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As farms look further afield for labour, investigation finds Kent pickers saying they struggle to pay fees charged by unlicensed brokers

Drawn to the prospect of a job abroad, people such as Banyu signed up to a language course. From there, their debts to brokers grew

JAKARTA: India's Rashid Khan was tied for the lead and Gaganjeet Bhullar was one shot behind at the end of 54 holes in the $500,000 Bank Mandiri Indonesia Open on Saturday.

It was October 12, 2018. Sudhir had just won a bronze at the para Asian Games in Jakarta and the first person he shared the happy news with was his father Rajbir Singh, a retired CISF official, who was elated at his eldest son's achievement. Rajbir promised a grand felicitation…

JAKARTA: Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar added another fine round of 5-under-67 following a 68 the first day to get to 9-under 135 at the half stage here at the Indonesia Open.

JAKARTA: Gaganjeet Bhullar was the top Indian in the first round of the Indonesia Open, which could not be completed with play ending early owing to bad weather on Thursday.

Jakarta’s temporary blocking of websites highlights tension between desire to rein in internet and grow digital economy.

Tourism businesses in Indonesia's Komodo National Park began a month-long strike on Monday after the government announced a huge price hike. Jakarta's 20-fold rise for entry to the park's most popular two islands seek to limit the number of visitors to protect endangered Komodo dragons -- the world's largest lizards…

In the post-Cold War era in Southeast Asia, Indonesia has always been an important weathervane in demonstrating the state of "realpolitik" in the region. Therefore, the recent diplomatic flurry of high-profile visits by Indonesian President Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, shows the country's efforts to stay ahead of today's…