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WA to talk critical minerals with Indonesian president

Indonesia's clean-energy aspirations and need for resources will be high on the agenda when Western Australia's premier meets with Joko Widodo.

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Senator ‘working on’ settlement referral – as it happened

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Morning Mail: Anger over controversial wicket as Australia wins Ashes test, push for gambling levy, Baltimore shooting

There’s drama around Australia’s victory at Lord’s in the men’s Ashes, and two people are dead in a mass shooting in Baltimore.

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Trade, visas and tigers on agenda for Widodo visit

Indonesian President Joko Widodo will hold key talks with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during a three-day visit to Australia.

AAP

Indonesia's Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha with feasts after disease last year disrupted rituals

Muslims across Indonesia are celebrating Eid al-Adha, one of the biggest holidays in the Islamic calendar, with full meat-based feasts after fears of last year’s foot-and-mouth disease outbreak waned

The Independent UK

PM says referendum will ‘lift up the nation’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Corruption trial begins for former Indonesia IT minister over mobile phone tower project

Indonesia’s anti-graft court has opened a trial for a former communication and information technology minister who was charged with corruption over the construction of mobile phone transmission towers in remote parts of the country

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Emperor, Empress take impromptu golf cart ride

JAKARTA -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo treated the visiting Emperor and Empress to an unscheduled ride on a golf cart on Monday, driving them to a botanical garden close to the Bogor Palace in West Java near Jakarta.

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Japan's emperor meets with Indonesian president on his first official foreign trip as emperor

Japanese Emperor Naruhito is meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo on the third day of his first official foreign trip since ascending the Chrysanthemum Throne in 2019

The Independent UK

Malaysia, Indonesia end 18-year sea border disputes, vow to cooperate in defending palm oil industry

Malaysia and Indonesia have signed agreements to end longstanding sea border disputes and vowed to bolster cooperation to fight “highly detrimental discriminatory” measures against palm oil

The Independent UK

New Zealand pilot kidnapping exposes Indonesia’s Papua ‘hotspot’

The incident in a remote highlands region has drawn renewed attention to one of the world’s least-known conflicts.

Al Jazeera

Victims of Indonesia's 1998 violence continue to fight for justice 25 years on

The tumultuous end of Indonesian strongman Suharto's 32-year regime in 1998 was punctuated by widespread riots with mobs targeting ethnic Chinese and a deadly crackdown on student protests. Twenty-five years on, the victims and their families are still fighting for justice.

ABC News

In a changed Indonesia, some fear a ‘backlash’ against freedoms

Indonesia has changed significantly since Soeharto resigned 25 years ago but activists say new threats are emerging.

Al Jazeera

Iranian leader visits Indonesia to deepen economic ties amid global geopolitical challenges

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will meet his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo on Tuesday during a trip aiming to strengthen economic ties between the Muslim-majority nations amid heightened global geopolitical tensions

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Bangkok Post

Asean must reengage with Myanmar

Indonesian President Joko Widodo, or Jokowi, was frank in saying that no progress had been made over the Myanmar crisis at the latest Asean summit in Labuan Bajo during a press conference after the event. Apparently, he was disappointed that the chair's efforts did not make the desirable outcome under…

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G-7 struggles to win over swing nations courted by China, Russia

Heading into the G-7 summit, the U.S. and its allies knew they needed to do more to win over global swing nations also courted by China and Russia. The weekend meeting in Japan showed they face a long road ahead.

The Hindu

India will do its best to end the war, PM Modi tells Zelenksy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 20 held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Hiroshima.

Bangkok Post

Thai FA apologises for final brawls

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said yesterday that it was investigating "acts of violence" after two mass brawls and four red cards marred the men's final of the SEA Games in Cambodia.

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Indonesia’s communication minister arrested in corruption case

The arrest of Johnny G Plate dents President Joko Widodo’s reputation in fighting corruption.

The Independent UK

Indonesian IT minister arrested for alleged corruption in procurement

Indonesian authorities have arrested the information technology minister as part of an investigation into a million-dollar corruption scandal linked to the construction of mobile phone transmission towers in remote regions

Bangkok Post

Asean urges South China Sea restraint, 'concerned' about Myanmar

LABUAN BAJO: Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) leaders on Thursday urged restraint and peaceful resolution of disputes in the South China Sea and said a surge in missile tests by North Korea was a threat to regional peace.

Reuters

Indonesia president says Myanmar human rights abuses cannot be tolerated

Violations of human rights in military-ruled Myanmar cannot be tolerated and violence should be immediately halted and people must be protected, Indonesia's president said on Thursday at the conclusion of a Southeast Asian leaders summit.

The Independent UK

ASEAN leader acknowledges no progress toward ending Myanmar's deadly civil strife

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has somberly acknowledged to fellow Southeast Asian leaders that no progress has been made to end the civil strife gripping Myanmar

Reuters

ASEAN will not give up on Myanmar peace despite no progress - minister

Southeast Asia's ASEAN grouping will not give up trying to end violence in fellow member Myanmar even though the ruling military there has made no progress on a peace plan it agreed with the bloc two years ago, Indonesia said on Thursday.

The Independent UK

ASEAN leaders condemn armed attack on aid convoy in Myanmar

Southeast Asian leaders are condemning an armed attack on an aid convoy that the regional group arranged for displaced people in Myanmar

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