Indonesia

Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto has been elected president of the world’s third-biggest democracy, the elections commission said Wednesday, beating two rivals who have vowed to file legal complaints about the vote. The fiery defense…
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Saudi Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Elkhereiji received Indonesian Ambassador to the Kingdom Abdulaziz Ahmed on Wednesday in Riyadh, the ministry reported on X. In a separate meeting, Saudi Deputy Minister for International…
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Saudi aid agency KSrelief has launched a food basket distribution project for 2024 in the Hajar district of Yemen’s Hadramout governorate. The project coincides with the upcoming holy month of Ramadan, and aims to distribute food aid to…
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President Joko Widodo on Wednesday led the groundbreaking ceremony for the first state mosque in Indonesia’s new capital city Nusantara. The Indonesian government is relocating the capital to Borneo island to replace the overcrowded and…
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Several Indonesian civil society organizations and activists have come out in support of a case filed by South Africa at the International Court of Justice which accuses Israel of engaging in “genocidal acts” in Gaza. In the case…
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The central banks of the UAE and Indonesia have inked a comprehensive deal which will intensify collaboration across key areas such as monetary and macro-prudential policy, financial stability, and payment systems. The signed memorandum…
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Indonesia’s Mount Marapi in West Sumatra province erupted Sunday, spewing white-and-gray ash plumes more than 3,000 meters (9,800 feet) into the air and sending hot ash clouds several miles (kilometers) away. There were no immediate…
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A boat carrying Rohingya refugees that was forced back to sea earlier this week was sighted Saturday several miles off the coast of Indonesia’s westernmost region, according to a local commander. The group of around 250 people from the…
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The people of Palestine matter and the focus should be on civilians dying from Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, says Abdul Aziz Ahmad, the ambassador of Indonesia to Saudi Arabia. Speaking at a reception at the Indonesian Embassy to…
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An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck Indonesia’s Timor island on Thursday, causing panic and light damages in several buildings and houses but no immediate reports of casualties. The US Geological Survey reported the quake had a depth…
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