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Indonesian designer's wheels behind leaders' bamboo bike bromance

Temanggung (Indonesia) (AFP) - As Indonesian President Joko Widodo led Anthony Albanese around the lush gardens of a presidential palace south of Jakarta earlier this month, he presented the new Australian prime minister with an unusual gift: a bamboo bike.

AFP

Appetite for frogs’ legs in France and Belgium ‘driving species to extinction’

Conservationists say exploitation of amphibians leading to depletion of native species abroad

The Guardian - UK

Japan halts aid for coal-fired plants in Indonesia, Bangladesh

TOKYO: Japan will stop providing yen loans for the construction of coal-fired electricity plants in Indonesia and Bangladesh, the government said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

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Global food crisis 'will kill millions' by disease, health executive warns

Yogyakarta (Indonesia) (AFP) - The global food crisis sparked by the war in Ukraine will kill millions by leaving the hungriest more vulnerable to infectious diseases, potentially triggering the world's next health catastrophe, the head of a major aid organisation has warned.

AFP

FTI says country needs to step up EV development

Thailand must speed up its electric vehicle (EV) development to stay ahead of Indonesia if it still wants to become a regional EV production hub, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).

Bangkok Post

Modi to attend G-7 summit in Germany, meet Indonesian President, other leaders

India, Indonesia and other countries find middle path in common as G-7 plans its next move against Russia

The Hindu

Indonesian president to visit Kyiv, Moscow this month: minister

Jakarta (AFP) - Indonesian President and G20 chair Joko Widodo will visit the leaders of Ukraine and Russia this month to discuss the economic and humanitarian fallout of Moscow's invasion, his foreign minister said on Wednesday.

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Indonesia deports Japanese fugitive accused of Covid relief fraud

Jakarta (AFP) - Indonesia on Wednesday deported a fugitive accused of masterminding a lucrative scheme in his native Japan to defraud a government fund offering Covid-19 relief subsidies, officials said.

AFP

Indonesia deports Japanese man accused of COVID relief fraud

Indonesia has deported a Japanese man accused of being involved in a fraud scheme that netted $7.3 million intended for small businesses in Japan hurt by the coronavirus pandemic

The Independent UK

Japanese fugitive accused of fraud deported from Indonesia

A Japanese fugitive accused of swindling about $7 million from a pandemic subsidy programme was deported from Indonesia on Wednesday, an immigration official said.

Reuters

Culture shock and crocodile encounters

Jatenipat Ketpradit, aka JKBOY, works full-time in interior design and spends his leisure time taking photographs in remote areas such as the Altai Mountains in Mongolia, Siberut Island in Indonesia and Ethiopia.

Bangkok Post

After decades of loss, the world's largest mangrove forests are set for a comeback

Mangroves ring the shores of many of Indonesia’s more than 17,000 islands. But in the most populated areas, the world’s largest mangrove forests have been steadily whittled away, and with them, the ability to store blue carbon.

The Conversation

German art show removes work condemned for antisemitic imagery

Mayor of Kassel says showing banner by Indonesian artists has caused ‘immense damage’ for the city

The Guardian - UK

Indonesia tightens screening as COVID cases rise

Indonesia is tightening guidelines around organising large-scale events to minimise the spread of Covid-19 virus as new cases increased to a two-month high.

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Performing faith: more young Indonesian Christians play traditional music to express their religious identity

This article is published to commemorate World Music Day on June 21.

Reuters

Indonesian president due to meet Putin this month -state media

Indonesian President and current chair of the G20 Joko Widodo is due to visit Moscow later this month to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indonesia's state news agency cited the country's security minister as saying.

Al Jazeera

After China row, Australia eyes Southeast Asia as ally in trade

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pledged to deepen economic engagement with region amid tensions with Beijing.

Reuters

Indonesia looks to plug shortage of chicken supplies in Singapore

Indonesian authorities hope to reach an agreement with Singapore to start exporting chickens within weeks, officials said, as the city-state scrambles to find alternative supply sources after another neighbour Malaysia restricted sales.

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Just and successful energy transition requires women's participation. Here's what Indonesia can do

Gender equality in the energy sector is vital because it can diversify solutions and innovation in the sector, especially in efforts to push a transition to green energy use and development.

360info

Building resilience in Indonesia’s drought-ridden island of Java

Community engagement can ease the pressures of urban drought, but government interventions are the key to sustained change.

AFP

Kharkiv to Jakarta: Ukraine badminton duo shed light on home plight

Jakarta (AFP) - In the smog of Indonesia's capital Jakarta with the Istora Stadium as their backdrop, Ukraine's top badminton doubles team are not focused on their early exits from back-to-back events on the world tour, but on the Russian invasion of their homeland.

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Indonesia to hold G20 health meeting

Indonesia, as president of the G20, will convene a health ministers meeting on Monday, a gathering Labor’s Mark Butler will attend virtually.

Chicago Sun-Times

Woman who raised Heather Mack’s child in Indonesia could care for her here — if she makes it in time

It wasn’t clear Friday whether Oshar Suartama could get to Chicago before Stella’s current caretaker, Vanessa Favia, has to relinquish custody. If she can’t, the child could wind up with Diana Roque Ellis of Beverly Hills, a friend of Mack’s murdered mother.

Bangkok Post

Jongkolphan, Rawinda stun No.1 duo

Women's doubles duo Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai claimed probably the biggest win of their career when they upset Chinese world No.1 Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifang 21-19, 21-15 in the quarter-finals of the Indonesia Open on Friday.

AFP

Top seed Axelsen through to Indonesia Open semis

Jakarta (AFP) - Top seed Viktor Axelsen advanced to the semi-final of the Indonesia Open after beating Indonesia's Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in a thrilling match held at the Istora Senayan sporting arena in Jakarta on Friday.

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