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Age no barrier as Indonesia gears up for February 2024 elections

Legal challenges on age limits have failed and analysts say fitness for office is about more than a number.

Al Jazeera

Traditional Market In Jakarta Faces Decline Amidst TikTok Shop Ban

TikTok Shop Ban in Indonesia Impacts Traditional Market as Foot Traffic Declines

Zenger

Sri Lanka offers visa-free travel for Indians

Now is the best time to plan a trip to Sri Lanka, not only because this time of the year is most pleasant, but also because Sri Lanka is now visa-free for Indian passport holders. Recently, Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Tourism announced that travellers from seven countries – India, China,…

The Times of India

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Indonesia’s Prabowo registers in three-way 2024 presidential race

Defence minister and former general, whose running mate is the incumbent president’s son, is leading opinion polls.

Al Jazeera

From pancake seller to Indonesian vice-president? Joko Widodo’s son aims for the top

Gibran Rakabuming Raka wants to follow in his father’s footsteps, but can he shake off public anger over allegations of nepotism?

The Guardian - UK

TCUS senior editor Kalpana Jain explores Indigenous communities in Indonesia − and learns about their struggles to reclaim land

Kalpana Jain, senior religion and ethics editor at The Conversation, spent part of 2023 on a trip spanning over 20,000 miles, covering seven cities in three countries, as an East-West Center 2023 Senior Journalists Fellow to pursue issues around the role of religion and identity in the public sphere. On…

The Conversation

A twist in Indonesia's presidential election does not bode well for the country’s fragile democracy

On Valentine’s Day next year, Indonesia will go to the polls for its most important election in ten years.

The Conversation

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Indonesia needs to triple its funding to control tuberculosis – here's where to start

Indonesia is still struggling to fight tuberculosis (TB), with the second-highest number of cases worldwide.

The Conversation

How palm oil companies are illegally burning forests to clear land in Indonesia

Indonesian palm oil companies have been playing a dangerous game: burning forests to clear land that has already been dried out by their activities – just to cut production costs. This practice is illegal because it is a major cause of wildfires that have destroyed ecosystems and generated massive atmospheric…

France 24

Indonesia top court rejects presidential age limit, clearing legal path for 72-year-old frontrunner

Indonesia’s top court rejected an effort to block presidential candidates who are over 70 or implicated in human rights abuses, clearing the legal path for a septuagenarian former general’s ultra-nationalist campaign

The Independent UK

Victims of the green energy boom? The Indonesians facing eviction over a China-backed plan to turn their island into a solar panel 'ecocity'

I first visited Rempang island in Summer 2022. Greeting me were lush fields lined with coconut and banana trees, picture-book fishing villages with houses jutting into the water on stilts, and boats carrying people between the dozens of islands that dot the Riau archipelago in western Indonesia. I had made…

The Conversation

Prabowo picks Jokowi’s son as running mate in Indonesia presidential bid

Incumbent defence minister, who is trying a third time for the top job, is marginally ahead in opinion polls.

Al Jazeera

Indonesia’s TikTok Shop ban reveals mixed feelings on e-commerce revolution

Brick-and-mortar merchants welcome ban on platform, while online sellers say it is misguided.

Al Jazeera

Bagnaia ‘keeping feet on the ground’ after latest MotoGP title swing

This time last week in Indonesia, Bagnaia lost the title lead to Martin after the Pramac rider won the sprint and moved seven points clear.But a crash for Martin in Sunday’s main race and a win for Bagnaia put the reigning champion 18 clear coming to Australia.Bagnaia qualified third having…

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The Guardian - UK

Dutch self-image challenged as country confronts its colonial past

Exhibition aims to establish common ground amid fractious debate over violence in post-independence Indonesia

Autosport

Quartararo baffled by “crazy” MotoGP practice form in Australia

The 2021 world champion anticipated a tougher weekend at Phillip Island a week on from his podium return at the Indonesian GP.

The Independent UK

Protesters march to US Embassy in Indonesia over Israeli airstrikes

Protesters have marched from several mosques to the heavily guarded U.S. Embassy in Indonesia’s capital to denounce the staunch American support for Israel and demand an end to Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip

Autosport

Bagnaia highlights “unbelievable” deficit to MotoGP title rival Martin in Australia

A week on from the title lead swinging from Bagnaia to Pramac’s Martin and back to Bagnaia at the Indonesian GP, 18 points splits to the pair coming to Phillip Island.Bagnaia lost his championship lead after struggling to 13th in qualifying at Mandalika and recovered only to eighth in the…

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MotoGP Australian GP: Martin fastest, Marquez crashes in FP1

Martin, who comes to Australia 18 points adrift of title rival Francesco Bagnaia after his crash in Indonesia last weekend, set the pace in Friday morning's opening 45-minute session with a best time of 1m29.039s.

The Times of India

PV Sindhu enters quarter-finals of Denmark Open

NEW DELHI: Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu fought her way into the women's singles quarterfinals at the Denmark Open Super 750 badminton tournament. Facing world No. 7 Gregoria Mariska Tunjung of Indonesia, Sindhu made an incredible comeback after dropping the first game, ultimately securing victory in a 71-minute second-round match.

The Guardian - UK

Martti Ahtisaari obituary

Finnish politician awarded the Nobel peace prize for his mediation work in Kosovo and Indonesia

The Hindu

Explained | The allegations on Adani coal imports

Adani Group accused of importing coal at inflated prices; denies allegations. FT report based on 30 shipments of coal from Indonesia to India over 32 months. Prices declared to custom officers in India far higher than corresponding export declarations. Three middlemen supplied coal to Adani at substantial premium to market…

Autosport

Why the Australian GP will define the race to the 2023 MotoGP title

With five rounds in six weeks concluding the 2023 MotoGP season, the battle for the world championship is fast boiling down to a two-horse race between Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin after VR46 rider Marco Bezzecchi - albeit still not mathematically out of contention - slid 63 points adrift of…

The Guardian - AU

Joko Widodo’s son can run for Indonesian vice-president after controversial court ruling

Gibran Rakabuming Raka, 36, does not meet age requirement of 40 but constitutional court – headed by president’s brother-in-law – makes exception

The Conversation

Saltwater crocodiles are slowly returning to Bali and Java. Can we learn to live alongside them?

On January 4 this year, a three-metre saltwater crocodile heaved itself out of the water and up the beach. Nothing unusual about that – except this croc was on Legian Beach, one of Bali’s most popular spots. The emaciated reptile later died.

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