At least 19 people have died in a landslide on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Two more people are missing in this incident. Aljazeera reported that the collapse occurred in Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi province on Saturday (April 13) evening local time. It is known that the rescue work cannot be carried out properly due […]
Read MoreA terrible fire has spread in several arsenals of the military on the island of West Java in Indonesia. However, no casualty was immediately reported in the incident. This information was given in a report of the country’s media Detik.com on Saturday, citing local fire fighters. Indonesian television channel Kompass reported that the fire occurred […]
Read MoreAnis Baswedan, who came second in the presidential election of Indonesia, demanded to hold the election again, alleging state interference in the election. Baswedan, a former governor of the capital Jakarta, told the Constitutional Court that the administration exerted pressure on regional authorities to win over Defense Minister Praboyo Subianto. Also, social assistance was used […]
Read MoreIn an exclusive interview with The Phnom Penh Post, Indonesian Ambassador to Cambodia, Santo Darmosumarto, discussed the robust 65 years of diplomatic relations between the two nations, shedding light on historical connections dating back to the 9th century. Ambassador Darmosumarto highlighted the evolution of bilateral ties, emphasizing key aspects such as leadership interactions, defense cooperation, […]
Read MoreA boat carrying 250 Rohingya refugees landed in Indonesia from Bangladesh on Thursday, a local official told AFP, bringing the number of such arrivals over the past week to nearly 600. The mostly Muslim Rohingya are heavily persecuted in Myanmar and thousands risk their lives each year on long and expensive sea journeys, often in […]
Read MoreIndonesia’s election commission (KPU) has announced the three candidates who will run to succeed President Joko Widodo as head of the world’s third-largest democracy in next year’s presidential election. “Anies Baswedan and Muhaimin Iskandar, Ganjar Pranowo and Mahfud MD, Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka have been declared eligible as presidential and vice presidential candidate […]
Read MoreBy Amy Sood After this week, there is unlikely to be any major reveals regarding the candidates involved in the Indonesian presidential election or their policy platforms. The three tickets have all filed their nomination papers for the February 14 polls, and unveiled their policy platforms. But open elections are very rarely focused solely on […]
Read MoreThe candidates for next year’s Indonesian presidential election were set Wednesday, with septuagenarian former special forces general Prabowo Subianto and his running mate, the president’s son, seen as the frontrunners. Nearly 205 million eligible voters can cast their ballot on February 14, with the winner set to succeed President Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, […]
Read MoreJakarta: An Indonesian court on Monday rejected several petitions seeking to change eligibility rules for presidential and vice presidential candidates, complicating a widely anticipated bid by the incumbent leader’s son to run on an election ticket next year. The Constitutional Court was delivering rulings on a series of similar petitions on Monday, amid growing criticism of […]
Read MoreJAKARTA —Indonesia’s environment ministry on Monday denied accusations that forest fires in Sumatra and its portion of Borneo island, which have blanketed some of its cities with thick haze, have also affected air quality in neighboring Malaysia. Malaysia on Friday warned residents of high pollution levels in most areas on the west coast of Peninsular […]
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