Indonesia
Indonesia, Brazil biggest culprits in tropical forest loss linked to industrial mining: study
Environment
September 18, 2022
Indonesia, Brazil biggest culprits in tropical forest loss linked to industrial mining: study
Industrial-scale mining for materials such as coal, gold, and iron ore is spurring tropical deforestation, with once-impenetrable forest cleared for…
Turkey, Egypt and KSA may join BRICS forum ‘very soon’
Egypt
July 14, 2022
Turkey, Egypt and KSA may join BRICS forum ‘very soon’
Turkey, Egypt and Saudi Arabia may join the BRICS International Forum “very soon”, President, BRICS International Forum, Purnima Anand, said…
British Foreign Secretary cuts short Indonesia trip
World
July 7, 2022
British Foreign Secretary cuts short Indonesia trip
The British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is cutting short her trip to a G20 meeting in Indonesia to return to…
Indonesia passes contentious law to create more provinces in Papua
World
July 3, 2022
Indonesia passes contentious law to create more provinces in Papua
Indonesia’s parliament passed legislation on Thursday to create three new provinces in its underdeveloped region of Papua, a move critics…
France says countries invited to G7 need to pick sides over war in Ukraine
World
June 27, 2022
France says countries invited to G7 need to pick sides over war in Ukraine
Some countries invited to participate in the G7 summit in Germany “will have to choose sides” as the war in…
Indonesia passes landmark sexual violence bill, overcoming conservative opposition
World
April 12, 2022
Indonesia passes landmark sexual violence bill, overcoming conservative opposition
Jakarta, Indonesia – Indonesia’s parliament passed on Tuesday a long-awaited bill to tackle sexual violence, aimed at providing a legal…
Joint US-Indonesia war games to expand to 14 nations as tensions simmer in Indo-Pacific
World
April 9, 2022
Joint US-Indonesia war games to expand to 14 nations as tensions simmer in Indo-Pacific
Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) – The Indonesian and United States militaries are expanding their annual bilateral exercises to 14 participating countries,…
Indonesia’s capital is sinking, polluted and now moving
World
January 26, 2022
Indonesia’s capital is sinking, polluted and now moving
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Jakarta is congested, polluted, prone to earthquakes and rapidly sinking into the Java Sea. Now the…
Britain warns Putin and Xi: West will stand up to ‘dictatorship’
World
January 21, 2022
Britain warns Putin and Xi: West will stand up to ‘dictatorship’
SYDNEY, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Britain warned Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday that its…
Strong quake shakes Indonesia’s capital; no tsunami alert
World
January 15, 2022
Strong quake shakes Indonesia’s capital; no tsunami alert
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A powerful earthquake shook parts of Indonesia’s main island of Java on Friday, damaging buildings and…