabowo Subianto seeking to consolidate his grip on power.

International Business Times

Thai Influencer-Turned-Fraudster Arrested In Indonesia After Failing To Sing National Anthem While Posing As Local

A Thai influencer on the run for fraud was arrested in Indonesia after failing to pose as a local by not knowing the national anthem or Pancasila.

International Business Times UK

Soviet socialist realist art is found in the Asia-Pacific region too. Here are ten classics to look out for

Joseph Stalin was no great lover of the arts, unlike other Communist leaders, but he recognised their power to stir his people’s souls in the pursuit of his political goals.

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Indonesia seizes more than a ton of endangered pangolin scales said to be meant for Chinese clients

Indonesian authorities say they have foiled a plot to smuggle more than a ton of endangered pangolin scales worth over a million dollars

The Independent UK

Indonesia arrests Filipino fugitive accused of running a $67 million investment scam

Authorities on Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali said they've arrested a Filipino fugitive accused of helping scam over $67 million out of clients in the Philippines

The Independent UK

Rescuers recover 20 bodies from flash floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island

Indonesian rescuers have recovered 20 bodies and are looking for two villagers who remain missing after flash floods on Sumatra island caused mud and rocks to tumble down mountainsides

The Independent UK

Uncontacted hunter-gatherers facing threat of genocide because of minerals mining, claims report

Survival International says Hongana Manyawa in Indonesia are at risk but mining company says the people in ‘voluntary’ contact with workers

The Guardian - UK

Pioneering use of camera traps in Indonesia sheds first light on critically endangered Sumatran tigers

The tigers are the rarest subspecies of tiger in the world, with only 400 suspected individuals left in the wild

Digital Camera World

Apple $100 Million Proposal Rejected As Indonesia Maintains iPhone Ban

Indonesia challenges Apple's $100 million investment proposal as insufficient to lift iPhone sales ban due to local component requirements.

Benzinga

‘If you survive this, you somehow must share it’: reliving the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami

A harrowing docuseries looks back at the deadly Boxing Day tsunami that killed over 225,000, speaking to survivors

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Rescuers Recover Bodies After Flash Floods Hit Sumatra Villages

Rescuers in Indonesia work to recover bodies and find missing persons after flash floods and landslides devastate Sumatra Island.

The Independent UK

Landslide and flash floods hit Indonesia’s Sumatra island, leaving 16 dead and 6 missing

Indonesian officials say rescuers have recovered 16 bodies under tons of mud and rocks or that were swept away in flash floods that hit mountainside villages on Sumatra Island

The Guardian - AU

Parents of surviving Bali Nine inmates ‘quietly hopeful’ as minister confirms talks under way to return them to Australia

Five remaining members would continue to serve sentences upon returning under proposal, trade minister Don Farrell says

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Bali Nine members could continue sentences in Australia

The remaining members of the Bali Nine drug smuggling ring are expected to continuing serving their sentences in Australia, a federal minister has confirmed.

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Evening Standard

UK pledges £239m to forest-rich nations to fight climate change at Cop29

The money will go to countries like Colombia and Indonesia to support vital global ‘carbon sinks’.

The Independent UK

Indonesia's Prabowo plans to retire all fossil fuel plants in 15 years, but experts are skeptical

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has announced that his government plans to retire all coal and other fossil fuel-powered power plants within 15 years, while drastically boosting renewable energy capacity

The Independent UK

Starmer welcomes president of Indonesia to Downing Street

Sir Keir Starmer greeted Prabowo Subianto outside Number 10 on Thursday afternoon.

Evening Standard

King offers traditional welcome to Indonesian president

Charles held an audience with President Prabowo Subianto at Buckingham Palace on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Papuan women's mangrove forest in Indonesia is increasingly threatened by development and pollution

On the southeastern coast of Jayapura city lies a mangrove forest where only women are permitted to enter

The Conversation

Indonesian social forestry often excludes women from decisions, risking greater inequality

Our analysis of Indonesia’s social forestry permits shows that women remain underrepresented in forest management bodies despite efforts to boost their presence, leaving them out of decisions about their forests.

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“She’s Getting A Second Chance”: Woman Facing Execution Set To Return Home After 14 Years

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