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With brooms in hand as symbol for change, Indonesian women join Jakarta protests

September 3, 2025 admin

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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Indonesia Delegation Sings Bollywood Song ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ At President’s Banquet

January 26, 2025 admin

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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Indonesian President, Republic Day Chief Guest, Lands In India

January 23, 2025 admin

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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Indonesia’s Mount Ibu erupted 1,000 times this month

January 20, 2025 admin

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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Indonesia’s Mount Ibu Erupts, Spews Hot Lava, Smoke

January 11, 2025 admin

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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Malaysia imposes anti-dumping duties on plastic imports from China, Indonesia

January 8, 2025 admin

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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Brazil Announces Indonesia Entry Into BRICS

January 6, 2025 admin

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…

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Watch: How is climate change affecting rice production?

January 3, 2025 admin

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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Indonesians mark 2 decades since tragic tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands

December 21, 2024 admin

Two decades after a catastrophic tsunami destroyed her village, Tria Asnani still cries when she recalls how she lost her mother while trying to escape the giant waves. Ms. Asnani, now a school teacher, was only 17 at the time. Her father, who was a fisherman, never returned home from sea. She doesn’t know…

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‘Bali Nine’ Drug Ring Prisoners Return To Australia After 19 Years In Indonesia Jail

December 16, 2024 admin

Sydney, Australia: The five remaining members of the Australian “Bali Nine” drug ring say they are “relieved and happy” over their return home after 19 years in jail in Indonesia. The men — the last behind bars among nine Australian smugglers who were jailed in Indonesia in 2005 — flew into Darwin on Sunday under…

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