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Cannibal tribe strike terror by eating its foes' flesh and using human skulls as pillows

The Asmat tribe populates over 100 villages and consists of 12 different sub-ethnic groups in the unexplored jungles of New Guinea in Indonesia. Until relatively recently, they practiced headhunting and ate the flesh of their enemies.

Daily Record

Strategists favour Singapore, dividend stocks in hawkish Asia

Surprise policy tightening moves announced by central banks in Singapore and the Philippines signal Asia is now fully awake to the threat of accelerating inflation and is playing catch up with its global peers.

Bangkok Post

Russia's war in Ukraine 'greatest challenge' to global economy, says Yellen

BALI, Indonesia: Russia's war in Ukraine poses the greatest threat to the global economy, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday as G20 ministers prepare to start talks in Indonesia.

Bangkok Post

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Australia, Indonesia commit to fight against FMD outbreak

Australia’s top agriculture official has met with his Indonesian counterpart to discuss ways to stop a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak that has infected hundreds of thousands of cattle in Indonesia and prevent the outbreak from spreading to Australia

The Independent UK

Cannibal tribe eats its enemies' flesh and uses human skulls as pillows

The Asmat tribe populates more than 100 villages and consists of 12 different sub-ethnic groups in the unexplored jungles of New Guinea in Indonesia - and until relatively recently practiced headhunting and ate the flesh of their enemies

Daily Mirror

Boomers too strong for Saudis at Asia Cup

Australia have won their second straight game to start the FIBA Asia Cup in Indonesia, seeing off Saudi Arabia 76-52 behind 16 points from Thon Maker.

AAP

Foot-and-mouth disease Bali flight ban talk concerns tourism operators

Tourism leaders say any talk of suspending travel with Bali or reintroducing restrictions could seriously threaten the industry, as it struggles to get back on its feet after the pandemic.

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Minister rules out ban on Indonesian flights amid foot-and-mouth outbreak

Australia's Agriculture Minister rules out a ban on flights from Indonesia as a way to prevent a devastating livestock disease from entering the country.

ABC News

Indonesia And Malaysia Emerge As Top Contenders For Investment

Investors are starting to take a second look at Asian countries for investment, with Indonesia and Malaysia emerging as among the most appealing in the region.

Benzinga

Indonesia halts sending migrant workers to Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: Indonesia said on Wednesday it has temporarily stopped sending its citizens to work in Malaysia, including thousands recruited for the plantation sector, citing a breach in a worker recruitment deal signed between the two countries.

Bangkok Post

Indonesia to start chicken exports to Singapore amid shortage

Indonesia will start exporting chicken to Singapore this week, its agriculture ministry said, with the aim to plug an ongoing shortage in the city-state following a ban on exports from key supplier, Malaysia.

Reuters

Girl, 14, killed by crocodile while swimming in river as friends shout for help

Teenager Intan Maria Sari was killed by a crocodile after going down to the river to wash her clothes in the Gansal river, in Riau, Indonesia, as her friends shouted for help

Daily Mirror

Indonesian VP to Asharq Al-Awsat: We will Invite Russia, Ukraine Presidents to G20 Summit

Indonesian Vice President Maaruf Amin stressed that the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict creates geopolitical division, slows global economic development, and increases the prices of essential commodities. Indonesia is one of the G20 countries and the group's president for 2022.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Indonesia chases G20 progress with Russia but Germany, France sceptical

G20 finance leaders will meet in Bali this week for talks on issues like global food security and soaring inflation, but there was scepticism from Germany and France over Indonesia's hopes for common ground as tensions over Ukraine simmer.

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Ukraine war: Russia's G20 walkout heightens tensions at fractious summit as China's rise continues

While G20 foreign ministers were meeting in Bali, Indonesia, the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, threatened further escalation in his war against Ukraine, announcing to the world that “by and large, we have not started anything in earnest yet”. What he meant became quickly clear when a missile attack hit an…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Indonesia Religious Affairs Minister: Promotion of ‘Wasatiyah’ Prevents Muslim Divisions

Indonesia’s Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Qoumas stressed that the solution to uniting Muslims lies in promoting religious or Islamic “Wasatiyyah”, or moderation. The adoption of this approach will help prevent division between people, he told Asharq Al-Awsat. On Saudi Arabia’s role in serving the Hajj pilgrims, he said the Kingdom’s…

The Guardian - AU

Foot-and-mouth disease: Australian government backs electronic tagging for sheep

Federal minister says it’s up to states, but mandatory system would help protect against potentially costly outbreak as Indonesia battles FMD

Al Jazeera

‘Most feared disease’: Indonesian farmers’ foot and mouth misery

Southeast Asian nation is grappling with its first outbreak of foot and mouth disease in nearly 40 years.

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Daily Record

Tom Rogic trains as former Celtic star spotted in Sydney but situation remains a mystery to Australia boss Graham Arnold

Rogic is still without a club after leaving the Premiership champions having turned down a move to Indonesia

Reuters

China warns Asian nations to avoid being used as 'chess pieces' by big powers

China's foreign minister Wang Yi warned on Monday in a policy speech in the Indonesian capital that countries should avoid being used as "chess pieces" by major powers in a region that he said was at risk of being reshaped by geopolitical factors.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Blinken in Thailand to Shore up Regional Support, Counter China Push

The United States and Thailand signed agreements on Sunday to deepen the countries' already strong ties as Washington steps up its efforts to counter China's expanding influence in Asia. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Thai foreign minister Don Pramudwinai pledged to advance partnerships in climate change, law enforcement…

The Independent UK

Indonesian Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha amid FMD outbreak

A foot-and-mouth disease outbreak is disrupting ritual slaughter of animals to mark Eid al-Adha, one of the biggest holidays in the Islamic calendar

The Independent UK

Gas lines and scuffles: Sri Lanka faces humanitarian crisis

A few years ago, Sri Lanka had an economy strong enough to provide jobs and financial security for its 22 million people

France 24

Russia assembling reserve forces for next Ukraine offensive, UK warns

Russia is moving reserve forces from across the country and assembling them near Ukraine for future offensive operations, UK military intelligence warned on Saturday, a day after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stormed out of G20 talks in Indonesia amid criticism of the war in Ukraine. Follow the day’s events…

Reuters

Blinken and China's Wang Yi hold 'candid' talks on Ukraine and trade

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday he had discussed Russian aggression in Ukraine during more than five hours of talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and raised concerns over Beijing's alignment with Moscow.

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