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Bosses listened to their workers about how e-commerce should work during the pandemic. That should continue.

The Jakarta Composite Index slumped to around 3,900 in March 2020 – when the first COVID-19 cases were detected in Indonesia – compared to 6,300 at the beginning of the year.

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What's wrong with the Philippines?

'Bongbong" Marcos didn't just win the presidential election in the Philippines this week. He won it by a two-to-one landslide, despite the fact that he is the extremely entitled son of a former president who stole at least US$10 billion and a mother who spent the loot partly on the…

Bangkok Post

Foot-and-mouth fears for Australia as Indonesia grapples with outbreak

Vets and industry experts say the risk of the devastating disease spreading to Australia is high as Indonesia grapples with a major outbreak.

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Water park slide collapses as screaming children plummet 30ft to ground below

A section of the water slide at Kenjeran Park, known as Kenpark, in the city of Surabaya in Indonesia collapsed and riders plummeted from a height of around 33 feet to the hard ground below injuring 16 people who were taken to nearby hospitals

Daily Mirror

Police probe whether 'spectacular' Indonesian drug haul is linked to NSW's dead cocaine diver

An investigation is underway into whether a shipment of drugs discovered near a dead diver in the Port of Newcastle this week is linked to Indonesia's biggest seizure of cocaine on record.

ABC News

Forum boycotts aren't the answer

Today and tomorrow will see US President Joe Biden host meetings with the leaders of Asean. Eight out of 10 leaders of the bloc's member countries will be there, including Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha of Thailand and President Joko Widodo of Indonesia.

Bangkok Post

Indonesia seeks to balance international, local palm oil demand -official

Indonesia is seeking a balance between capitalising on high global palm oil prices while ensuring food at home is affordable, a senior government official said on Wednesday, amid the country's ongoing ban on exports of the vegetable oil.

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Indonesia seeks to balance international, local palm oil demand

JAKARTA: Indonesia is seeking a balance between capitalising on high global palm oil prices while ensuring food at home is affordable, a senior government official said on Wednesday, amid the country's ongoing ban on exports of the vegetable oil.

Bangkok Post

How well has the Morrison government handled relations with Southeast Asia?

This is part of a foreign policy election series looking at how Australia’s relations with the world have changed since the Morrison government came into power in 2019. You can read the other pieces here.

The Conversation

‘How many more months should we suffer?’: Indonesians struggle with pricey cooking oil

Indonesia’s ban on cooking oil exports has failed to address supply shortages and lower prices of the key ingredient

The Guardian - AU

What is sambal oelek?

The rich history of this popular condiment makes it a worthy pantry staple for sauces, marinades and more

Salon

Vet shortage puts Australia’s biosecurity at risk as foot-and-mouth disease looms

Australia's shortage of veterinarians in rural and regional areas could put national biosecurity at risk as livestock diseases such as lumpy skin disease and foot-and-mouth disease inch closer, an industry spokesperson says.

ABC News

Indonesia police use water cannon against protesters

Indonesian police used water cannon against protesters in the province of Papua on Tuesday, after thousands came out to oppose plans to for a major redistricting in the restive region.

Bangkok Post

Indonesian sailors seize $82M of cocaine floating off port

Indonesia's navy says sailors deployed to secure travel during the Eid al-Fitr holiday made the country's biggest cocaine seizure after finding plastic packages of the drugs floating at sea

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Al Jazeera

‘Crazy rich’ Indonesians’ arrests spotlight investment perils

Case against designer watch-toting influencers highlights opaque world of online trading apps in Indonesia.

Al Jazeera

Indonesian escapes Chernihiv after hiding in underground bunker

Plastics worker spent three weeks holed up at Chernihiv factory as Indonesian embassy hatched multiple rescue plans.

Bangkok Post

'Sceptical' Asean vis-a-vis 'maverick' US

The timing and venue of the upcoming special summit between Asean and US leaders later this week are extraordinary. However, the ways in which the unusual strategic circumstances and tensions could further shape the trajectory of Asean-US relations remain to be seen. With the new schedule of the May 12-13…

Reuters

U.S. imposes sanctions on Islamic State financial network

The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on what it said was a network of five Islamic State financial facilitators working across Indonesia, Syria and Turkey in support of members of the extremist jihadist group in Syria.

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Al Jazeera

Indonesia faces international pressure over palm oil export ban

Signs of discontent with Jakarta are emerging in countries that rely heavily on palm oil, including India and Pakistan.

ABC News

Australia offers Foot and Mouth Disease vaccine support to Indonesia amid outbreak

The Australian government offers to help Indonesia pay for a Foot and Mouth Disease vaccine after an outbreak infects more than 2,000 cattle.

The Guardian - AU

Labor signals more aid to south-east Asia and accuses Scott Morrison of ‘bullying behaviour’ towards Pacific

Shadow minister Pat Conroy says the Coalition’s cuts in aid to Indonesia were ‘shortsighted’

Asharq Al-Awsat

Global Plastic Watch: Satellite Eyes Pinpoint Waste From Space to Reduce Ocean Pollution

A cutting-edge new tool developed by Minderoo Foundation has identified thousands of waste sites across 25 countries for the first time using advanced satellite data technology and machine learning to measure piles of plastic waste from space. Global Plastic Watch ( globalplasticwatch.org ) is a tool which combines earth observation…

ABC News

Foreigners in Bali find themselves in hot water with Hindus over offensive social media posts

Foreigners in Bali find themselves in hot water with Hindus over offensive social media posts, including a man who attempted a Māori Haka on a holy mountain while naked.

Daily Record

Gran convicted of drug trafficking on death row waiting for execution inside brutal Bali prison

Lindsay Sandiford, 65, is hauled up inside the infamous Kerobokan prison in Indonesia, where if prisoners are facing the death penalty and survive the firing squad, the commander must shoot the prisoner in the head.

Radio France Internationale

Indian curry loses its tang as Ukraine war puts cooking oil on backburner

Indians have been rationing cooking oil amid the rising cost of Ukrainian and Russian products and export curbs by Indonesia. The world’s second-largest consumer market is now switching to cheaper products to keep kitchens running.

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