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Eight dead as helicopter crashes minutes after take-off on Borneo island

The helicopter was flying between palm oil plantations

The Independent UK

PM to join summit on reopening strait of Hormuz – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

10 richest families in Asia who turned simple businesses into billion-dollar companies

The wealthiest families in Asia keep on consolidating their power in 2026 by accumulating more money in the traditional fields and emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and energy infrastructure. As per the latest ranking by Bloomberg, most of the family empires that have been around for some time…

The Times of India

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Australia secures fertiliser deal with Indonesia

Australian farmers will receive an additional 250,000 tonnes of fertiliser from Indonesia, as the conflict in the Middle East continues to squeeze supplies.

AAP

Albanese and Indonesian governments land fertiliser supply deal for farmers

The federal government has secured access to 250,000 tonnes of extra urea from Indonesia for Australian farmers.

The Conversation

Indonesia reviews US proposal for airspace overflight access

Indonesia is reviewing a U.S. proposal for overflight access to its airspace

The Independent UK

Indonesia expands defence ties with France on back of Moscow visit

Indonesia has agreed to expand defence industry cooperation with France just days after signing a major defence partnership with the United States and discussing energy ties with Russia. Jakarta made the announcement on Wednesday after a meeting between the two countries’ presidents in Paris.

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Salon owner and customer arrested for ‘stepping on Quran’ in Indonesia

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The Independent UK

Indonesian women face prison for ‘stepping on Quran’

Salon owner and customer face up to five years in prison if convicted under blasphemy law

The Independent UK

Algorithms don’t care: how AI worsens the double burden for Indonesia’s female gig workers

Artificial intelligence is often celebrated as the future of work. It is efficient, innovative and neutral. Yet, for many women in Indonesia’s gig economy, AI feels like a source of mounting pressure.

The Conversation

Danantara CIO: Indonesia can anchor the AI and energy economy—if governance keeps pace

Indonesia holds rare advantages in critical minerals, energy and scale. Whether it can convert them into lasting economic leadership depends on execution.

Fortune

Spanish police say Scots crime syndicate ‘dismantled’ as 14 arrested

It comes after Steven Lyons was arrested in Indonesia in late March.

Evening Standard

Australia urges Lebanon’s inclusion in Middle East ceasefire amid escalating Israeli strikes on Beirut

PM calls pause in hostilities a ‘fragile peace’ as Australia issues joint call with Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, Jordan, Sierra Leone and UK for aid worker protections

The Guardian - AU

Ocean protections clash with mining pressure in Indonesia's most diverse marine ecosystem

There is an explosion of color beneath the surface in Raja Ampat

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Euronews

Indonesia deports suspected 'mafia boss' Steve Lyons, wanted in Spain on drug charges

Bali police chief Daniel Adityajaya said Lyons was wanted in Spain as the alleged "leader of a large-scale transnational criminal organisation" engaged in drug trafficking and money laundering.

The Independent UK

Horror movie poster sparks backlash in Indonesia over fears it could lead to suicides

Officials took down multiple billboards across the capital and urged caution over provocative advertising

The Independent UK

Indonesia extradites Scottish man sought by Spain as crime boss

Indonesian authorities have extradited a Scottish man sought by Spain as an international crime boss, after his removal was delayed multiple times as police pursued an ongoing investigation

The Guardian - UK

As Iran war exposes global dependence on fossil fuels, the biggest emitters are reaping the rewards

Worst polluters hold world’s future in their hands as they benefit from higher fossil fuel prices, but global trends favour renewables

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The Independent UK

Indonesian grandmother freed from Malaysia’s death row after 15 years returns home

Activists say Asih’s case exposes systematic exploitation of poor migrant women in drug trafficking

The Independent UK

Scottish crime boss wanted by Interpol sees extradition from Bali delayed for second day

Steven Lyons, 45, was described by law enforcement as a senior figure in an international crime syndicate

The Conversation

AI’s fluency in other languages hides a Western worldview that can mislead users − a scholar of Indonesian society explains

A friend in Indonesia recently told me about a conversation he had with ChatGPT. He had typed a question in Indonesian – Bahasa Indonesia – about how to handle a difficult family dispute. The chatbot responded fluently, in perfect Indonesian, with advice about communication strategies and conflict resolution. The grammar…

Euronews

Powerful 7.4 quake hits Indonesia’s Molucca Sea, tsunami alert lifted

Indonesia was struck by a powerful 7.4‑magnitude earthquake early on 2 April in the Molucca Sea, off Ternate in North Maluku, killing at least one person and briefly triggering a tsunami warning.

The Independent UK

At least one dead as 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia

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The Times of India

7.4 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia

One person was killed on Thursday after a powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia.

The Independent UK

7.4-magnitude earthquake rocks Indonesia, kills one and sets off small tsunami waves

Small tsunami waves recorded as far away as Philippines, though warnings of a more widespread threat lifted

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