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Tara, Ayush extend their winning streak at Badminton World Junior Championships

In boys’ singles, Ayush showed great composure to register a 21-14, 13-21, 21-19 win over Indonesia’s Muhammad Reza Al Fajri.

The Hindu

New rules from Jakarta are dealing a blow to TikTok's e-commerce dreams

The social media giant TikTok puts a pause on TikTok Shop, its online retail operation, in Indonesia to comply with new government restrictions.

Fortune

Live cattle ship turning back to Darwin after fire

A fire in the engine room has stalled a ship believed to be exporting more than 3000 head of live cattle to Indonesia.

AAP

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Australia will pay $27m compensation to Indonesians held in adult jails when they were children

Commonwealth agrees to settle with more than 120 Indonesians wrongly detained as adult people smugglers, some when they were as young as 12

The Guardian - AU

Global bond sell-off upends stock markets around the world

US 30-year Treasuries have seen their yields reach levels not seen in 16 years as investors demand a higher return for holding long-term debt while interest rates are set to stay higher for longer. Asian and European equities also slumped on similar concerns. Also today, TikTok halts its e-commerce operations…

France 24

TikTok Shop Indonesia stops to comply with the country's ban of e-commerce on social media platforms

Chinese-owned video platform TikTok says it will halt its online retail operation in Indonesia to comply with the country’s decision to ban e-commerce transactions on social media platforms

The Independent UK

Fires on Indonesia’s Sumatra island cause smoky haze, prompting calls for people to work from home

More than 300 forest and peatland fires on Indonesia’s Sumatra island are causing hazy skies across the region, prompting government officials to ask people to work from home

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Indonesian president launches Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway, funded by China

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has inaugurated Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway, which begins its commercial operations on Monday, a key project under China’s Belt and Road infrastructure initiative that will drastically cut the travel time between two key cities

The Independent UK

Anger and despair as Indonesian families mark year since football disaster

Some 135 people died after police fired tear gas into the stands of the Kanjuruhan Stadium.

Al Jazeera

Indonesia is set to launch Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway, largely funded by China

Indonesia is preparing to launch Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway, a key project under China’s Belt and Road infrastructure initiative

The Independent UK

One year after deadly fan crush at Indonesia soccer stadium, families still seek justice

A year has passed slowly for Devi Athok, an Indonesian man whose two teenage daughters died in a crush of fans at a soccer stadium in East Java in October 2022 after police fired tear gas, setting off a panicked run for the exits that left 135 people dead

The Independent UK

TikTok says it regrets Indonesia's decision to ban e-commerce sales on social media platforms

Chinese-owned app TikTok says it regrets the Indonesian government’s decision to ban e-commerce transactions on social media platforms and particularly the impact it would have on the millions of sellers who use TikTok Shop

The Independent UK

‘Playing the China card’ or a serious regional threat? Timor-Leste’s new deal with Beijing

The upgrading of ties with Beijing caught regional leaders by surprise, but experts say it could be a strategy to secure investment from Australia

The Guardian - AU

Britain approves controversial Rosebank oil field

Britain has given the go-ahead to the development of Rosebank in the North Sea. Located 130 kilometres northwest of the Shetland Islands, it's the largest untapped oil field in the UK and is estimated to contain up to 300 million barrels of crude. The government argues Rosebank will help bolster…

France 24

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Why you will never hear an Australian leader call out Indonesia on West Papua

Australia is willing to turn a blind eye to human rights abuses in West Papua because alienating Indonesia is not worth the risk as China jostles for regional influence

The Independent UK

Climate change and the shift to cleaner energy push Southeast Asia to finally start sharing power

The urgency for Southeast Asian nations to switch to clean energy to combat climate change is breathing new life into a 20-year-old plan for the region to share power

Al Jazeera

How a China deal put the homes of thousands of Indonesians at risk

Residents of Rempang Island have until September 28 to leave their villages to make way for a sprawling economic zone.

The Guardian - AU

‘The kids had all been tortured’: Indonesian military accused of targeting children in West Papua

Exclusive: Australia is seeking to strengthen ties with Indonesia, despite new reports of brutality by the military — including the torture and murder of civilians — in West Papua

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Al Jazeera

‘Baby steps’ for ASEAN as it wraps up first-ever joint military drills

The exercise focused on humanitarian relief as the regional grouping makes tentative steps towards military cooperation.

Caixin Global

Dozens of Chinese Nationals Deported From Indonesia for Cross-Border Telecom Fraud

The suspects are allegedly involved in over 100 ‘nude chat’ extortion cases that have been filed across the country, authorities say

The Independent UK

Indonesia imprisons a woman for saying a Muslim prayer before eating pork in a TikTok video

A court in Indonesia has convicted a woman of inciting religious hatred and sentenced her to two years in prison for saying a Muslim prayer and then eating pork in a TikTok video

Al Jazeera

Indonesia jails woman for blasphemy over TikTok food video

Lina Lutfiawati was given a two year sentence over the video showing her praying before eating crispy pork.

Al Jazeera

‘Ready to die’: Indonesia Eco-City row grows as eviction deadline looms

Residents of the island of Rempang have until Sep 28 to leave their homes and make way for a China-funded mega project.

The Hindu

The ‘mantras’ that powered success at the G-20 summit

It is India’s policy ‘mantras’ of multilateralism, multipolarity and the “middle way” that won the day at the G-20 summit

The Independent UK

Southeast Asia nations hold first joint navy drills near disputed South China Sea

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has begun its first joint naval exercise at a time when several member countries are responding more strongly to increasing Chinese assertiveness in the area

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