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What is the Lunar New Year? Traditions and celebrations explained

Sunday marks the start of the Year of the Rabbit and more than a billion people from China and Asia will celebrate.

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Rice types approved for GI status

Thailand has successfully registered geographical indication (GI) for Thung Kula Rong Hai hom mali rice and Sangyod Muang Phatthalung rice in Indonesia.

Bangkok Post

Sea level rise may threaten Indonesia’s status as an archipelagic country

The recent UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report found global sea levels have been rising at an accelerated rate. As an archipelagic state with more than 17,000 islands stretching over 80,000 kilometres of coastline, Indonesia should be alarmed by these findings.

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Keys to sustainable growth

In November, hundreds of corporate CEOs and heads of state convened in Bali, Indonesia, for the B20 global business summit. The topics on the agenda this year revolved around three interconnected goals: sustainability, inclusion and economic growth.

Bangkok Post

A Space for the Unbound review – Indonesian school adventure has a fantastical twist

The story of Atma and his reality-warping girlfriend Raya demonstrates a flair for the dramatic and will keep you guessing right up to the end

The Guardian - UK

Indonesia tells Myanmar to let ‘qualified people’ take charge

DAVOS, Switzerland: An Indonesian senior minister has urged Myanmar’s military to consider stepping back and letting “qualified” leaders govern the country that is in an economic free-fall due to sanctions and worsening civil strife.

Bangkok Post

Indonesia says magnitude 7 quake off Sulawesi, residents flee buildings

A magnitude 7 earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sulawesi island on Wednesday, prompting panicked residents in some towns nearest to the epicentre to flee buildings and with the tremor felt in the neighbouring Philippines.

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Indonesia Says Magnitude 7 Quake off Sulawesi, Residents Flee Buildings

A powerful earthquake with a 7.0 magnitude struck off Indonesia's North Sulawesi province on Wednesday, the country's geophysics agency said, adding that there was no tsunami potential. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, however, warned in a bulletin that there was a risk of tsunami waves located within 300 kilometers of…

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Magnitude 7 quake off Indonesia's Sulawesi

JAKARTA: An offshore earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 struck near the Maluku islands in eastern Indonesia on Wednesday, triggering a tsunami warning that was later lifted.

Bangkok Post

Indonesia to break ground for $2.7 billion housing project in new capital in Q2

Indonesia expects to begin construction in the second quarter on apartments worth $2.7 billion for thousands of civil servants due to move to its new capital city on Borneo island, an official said late on Tuesday.

Reuters

Indonesia court hearing into children killed by toxic cough syrup

Some 200 children have died of acute kidney injury in Indonesia and cases also reported in The Gambia and Uzbekistan.

Al Jazeera

Shirley Shackleton will be remembered as the fearless woman who campaigned for justice for the Balibo Five and East Timor

Shirley Shackleton, who has died aged 91, spent decades campaigning for justice for her husband, one of the Balibo Five group of Australian journalists killed in Timor-Leste in 1975.

ABC News

Production resumes at Indonesian nickel smelter after deadly clash

Production at an Indonesian nickel smelter owned by China's Jiangsu Delong Nickel Industry resumed on Tuesday, police said, after operations were suspended due to a protest and rioting at the weekend in which two workers were killed.

Reuters

Children hurt eating liquid nitrogen ‘dragon’s breath’ snack in Indonesian Tiktok trend

Health minister warns of dangers of street snack after children suffer stomach burns and food poisoning from chiki ngebul, a candy doused with liquid nitrogen

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Police officers on trial over Indonesia stadium stampede

Some 135 people died in the disaster last October prompting questions over safety standards and the use of tear gas.

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Indonesia deploys security forces after nickel smelter protest turns deadly

Two workers were killed in clashes and rioting at an Indonesian nickel smelter at the weekend, officials said on Monday, as hundreds of security personnel were deployed to maintain order after a protest over pay and safety spiralled out of control.

Bangkok Post

Violence at Indonesia nickel smelter protest kills 2, dozens detained

JAKARTA: Two workers were killed in clashes and rioting at an Indonesian nickel smelting facility at the weekend, officials said on Monday, after violence erupted during a protest by a labour group demanding better pay and safety.

Reuters

Indonesia policemen on trial for negligence over deadly soccer stampede

An Indonesian court began a trial on Monday of a handful of police and match officials charged with negligence over their alleged roles last year in one of the world's deadliest soccer stadium stampedes.

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Indonesia soccer disaster trial begins for 5 charged

Five men are being tried on charges of negligence leading to the deaths of 135 people at a soccer match in Indonesia

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Malaysia’s tourism recovery flops as Thailand, Indonesia cash in

Malaysia is struggling to bring back tourists compared with its Southeast Asian peers after scrapping pandemic curbs.

360info

What it takes to stop misinformation

Much like the US Capitol riots, Brazil’s violent uprising shows how quickly misinformation can degrade a democracy.

360info

Indonesia’s misinformation army ready for war in 2023

With an election looming and controversial law reform on its way, Indonesia’s government is set to ratchet up its well-oiled propaganda machine.

360info

Indonesia’s misinformation program undermines more than it teaches

Indonesia’s government has funded a thorough media literacy program. But rather than stopping misinformation, it may serve to undermine independent thought.

Bangkok Post

Rohingya drown, govts fail to act

On Jan 8, a boat with 185 Rohingya refugees washed ashore on the coast of Indonesia's Aceh province. They had spent weeks at sea in desperate conditions, fleeing cramped and overcrowded refugee camps in Bangladesh in search of a better life. More than half were women and children.

Bangkok Post

In Bali, warring sides learn to cohabitate

BALI, Indonesia: At a cafe more than 6,000 miles from the front lines, the Kyiv-style cake sits near the kartoshkas, a Russian dessert made of cookies, condensed milk and butter.

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