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Malaysia and Indonesia move to ban Musk’s Grok AI over sexually-explicit deepfakes

This week, Malaysia and Indonesia have become the world’s first countries to take action against xAI’s Grok chatbot, which was found to be used to generate fake pornographic content.

Fortune

Indonesia and Malaysia ban Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok over non-consensual, sexualized deepfakes

Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok is facing mounting scrutiny, including in the European Union, Britain, India and France, for being misused to generate sexually explicit and non-consensual images.

Euronews

Indonesia Does What Others Are Still Debating: Blocks Grok AI Over Harmful Deepfakes

Elon Musk's xAI Grok is facing a temporary ban in Indonesia, Malaysia, following deepfake controversy that has sparked global debate on AI safety

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Two countries become first to block X over Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok

Regulators said existing controls were not preventing the creation and spread of fake pornographic

The Independent UK

Cyclone Senyar: Why hazards continue to turn into disasters in Indonesia

Weeks after Cyclone Senyar made landfall in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, the province of Aceh continues to struggle. The cyclone passed through the Strait of Malacca in late November, bringing heavy rains and causing widespread flooding in parts of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. More than 500 people were killed and 250,000…

The Conversation

Indonesia blocks Musk’s Grok chatbot due to risk of pornographic content

Move comes after governments and regulators from Europe to Asia have condemned the AI tool and some have opened inquiries into sexualised content

The Guardian - AU

Singapore’s former leader admits US raid on Venezuela has left small countries alarmed

Singapore joins Indonesia, Malaysia, India, and China in voicing concern over Nicolás Maduro’s ouster

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Indonesian rescuers recover third body from tour boat sinking

Indonesian rescuers have recovered a third body from a tour boat that sank during a Christmas holiday trip

The Independent UK

Indonesia's panda cub Rio thriving 40 days after birth

Indonesia’s conservation park has shared a video of a giant panda cub named Rio, 40 days after his birth

The Independent UK

Flash floods in Indonesia kill at least 16 people and sweep away homes

Flash floods triggered by torrential rain have killed at least 16 people in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province

The Independent UK

Founder of Indonesian ride-hailing app Gojek stands trial over Chromebooks procurement

An Indonesian court has opened the trial of a co-founder of the country's ride-hailing and payments company Gojek

The Independent UK

Gene editing in Indonesia: can new biotechnology solve old agricultural problems?

Like other developing countries, Indonesia is facing a familiar dilemma: how to feed a growing population while protecting its extraordinary biodiversity.

The Conversation

Second body found in search for Spanish football coach and family after Indonesia boat sinking

Indonesian authorities have intensified a multinational rescue effort in the waters of Komodo National Park

The Independent UK

Ingrid disappeared on an Indonesian island in 1976. Now we know what really happened

The first surfers at Nias were joined by a backpacker who got sick and vanished. When a film about their ‘discovery’ of the spot screened in Australia, the woman’s remarkable story finally came to light

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Indonesia’s new penal code takes effect, marking historic break with colonial law

Indonesia has begun enforcing its newly ratified penal code, replacing a Dutch-era criminal law that had governed the country for more than 80 years and marking a major shift in its legal landscape

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Tsunami, drug arrests marked new era for Indonesia ties

Australia's response to the Boxing Day tsunami helped boost relations with Indonesia, but high-profile arrests would soon test the relationship.

The Independent UK

New Zealand's Auckland kicks off 2026 celebrations with fireworks

Auckland has become the first major city to ring in 2026 with fireworks from Sky Tower

International Business Times UK

Indonesia Cancels New Year Fireworks Nationwide to Mourn Sumatra Flood Victims

Indonesia has cancelled New Year fireworks nationwide as the country mourns more than 1,100 victims of devastating floods in Sumatra.

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More women, same inequalities: How symbolic violence quietly persists in Indonesian diplomacy

Although the world of diplomacy often seen as glamorous and progressive, women and men continue to operate within a gender order that privileges masculine norms, while women still struggle to be recognised fully as diplomats and as independent subjects, beyond their social roles as wives or mothers.

The Independent UK

Rescuers search wreckage after football coach dies in Indonesian tour boat sinking

Rescuers found the wreckage of a boat which sank off the coast of Indonesia in the search for Spanish football coach Fernando Martin and his family.

The Independent UK

At least 16 elderly people killed in fire at Indonesian retirement home

Initial police report blames electrical fault for fire but officials say cause still under investigation

The Independent UK

Indonesian rescuers find a body while searching for Spanish soccer coach and 3 children

Indonesian rescuers say they have recovered the body of a female victim believed to be part of the family of a Spanish soccer coach and his three children, missing after a tour boat sank Friday

International Business Times UK

Football Coach Fernando Martín and Three Children Drown in Boat Accident as Family Holiday Ends in Tragedy

Spanish coach Fernando Martín and three children died as their boat sank in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. Hi wife and other daughter survived.

The Independent UK

Valencia coach Fernando Martin dies with three members of family after Indonesian boat crash

The boat was carrying the family of six, four crew members and a local guide when it went down on Friday evening

The Independent UK

Desperate search continues for Spanish family after boat capsizes off Indonesian island

The father and three of his children were on holiday near the island of Labuan Bajo

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