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Indonesia orders six Rafale jets from France

Indonesia signed a deal with France Thursday to buy six Rafale warplanes as part of an anticipated total order of 42, Jakarta's defence minister said, as Paris bolsters military ties in the Asia-Pacific.

Bangkok Post

Indonesia starts testing homegrown Covid-19 vaccine on humans

Indonesia began testing a homegrown Covid-19 vaccine on humans Wednesday after getting the green light from the drug regulator as the country faces a rising wave of virus cases.

Bangkok Post

Dutch officials drop case against Rijksmuseum over ‘racist’ word

Decision to avoid word in exhibition on Indonesian independence led to accusations of genocide denial

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New Dutch exhibition examines Indonesia's independence

A new exhibition opens this week at the Dutch national museum that examines the violent birth of the Southeast Asian nation of Indonesia

The Independent UK

Indonesia frees croc from tire stuck on its neck for 6 years

A wild crocodile with a used motorcycle tire stuck around its neck for six years has finally been freed by an Indonesian bird catcher

The Independent UK

Indian teams clubbed with Indonesia, Japan

India has received decent draws in the Badminton Asia Team Championships with the men’s and women’s teams clubbed with defending champions Indonesia and Japan respectively, at the continental event sc

The Hindu

Novavax underdelivers on COVID vaccine promises

Novavax Inc has delivered just a small fraction of the 2 billion COVID-19 shots it plans to send around the world in 2022 and has delayed first-quarter shipments in Europe and lower income countries such as the Philippines, public officials involved in their government's vaccine rollouts told Reuters.

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Indonesian croc freed after 6 years trapped in tyre

PALU, Indonesia: An elusive Indonesian crocodile, which has swum around with a motorcycle tyre stuck around its neck for six years, has finally been freed by an animal lover on the island of Sulawesi.

Bangkok Post

After 20 years, Indonesia’s ExxonMobil accusers eye day in court

Villagers allege the gas and oil giant is responsible for a litany of human rights abuses in the early 2000s.

Al Jazeera

Indonesia to tighten COVID-19 curbs as infections climb

Indonesia will tighten social restrictions in Jakarta and Bali, as well as in two other cities on Java island, in a bid to contain a spike in coronavirus infections, a senior cabinet minister said on Monday.

Reuters

Indonesia should speed up its coal retirement program to support energy transition

Indonesia is struggling to prove its commitment to boost renewable energy. While the government’s latest national electricity plan (RUPTL) promotes a much higher portion of renewable energy, coal is still projected to be the primary source of power (59.4%) by the end of decade.

The Conversation

In Southeast Asia, decades-long deals stymie shift away from coal

Power purchase agreements that ensure “coal lock-in” are complicating the region’s transition away from fossil fuels.

Al Jazeera

Can Sinovac protect Indonesia from the Omicron wave?

Most of the vaccinated in the archipelago have been given the Sinovac shot.

Al Jazeera

An Indonesian mother’s unending — and inspiring — protest to find her son’s killer

SINGAPORE — Every Thursday for Maria Catarina Sumarsih begins the same: make breakfast for her husband and daughter, pray the Rosary, prepare the placards, grab her umbrella and head toward the palace, where for the last 15 years she has camped in the tropical heat, protesting the death of her…

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The Conversation

God's guardians on earth: how young Muslims in Indonesia turn to faith for environmental activism

Our study of young environmental activists in Indonesia found that Muslim youth activists based their environmentalism firmly on their knowledge of Islam. They see themselves as khalifahs – or God’s lieutenants on earth – undertaking the sacred task of guarding the natural world.

The Guardian - AU

‘He fought his whole life’: independence advocate who fled persecution dies from Covid-19

John Souisa steered refugees to safety and never stopped campaigning for Moluccan freedom

The Independent UK

Bali reopens to foreign travelers from all countries

Direct international flights to Bali have resumed for the first time in two years as Indonesia opens the resort island to foreign travelers from all countries, but mandatory quarantine remains in place for all visitors

The Guardian - AU

Turkey reports daily record of 111,157 new cases – as it happened

Turkish daily death toll highest in four months as cases surge; UK health agency says number of cases each day could be rising

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Indonesia Q4 GDP up 4.9% on exports

BENGALURU: Indonesia's economy grew 4.9% in the final quarter of 2021 as exports from the resource-rich economy surged amid a rise in global commodity prices while an easing of Covid-19 restrictions improved domestic consumption, a Reuters poll showed.

RideApart

2022 Honda Vario 160 Launches With Upgraded Engine In Indonesia

Honda launched the long-anticipated Vario 160 scooter with a slight displacement bump in Indonesia in February, 2022. Is the ADV150 next in line for an upgrade?

ABC News

Bali is officially open to fully vaccinated Australians. But they must spend five days in a luxurious beachside quarantine hotel

Australians are one step closer to booking their next Bali holiday. But there are a few COVID-19 conditions to meet, including a mandatory five-day stay at a luxury resort.

Bangkok Post

Indonesia Covid cases reach 6-month high as Omicron spreads

Indonesia added the highest number of Covid-19 cases in almost six months as the more transmissible Omicron variant spreads throughout the country.

Reuters

Bali to welcome first international tourist flight amid cautious reopening

Indonesia's holiday island of Bali will welcome its first direct flight carrying foreign tourists for nearly two years on Thursday, but just a handful of visitors will be on board to enter strict quarantine on arrival.

The Guardian - UK

‘A deranged pyroscape’: how fires across the world have grown weirder

The long read: Despite the rise of headline-grabbing megafires, fewer fires are burning worldwide now than at any time since antiquity. But this isn’t good news – in banishing fire from sight, we have made its dangers stranger and less predictable

Daily Mirror

Woman so obsessed with colour yellow everything she owns is in the cheerful shade

Fitri Rahmawati, a 30-year-old teacher from West Java in Indonesia, loves yellow so much she lives most of her life bathed in it, from furniture to cupboards to her scooter

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