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A strong earthquake hit Indonesia’s main island of Java on Saturday, injuring at least one person and shaking the same town devastated by a tremor last month that left more than 330 people dead.

Bangkok Post

Magnitude 6.1 quake hits Indonesia's West Java

A quake of 6.1 magnitude hit Indonesia's West Java area on Saturday, the country's geophysics agency BMKG said, sending people running out of buildings.

Reuters

Indonesian Lawmakers Have ‘Unanimously Passed’ New Laws Banning Sex Outside Of Marriage

"Co-habitation" before marriage will also be outlawed.

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Indonesia could jail people for having sex outside marriage under new laws

The legislative overhaul will also ban insulting the president or state institutions and expressing any views counter to the state ideology

Evening Standard

Indonesian families sue government over deaths from syrup medicines

Since August, 199 people have died of acute kidney injury, prompting an inquiry and ban on some medicines

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m ashamed’: working in UK leaves fruit pickers from Indonesia in debt

Workers tell of paying thousands of pounds to brokers for jobs that yield meagre wages

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of Indonesian fruit pickers in UK seek diplomatic help

Exclusive: More than 200 people have approached Indonesian embassy since July to report difficulties faced

The Guardian - UK

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Explainer-India G20 presidency 2023: what does it mean and what can we expect

India began its year-long presidency of the Group of 20 (G20) this week, taking over from Indonesia at a time of geopolitical tumult and uncertainty over post-pandemic economic recovery.

Reuters

Indonesian families sue drug regulator, govt after children die of kidney disease

More than a dozen parents are suing Indonesia's drug regulator and health ministry for allowing into the country medications linked to acute kidney injury that killed their children or damaged their organs, their lawyer told Reuters on Friday.

Reuters

Indonesia set to penalise sex outside marriage in overhaul of criminal code

Indonesia's parliament is expected to pass a new criminal code this month that will penalise sex outside marriage with a punishment of up to one year in jail, officials have confirmed.

Reuters

LGBT+ Indonesians face difficulties accessing healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and transsexual (LGBT+) individuals in Indonesia have been affected during the COVID-19 pandemic by multi-layered discrimination and intolerance.

The Conversation

Pro-government disinformation floods Twitter debates on Papuan special autonomy: new study

Online discussion about the conflict over independence in Indonesia’s easternmost provinces — the Papua conflict — is a fiercely contested space.

The Conversation

Indonesia’s TikTok sellers do roaring trade in hijab, handbags

China’s social media platform has more than 106.9 million adult users in Indonesia.

Al Jazeera

A China-backed dam in Indonesia threatens a rare great ape – and that's just the tip of the iceberg

In 2017, scientists described a new species of great apes – the Tapanuli orangutan. The species, found in the Batang Toru ecosystem of North Sumatara, Indonesia was listed as critically endangered soon after.

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Piaggio Group Opens New Scooter Manufacturing Facility In Indonesia

Piaggio Group officially opened a brand-new manufacturing facility just outside Jakarta, Indonesia, which will concentrate on scooters for the local market.

The Conversation

Why the G20 should defer debt from emerging economies like Indonesia and India – or risk an even worse global recession

When the pandemic hit the world in 2020, global debts reached US$226 trillion in 2020, the highest since the second world war. Meanwhile, government, household and private-sector debt in 31 emerging economies reached $98.8 trillion as of June this year, or 2.5 times their collective gross domestic product (GDP), according…

The Conversation

The G20 pandemic fund – and how Indonesia plays a key role in it

One major achievement during this year’s G20 Summit was the establishment of a global fund dedicated to the prevention and containment of future pandemic threats.

Bangkok Post

Families sue Indonesian govt over cough syrup deaths

JAKARTA: A dozen Indonesian families whose relatives died or were injured after consuming tainted cough syrups have sued the government and companies accused of supplying the products.

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Modi urges unity on 'greatest challenges' as India assumes G20 presidency

The world must cooperate to tackle the greatest challenges of climate change, terrorism, and pandemics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday as India began its year-long presidency of the Group of 20 (G20).

Bangkok Post

Indonesia takes 2023 Asean chair

Indonesia's 2023 chairmanship for Asean officially started earlier this month as Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen symbolically handed over the hammer to Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Phnom Penh.

Newsroom.co.nz

When New Zealanders get into trouble overseas

If you're arrested or detained overseas, who do you call for help back home - and can they really help you?

Daily Mirror

Tropical paradise archipelago of 100 islands to be sold to highest 'billionaire' bidder

The decision to sell off an entire Indonesian archipelago in Bali has been slammed by worried environmentalists who say the development will "impact the local community"

Bangkok Post

Indonesian soldiers get 7 months' jail for gay sex

Two Indonesian soldiers have been given a seven-month jail term for having gay sex, which is banned by the nation's military as "inappropriate behaviour".

The Guardian - AU

Indonesia puts 100-island archipelago up for auction, sparking environmental concerns

Uninhabited Widi Reserve is in a marine-protected zone and being promoted as ‘one of the most intact coral atoll ecosystems left on Earth’

The Independent UK

Jacob Rees-Mogg admitted profiting from sale of abortion pills

MP acknowledged in 2017 benefitting from investment in pharmaceutical firm in ‘very roundabout way’

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