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Kremlin says it will decide on Putin's G20 participation based on how events unfold

The Kremlin said on Thursday that it would make a decision on whether Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a G20 summit later this year in Indonesia based on how events evolve.

Reuters

Ratch to fund Indonesian expansion through investment by Egat

State-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) will inject 11.25 billion baht into its subsidiary SET-listed Ratch Group Plc, Thailand's largest private power generation firm by capacity, to increase registered capital and expand investment in Indonesia, a populous country with high energy demand.

Bangkok Post

US will boycott G20 meetings if Russia is allowed to attend, treasury secretary says

Treasury secretary Janet Yellen says Russia should be expelled from the Group of 20

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Indonesia president seeks to end talk he is angling for a new term

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has sought to rein in speculation that he intends to stay in office beyond his legally mandated two terms, ordering ministers this week to cease calls for an extension or postponement of elections due in 2024.

Reuters

Indonesian jails activist lawyer over Islamic radicalism

A former Indonesian human rights lawyer who joined an Islamic hard-line group has been sentenced to three years in prison on charges of incitement with the aim to establish a caliphate in a secular country

The Independent UK

Indonesia jails senior member of Islamist group on militancy charges

An Indonesian court on Wednesday sentenced a senior member of an outlawed hardline Islamist group to three years in prison for "consciously aiding terrorism actors".

Reuters

Constructing the ideal Muslim woman through Islamic self-help books on marriage

Indonesia has the largest Muslim population in the world. Almost 90% of its population, around 236.5 million people, are Muslim. Women make up almost half of it.

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Streamlining Indonesia’s pandemic warnings

Indonesia’s health systems work well at local level but cannot provide adequate nationwide pandemic warnings. For those, a new system is needed.

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G-20 wrestles with response if Putin shows up at summit

Russia’s war in Ukraine is looming large over a Group of 20 summit that’s still seven months off, with officials frantically preparing in case President Vladimir Putin decides to show up.

Tribune News Service

Put women at the heart of global economic recovery: that's Indonesia's task at the 2022 G20 summit

Studies have shown that closing the gender gap has positive impacts on the welfare of society. Research by Women World Banking in 2021 illustrates how economic welfare not only depends on income and infrastructure, but also gender equality.

The Conversation

Indonesians' trust in Australia falls as China seen as main security threat, Lowy report finds

A Lowy Institute survey of about 3,000 Indonesians also finds Scott Morrison is viewed poorly in the country, with just 38 per cent of respondents expressing confidence in the Australian Prime Minister.

ABC News

Indonesian principal sentenced to death for raping 13 girls

An Indonesian appeals court has sentenced an Islamic boarding school principal to death for raping at least 13 students over five years and impregnating some of them

The Independent UK

PTT poised to sell mining business in Indonesia

National oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc expects to sell its coal mining business in Indonesia within the first half of this year as the company plans to focus more on clean energy and mobility.

Bangkok Post

Indonesian court sentences teacher to death for raping 13 students

An Indonesian court handed down a death sentence on Monday to a teacher for raping 13 girls at an Islamic school, upholding an appeal by prosecutors for the death penalty after he had initially received a sentence of life in prison.

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Nearly Half of Crypto Owners First Bought Digital Assets in 2021

Almost half of all cryptocurrency owners in the United States, Latin America and Asia Pacific purchased the digital assets for the first time in 2021, according to a new survey from US cryptocurrency exchange Gemini. The survey of nearly 30,000 people across 20 countries, which was conducted between November 2021…

The Conversation

3 things Indonesia needs to ensure the transparency of its emission trading scheme

Indonesia, one of the world’s biggest coal producers and greenhouse emitters, plans to launch its pilot emissions trading scheme in July, which can possibly lead to the implementation of the first national carbon market in Southeast Asia.

ABC News

Bleaching at Ningaloo Reef puts scientists on high alert, as they test coral DNA for heat resistance

Top marine scientists say Western Australia's World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef is at further risk of coral bleaching, with signs of heat stress on the northern fringes, as unusually hot water moves from Indonesia down the WA coast.

Reuters

Indonesia greets Ramadan with mass prayer as COVID curbs ease

The world's largest Muslim-majority nation of Indonesia welcomed the start of the holy fasting month of Ramadan with a mass prayer at Jakarta's grand mosque on Saturday, with plateauing coronavirus cases allowing for eased restrictions this year.

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These young Indonesians became rich through 'investment platforms'. They've now been charged with fraud

When two social media influencers appeared on a television segment, Crazy Rich Indonesia, to show off their wealth, the studio audience laughed and applauded hearing about their "flexing". But one of their alleged victims was watching, and later filed a complaint to police.

ABC News

Juliana was kidnapped and taken from Timor Leste as a 'war trophy'. Two decades later, she made a daring dash for freedom

As she fled her captor of two decades, Juliana was chased though the jungle by soldiers. When she reached the croc-infested river that separated her from the safety of Timor Leste, she had no choice but to get in.

The Independent UK

Indonesian Muslims divided over when Ramadan begins

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is set to begin in Indonesia and most of the Middle East, though many in the Southeast Asian nation and elsewhere are not planning to start observing the month of dawn-to-dusk fasting, prayer and religious devotion until Sunday

Al Jazeera

Weathering the storm at the MotoGP: Indonesia’s rain shamans

The ritual conducted by Mbak Rara at the MotoGP in Lombok has drawn international attention to an age-old practice.

Bangkok Post

Scientists flag rice shortage concerns

Concerns are rising over the ability of Southeast Asia to retain its title as a major rice supplier to the world as countries such as Indonesia and the Philippines struggle to even produce enough for their own needs.

The Independent UK

Indonesia, Malaysia sign accord to protect migrant workers

Indonesia and Malaysia signed an agreement on the placement and protection of Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia

Bangkok Post

Indonesia, Malaysia agree palm oil prices should not compete

JAKARTA: Malaysia and Indonesia agreed that global prices of palm oil should be determined by the two biggest producers and they should not compete, Malaysia's Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said after meeting Indonesia's President Joko Widodo on Friday.

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