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Seven people died and dozens more were injured when a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Friday, with residents shuttling loved ones to safety as buildings crumbled around them.

Bangkok Post

As Omicron cases climb rapidly, Indonesia tries to learn from its devastating Delta outbreak

Indonesia's daily case numbers are reaching new records while just under 70 per cent of the population has been vaccinated, yet the country insists it is prepared to tackle the Omicron wave.

ABC News

Courting Change For Indonesia’s Invisible Brides

The country’s marriage statistics obscure a significant rise in unregistered unions involving children and adolescents.

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Extreme wildfires are here to stay - and multiply

Indonesia's peatlands, California's forests, and, now, vast swathes of Argentine wetland have all been ravaged by extreme wildfires, heralding a fiery future and the dire need to prevent it.

Reuters

Dutch government apologises to Indonesia for war abuses, but knowledge of atrocities is nothing new

The Dutch government formally apologised last week for its role in “systematic and extreme violence” during Indonesia’s fight for independence from Dutch colonial rule between 1945 and 1949.

The Conversation

Body of missing dad found in river - being eaten by huge 13ft crocodile

The 51-year-old man, named only as Luther, tried to fight off the enormous croc but was dragged off along a river on the island of Borneo, Indonesia, last week

Daily Mirror

‘We are afraid’: Erin Brockovich pollutant linked to global electric car boom

Exclusive: Investigation uncovers evidence of contaminated air and water from one of Indonesia’s largest nickel mines

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Indonesia’s World Human Care in spotlight after US designation

US says WHC working ‘under the guise’ of providing humanitarian aid in Syria, but channels funds to hardline groups.

Al Jazeera

Indonesian authorities are cracking down on 'hotel quarantine mafia' scams reported by foreign tourists

Indonesia's Tourism Ministry is cracking down on hotel quarantine scams allegedly perpetrated by organised groups, dubbed "quarantine mafia", against foreign tourists. The country's hotels association denies the accusations.

ABC News

Foreign naval officers complete training at Kochi Naval Base

Thirteen officers from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Myanmar and Nigeria completed Anti-Submarine Warfare Specialisation Course at Anti-Submarine Warfare School at the Naval Base here on Thursday.

The Hindu

Dutch PM apologises for state’s role in abuses in 1940s Indonesian war

Study finds ‘widespread’ ill-treatment and extrajudicial executions during 1945-9 war of independence

The Guardian - UK

Indonesian cases hit record but less severe, fewer deaths

Indonesia’s confirmed coronavirus infections since the pandemic began have crossed 5 million, the highest in Southeast Asia

The Independent UK

Study says Dutch troops used 'extreme' violence in Indonesia

A long-running research project has concluded that Dutch troops used extreme violence during Indonesia’s war for independence and military leaders and politicians in the Netherlands largely ignored the excesses

The Independent UK

G-20 finance leaders eye ways to support pandemic recovery

Indonesian President Joko Widodo told financial leaders of the Group of 20 industrial economies that countries must avoid tensions and cooperate to support a recovery from the pandemic

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Reuters

Panel finds Dutch used excessive violence in Indonesian War of Independence

A major historical review has found the Netherlands' military engaged in systematic, excessive, unethical violence during Indonesia's 1945-1949 struggle for independence, and the Dutch government at the time condoned it.

The Guardian - UK

Germany and Portugal to cut restrictions – as it happened

Germany and Portugal preparing to axe most curbs as cases stabilise; Israel’s PM says ‘green pass’ system to be suspended as cases decline

The Conversation

“Bersiap”: a shared history of mass violence that haunts Indonesia and the Netherlands

A recently opened exhibition on the Indonesian Revolution at the Dutch Royal Museum (Rijksmuseum) in Amsterdam could represent another step towards enhancing friendship between two former foes.

The News Lens

Presidential Politics Heats up in Indonesia

Jokowi and his coalition partners have been preoccupied not just with the remaining two years of this presidential term, but also with the remainder of the decade. They have been prepared to countenance options that are contrary to democratic principles.

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Bangkok Post

Widodo: Now is not time for geopolitical tension

JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Thursday called for collaboration between countries to promote a global economic recovery and said now was not the time to create geopolitical tensions, such as the situation happening in Ukraine.

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MotoGP: Mandalika Circuit To Be Partially Resurfaced

The FIM and Dorna have requested Indonesian authorities to resurface more than half of the Mandalika Internatinal circuit in time for March 20's race.

Reuters

Dutch used excessive violence in Indonesian War of Independence, study says

A major historical review has found that the Dutch military engaged in "systematic and widespread use of extreme violence" during Indonesia's 1945-1949 struggle for independence, and the Netherlands' government at the time condoned it.

The Independent UK

Amid debate, women lift their voices with Muslim sacred text

Some Muslim women have turned to social media to amplify the voices of female Quran reciters and encourage women to post their recitations online

The News Lens

Myanmar Issue Hardens Divisions in ASEAN

Analysts said a troika had emerged made up of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei, which share religious sympathies with the Muslim Rohingya and have opposed bringing the Myanmar junta into ASEAN after it was banned from attending its summits in response to the coup.

The Canberra Times

Treasurer heads to Indonesia for G20 economic talks

Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is jetting off to Indonesia for his first G20 visit in two years.

The Independent UK

Indonesian new virus cases set record as omicron spreads

Indonesia has reported a record number of new COVID-19 cases driven by the highly transmissible omicron variant

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