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Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) Stock Falls As 7 Workers Trapped In Indonesia Mine

Freeport-McMoRan Inc (NYSE:FCX) shares are trading lower Tuesday after the company announced a temporary suspension of operations at its Grasberg Block Cave mine in Papua, Indonesia. The halt in operations comes after a large flow of wet material blocked access to an area of the underground mine, trapping seven team…

Benzinga

Two British men arrested for ‘trying to smuggle a kilogram of cocaine’ into Bali

Indonesian prosecutors said the men had both met in Spain a week before their arrest

The Independent UK

Indonesian President Prabowo replaces five ministers after deadly protests

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati was among those ousted days after protesters raided her home.

Al Jazeera

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41 British companies profiting from 'destruction' of West Papua, study finds

Forty-one British companies, including household names like BP, Unilever and Barclays, are profiting from the “destruction” of West Papua, a new…

The National (Scotland)

Indonesian leader fires the ministers of finance and security after deadly protests

Indonesia's president has announced a Cabinet reshuffle, replacing key economic and security ministers after deadly protests erupted across the country

The Independent UK

Indonesia's Delayed New Capital Risks 'White Elephant' Status

A year after it was inaugurated, Indonesia's would-be new capital Nusantara attracts tourists and construction workers, but most of its architecturally arresting presidential palace and freshly built avenues sit silent.

International Business Times

Homo erectus: Facts about the first human lineage to leave Africa

Homo erectus is associated with a number of firsts in its 2 million years of existence, including being the first hominin to travel out of Africa.

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How MPs’ ‘abandoned’ cats became the unexpected symbol of Indonesia’s protests

During Indonesia’s recent mass protests, the looted homes of politicians in Jakarta revealed unexpected victims: cats reportedly left behind or stolen as their owners fled for safety.

The Conversation

Indonesia in chaos: Five Indonesians give views on why and how to fix it

A cost-of-living crisis and a government apparently impervious to the struggles of everyday people has ignited rage.

Al Jazeera

Who was Affan Kurniawan, the young gig worker whose death inflamed Indonesian protests?

Motorcycle taxi rider was crushed by police vehicle during crackdown on protesters in Jakarta

The Independent UK

'Pink And Green' Protests Call For A Reset In Indonesia

"RESET SYSTEM" reads graffiti above an intersection in the Javanese city of Yogyakarta, painted hastily in vibrant green and pink after deadly protests swept Indonesia last week.

International Business Times

Indonesian rescuers find helicopter crash site on Borneo and recover 1 body so far

Indonesian authorities say a rescue team has reached the site of a helicopter crash on Borneo and recovered one body

The Independent UK

Why Indonesia’s parliament struggles to maintain independence and trust

Large demonstrations hit Jakarta over the past week as angry protesters demanded the dissolution of Indonesia’s Parliament.

The Conversation

Indonesia violence: state response to protests echoes darker times in country’s history

Indonesians have taken to the streets over the past week to protest against elite corruption. The demonstrations began peacefully on August 25 with protests outside parliament in the capital, Jakarta. They soon spread across the country.

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The Independent UK

Why women dressed in pink and armed with brooms are joining Jakarta protests

Protests, which began in Jakarta last week, have rocked the world's third-largest democracy

Al Jazeera

Women’s groups gather in front of parliament in Indonesia amid protests

Amnesty International has said the increasing number of deaths from the government crackdown is ‘alarming’.

The Conversation

What’s behind the rioting in Indonesia? And will the much-loathed political elite back down?

For many Indonesians, the violent riots currently wracking Jakarta and other cities across the archipelago are eerily reminiscent of the riots of 1998 that accompanied the fall of former dictator Soeharto and his New Order regime after three decades in power.

Al Jazeera

Some 400 Indonesian school children fall ill after eating free school meals

Indonesia President Prabowo’s free meals programme hit by more mass illness as protests against government rock country.

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Indonesia embassy official’s shooting in Lima probably a ‘contract killing’, says Peru government

Interior minister says ‘they were waiting for’ official who was shot at point-blank range outside his home in killing that has shocked Peru

International Business Times UK

#Corruption: Filipinos Praise Indonesia for Revolting Against the Government — 'If They Can, We Can Too'

Filipinos are praising Indonesians as they bravely revolt against their corrupt government. Philippine residents are encouraging their fellowmen on social media to do the same.

Al Jazeera

Peru pledges to investigate the ‘heinous’ killing of Indonesian diplomat

Police say diplomat Zetro Leonardo Purba was shot three times as he bicycled home to his apartment in Lima, Peru.

Al Jazeera

Indonesian police use tear gas on university campuses in ongoing protests

The Islamic University of Bandung’s student body says security officials ‘brutally attacked’ the campus with tear gas.

International Business Times

Govt Gestures Leave Roots Of Indonesia Protests Intact

Government gestures to calm deadly protests in Indonesia have done little to address the economic inequality and hardship fuelling the unrest, leaving deep resentment to linger and flare up again, experts say.

The Independent UK

UN expresses concern over crackdown on Indonesian student protests after 20 reported missing

A human rights group has warned that 20 people remain missing

The Independent UK

Rescuers search for helicopter that went missing in Indonesia's Borneo

Search and rescue teams in Indonesia are searching for a helicopter that went missing over the forests of Borneo with eight people on board a day before

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