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Indonesia's rural villages offer lessons for global tourism

The Dieng Plateau is a case study of community-led tourism development done well. The programme has helped the entire economic region.

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Thailand, Indonesia drawn in same group

Defending Asean champions Thailand and last year's runners-up Indonesia were drawn in Group A for the first round battles of this year's competition which has been renamed the Mitsubishi Electric Cup.

Bangkok Post

Champions Thailand to face Indonesia in football’s Asean Championship group phase

Defending champions Thailand will face last year's runners-up Indonesia in the group phase of the Asean Football Federation Championship after the draw was made on Tuesday.

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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.

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Indonesia’s zero tolerance drug laws leave hundreds on death row

Indonesia’s war on drugs hasn’t worked. Hundreds are on death row, executions are regular and the drug trade carries on.

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Soon-to be-released Bali bombmaker Umar Patek participated in a 'deradicalisation' program. Do they actually work?

Bali bombmaker Umar Patek says he is committed to assisting the Indonesian government deradicalising other extremists after he is released from prison. So, what is a deradicalisation program and do they work?

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Indonesia to investigate claims fruit pickers charged thousands to work in Kent

Exclusive: Taskforce begins work after labourers told Guardian they faced huge debts to unlicensed brokers in Bali

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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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Indonesia to investigate army officers over Papua killings

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

Reuters

Discovery of illegal Indonesian fishing camp on Kimberley coast prompts biosecurity, border concerns

The Indonesian fishing camp on the northern WA coast has sparked concerns about how the crew was able to come and go undetected by the Australian Border Force.

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Indonesia to shift $1.6 billion portion of fuel subsidy budget to welfare programmes

Indonesia will reallocate 24.17 trillion rupiah ($1.62 billion), or nearly 5%, of its fuel subsidy budget to social spending, including cash handouts to 20.65 million households, its finance minister said on Monday.

Reuters

6.1-magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia's Sumatra island

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island, the third tremor to rattle the area since early Monday, according to the country's geophysics agency.

Reuters

A new start after 60: ‘I’ve finally become the artist I always felt I was inside’

Anne Henriksen, 67, ran a crafts shop, worked in the theatre and spent 20 years driving taxis. But she only found her role in life after seeing some stone carvings in an Indonesian temple

The Guardian - UK

Ahead of parole, Indonesian militant regrets role in 2002 Bali bombing - media

An Indonesian militant has expressed regret for his role in the deadly 2002 Bali bombings, media reported on Monday, as news of his impending release sparks outrage in Australia.

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Special Report: Death penalty

Capital punishment remains one of the most divisive issues in global criminal justice. As more countries move to end the death penalty, some are doubling down.

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Finding certainty in an uncertain Indonesian death penalty

Indonesia is changing its approach to the death penalty, but half-measures won’t be enough to stop capital punishment outright.

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Indonesia’s death penalty ‘moderation’ a misnomer

As Indonesia moves to shed its colonial, undemocratic past, its so-called ‘moderate’ death penalty laws — riddled with ambiguity — undermines any move forward.

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Thai industry left at the altar

Heightened geopolitical tensions are tipped by some analysts and economists to trigger a spillover effect, with one possibility the relocation of industries to this region, including Thailand.

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Bali bombmaker Umar Patek records on-camera interview from Indonesian jail

Facing imminent parole, convicted Bali bombmaker Umar Patek records an extraordinary on-camera interview from an Indonesian jail about his involvement in the 2002 nightclub bombings.

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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.

Reuters

LGBT activists question Peru's response to trans man's death in Indonesia

LGBT activists in Peru held a protest on Friday questioning how their government handled the death of a Peruvian transgender man in Indonesia earlier this month who was detained at the airport upon arriving to celebrate his honeymoon.

Bangkok Post

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.

The Conversation

Iriana also plays roles: Indonesia's first lady diplomacy complements Jokowi's effort as G20 president

Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo attracted global attention when he paid a visit to Ukraine and Russia last month. But fewer observers and public noticed that his wife, First Lady Iriana Widodo, also accompanied him on the trip – including to Kyiv, the city currently deemed as the world’s most…

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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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Young Socceroos pull out of AFC U20s

The Young Socceroos will not feature at next year's U20 World Cup in Indonesia after Football Australia announced it was withdrawing from Asia's qualifiers.

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