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Indonesia, NZ Deny Papua Rebel Claim 'Bribe' Paid For Pilot Release

Jakarta and Wellington denied Monday a claim by rebels in Indonesia's restive region of Papua that a New Zealand pilot was freed from captivity over the weekend after they received payment from a local leader.

International Business Times

New Zealand Pilot Freed In Indonesia After 19 Months In Rebel Captivity

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been released from captivity by rebels in Indonesia's restive Papua region and is in good health despite the 19-month ordeal, Indonesian and New Zealand authorities said Saturday.

International Business Times

Drinking wastewater, building an island from scratch and creating an urban forest: 3 bold ways cities are already adapting to climate change

Climate change will fundamentally challenge the world's urban centers. Three cities — San Diego, Milan and Jakarta — offer lessons for how to adapt to a warming planet.

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Socceroos seek redemption in Indonesia – but it won’t come easy in Jakarta cauldron

After a horror start to the latest round of World Cup qualifying, next up for Graham Arnold’s team is a potentially tricky opponent

The Guardian - AU

Fit-again Baccus eyes Socceroos impact in Jakarta

Midfielder Keanu Baccus is keen to make an impact in Indonesia after a hamstring injury ruled him out of the Socceroos' World Cup qualifier loss to Bahrain.

AAP

Australia helped bring peace to Timor-Leste – but that doesn’t absolve it of a long appeasement of Indonesia

The Howard government promoted itself 25 years ago as the people’s champion while at the same time affording Jakarta diplomatic cover for militia violence

The Guardian - AU

Indonesian police arrest seven in a failed plot to attack Pope Francis

Bow and arrows, a drone and Islamic State material found in searches near capital Jakarta

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Catholics Revel In Pope Frenzy At Indonesia Stadium Mass

On her way to Indonesia's national football stadium, Anastasia Ida Ediati said the long journey to see Pope Francis at an open-air mass was just another sign of her devotion to the Catholic faith.

International Business Times

Pope Francis and Indonesia imam call for unity against religious violence

Religious leaders meet at Istiqlal Mosque and sign declaration calling for ‘religious harmony for the sake of humanity’.

Al Jazeera

‘Togetherness in our diversity’: Pope Francis preaches unity at south-east Asia’s largest mosque

Pope met the grand imam and representatives from Indonesia’s six officially recognised religions at Jakarta’s Istiqlal mosque

The Guardian - AU

Pope Francis And Grand Imam Unite Against Religious Violence

Pope Francis and the grand imam unite in Jakarta to promote interfaith friendship, combat violence, and address environmental protection in Indonesia.

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In Asia, pope urges Indonesia to live up to promise of 'harmony in diversity,' fight extremism

Pope Francis has urged Indonesia to live up to its promise of “harmony in diversity” and fight religious intolerance

The Independent UK

Pope's Gruelling Tour Gets Into Full Swing In Indonesia

Pope Francis was set to meet Indonesia's president on Wednesday after the 87-year-old appeared in good health and strong spirits when he arrived in the Muslim-majority nation to launch a gruelling tour of the Asia-Pacific.

International Business Times

Where is the Pope visiting on his tour of Asia? Francis arrives in Indonesia

Papal arrives in Jakarta with pro-climate message and aim to unite faiths

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International Business Times

Pope Arrives In Muslim-majority Indonesia To Start Asia-Pacific Tour

Pope Francis arrived in Muslim-majority Indonesia on Tuesday to kick off a four-nation tour of the Asia-Pacific that will be the longest and farthest of the 87-year-old's papacy.

The Independent UK

Pope opens Asia odyssey with stop in Indonesia to rally Catholics, hail religious freedom tradition

Pope Francis is heading to Indonesia to start the longest trip of his pontificate

Al Jazeera

‘I’m so happy’: Excitement in Indonesia ahead of Pope Francis’s visit

The pope will arrive in mostly Muslim Indonesia on Tuesday on the first part of his tour of Southeast Asia.

International Business Times

Pope Heads To Indonesia, First Stop In Four-nation Tour

Pope Francis, 87, flies to Indonesia Monday on the first leg of an ambitious four-nation tour, with inter-faith ties set to dominate his visit to the world's most populous Muslim-majority country.

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Indonesia Prepares To Welcome Pope Francis

Indonesia readied on Monday to welcome Pope Francis, rolling out a papal stamp, a large billboard and a life-sized cutout of the pontiff before his arrival in the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation.

AAP

Rising Socceroos star Irankunda tipped for big things

The Socceroos begin their latest World Cup qualification phase against Bahrain on Thursday night, before flying to Jakarta to take on Indonesia.

International Business Times

Pope Heads To Southeast Asia In Ambitious Trip

Pope Francis embarks Monday on a 12-day trip to Southeast Asia, the longest and farthest of his papacy that will challenge the 87-year-old's increasingly fragile health.

The Conversation

Jokowi wants to build a political dynasty in Indonesia. A once-pliant court and angry public are standing in the way

Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, whose final term in office ends on October 20, has presided over ten years of democratic regression in Indonesia.

The Independent UK

Pope will visit the Istiqlal mosque in Indonesia on the first stop of an interfaith Asian trip

When Pope Francis begins his Asia tour next week, one of his early stops will be at Indonesia’s iconic Istiqlal mosque

Latin Times

Asia Tracks Wall St. Rally After US Jobs Data, Fed Minutes

Tokyo, Hong Kong, Sydney, Singapore, Seoul, Mumbai, Bangkok and Manila rose Thursday, though Shanghai, Wellington, Jakarta and Taipei slipped.

AAP

Probe as 'checked and healthy' sheep die in air export

Authorities are investigating how 80 sheep died while in air transit to Indonesia over the weekend.

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