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An illustrative map showing the epicentre of the earthquake near Indonesian mainland. Photo: earthquake.usgs.gov A 6.2 magnitude quake struck off eastern Indonesia on Friday (July 3, 2026), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, with no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The jolt struck at a depth of 120 kilometres, around 58 kilometres west of…
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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (right) at the Parliament building in Jakarta on May 20, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP In a major overhaul of trade policy, resource-rich Indonesia announced that key commodities can soon only be exported via a state-run agency. Speaking to Parliament on May 20, President Prabowo Subianto said the Government Regulation on…
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Activists hold up posters as they shout slogans during a rally denouncing violence allegedly committed by the police during days of protests against lavish allowances given to the members of the parliament, in Jakarta, Indonesia, on September 3, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Hundreds of women dressed in pink joined protests in Indonesia’s capital on…
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New Delhi: In a heartfelt showcase of soft culture influencing bilateral ties between the two countries, an Indonesian delegation sang the famous Bollywood song ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ at the banquet hosted by President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday. The delegation hosted in honour of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto at the Rashtrapati Bhavan included senior Indonesian…
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New Delhi: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto arrived in the national capital on Friday night, on his first state visit to India. He was received by the Minister of State for External Affairs, Pabitra Margherita at the airport in New Delhi. President Prabowo, who is in India from January 23-26, will also be the Chief Guest…
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A woman and child look on at volcanic ash rising into the air during the eruption of Mount Ibu, as seen from Duono Village in West Halmahera, North Maluku province, on January 15, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP A volcano in eastern Indonesia has erupted at least a thousand times this month, according to an…
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Jakarta: A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted on Saturday, spewing hot lava and releasing a column of smoke and ash four kilometres (3.1 miles) into the air, an official said. Mount Ibu, on Halmahera island in North Maluku province, erupted at 7:45 pm central Indonesia time (1145 GMT), sending a tall flaming column soaring into…
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Plastic waste piled outside an illegal recycling factory in Jenjarom, Kuala Langat, Malaysia October 14, 2018. Picture taken October 14, 2018. | Photo Credit: Reuters Malaysia’s trade ministry said it has imposed provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of polyethylene terephthalate, or PET, originating or exported from China and Indonesia. The anti-dumping duties range from 6.33%…
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Brasilia: Brazil on Monday announced that Indonesia had become a full member of BRICS, a bloc of developing economies increasingly seen as a counterweight to the West. Brazil’s foreign ministry said in a statement that Southeast Asia’s most populous country “shares with the other members the will to reform the institutions of global governance and…
Tipping Point: How is climate change affecting rice production? | Video Credit: The Hindu Rice feeds billions of people across the globe. It is the staple food for more than half of the world’s population, and millions depend on it for their livelihood. However, climate change is disrupting how crops are produced and consumed, and…
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