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Indonesia Signs Deal with France to Buy 6 Rafale Warplanes

Indonesia signed a deal with France Thursday to buy six Rafale warplanes as part of an anticipated total order of 42, Jakarta's defense minister said, as Paris bolsters military ties in the Asia-Pacific. "We agreed on the purchase of 42 Rafale.

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Indonesia orders six Rafale jets from France

Indonesia signed a deal with France Thursday to buy six Rafale warplanes as part of an anticipated total order of 42, Jakarta's defence minister said, as Paris bolsters military ties in the Asia-Pacific.

Bangkok Post

Indonesia to tighten COVID-19 curbs as infections climb

Indonesia will tighten social restrictions in Jakarta and Bali, as well as in two other cities on Java island, in a bid to contain a spike in coronavirus infections, a senior cabinet minister said on Monday.

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Covid news: Anti-vax mob targets UK opposition leader; Sweden eases travel curbs – as it happened

Police rescue Keir Starmer from protesters; Sweden move comes as country plans to remove Omicron restrictions on Wednesday

The Guardian - AU

Bali to reopen to all foreign travellers

JAKARTA: Indonesia's holiday island of Bali will start welcoming back travellers from all countries from later this week, officials said on Monday, more than three months after announcing it was open to selected nationalities.

Bangkok Post

Nusantara is set to be the new capital of Indonesia, but what will happen to Jakarta?

With a new capital — Nusantara — to be built on the island of Borneo, what plans are there for the old capital and how do locals feel about the proposed relocation?

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Indonesia's capital is sinking, polluted and now moving

Jakarta is congested, polluted, prone to earthquakes and rapidly sinking into the Java Sea

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Indonesia, Singapore sign extradition, airspace and defence agreements

Indonesia and Singapore signed on Tuesday a bilateral extradition agreement, a move that Jakarta expects to help authorities in their effort to bring to justice people accused of stashing offshore billions of dollars in state money.

Reuters

Indonesia sets date for 2024 election, ending Jokowi speculation

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia will hold its next general election on Feb. 14, 2024, easing speculation that President Joko Widodo would seek to extend his second term in the world’s largest Muslim democracy.

Tribune News Service

The Hollywood Con Queen lured hundreds of people into a bizarre scam, but the biggest twist was yet to come

The strange and complicated scam stretched across multiple countries over seven years. But when police arrested the Hollywood Con Queen, her hundreds of victims were shocked.

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Japan's post-Covid regional dilemma

Among the major powers that are moving forward with an eye on the post-pandemic era, when Covid-19 will eventually become an endemic with flu-like manageability, Japan is second to none. The visit last week by its minister of economy, trade, and industry (METI), Koichi Hagiuda, made front-page news in Bangkok,…

Bangkok Post

Progress or folly? Jokowi’s vision for Indonesia’s new capital

Critics say the plan will displace Indigenous peoples and centralise power in ways that may be unconstitutional.

Al Jazeera

Indonesia reveals name for nation's new capital city, passes law on funding and development

The name of Indonesia's future new capital is revealed as the parliament moves forward on the relocation, after first announcing the plans in 2019.

ABC News

Indonesia names new capital Nusantara, replacing sinking Jakarta

Government offices will relocate to province of East Kalimantan, easing burden on Java metropolis as it battles environmental problems

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Indonesia passes law to relocate capital to Borneo jungle

Parliament on Tuesday approved a bill to relocate Indonesia's capital from Jakarta to a site deep within the jungle of Kalimantan on Borneo island, the most significant advancement of an idea the country's leaders have been toying with for years.

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