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Bali tourism continues to recover despite foot and mouth disease re-emergence

JAKARTA: The Indonesian popular resort island of Bali continued to revive its tourism sector from Covid-19 pandemic despite the ongoing foot and mouth disease (FMD) re-emergence in the Southeast Asian country.

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Singapore, Vietnam ease anti-gay laws; Indonesia urged to look other way

Indonesia’s top Islamic scholars have urged Jakarta not to follow the lead of neighbouring countries in decriminalising gay sex, as many in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation continue to view same-sex relationships as deviant.

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Indonesia raises rates for first time since 2018

Jakarta (AFP) - Indonesia's central bank hiked its key interest rate Tuesday for the first time in nearly four years to combat rising inflation stoked by the Covid-19 pandemic and war in Ukraine.

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Bank Indonesia hikes benchmark rates for first time since 2018

JAKARTA: Indonesia's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time since 2018 on Tuesday, stepping up monetary tightening to fight rising inflation.

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Philippines' Princess becomes queen of Simone Asia Pacific Cup

Jakarta (AFP) - The Philippines' Princess Mary Superal secured her first ever international golf title on Saturday, beating a tough crowd that included major winners at the Simone Asia Pacific Cup in Indonesia.

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Indonesia records first monkeypox case

JAKARTA: Indonesia has recorded its first case of monkeypox in a 27-year-old man who returned from travelling overseas, the health ministry said on Saturday.

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Indonesia celebrates first independence day at future capital

Sepaku (Indonesia) (AFP) - Indonesia celebrated its first independence day at its future capital in the ancient rainforests of eastern Borneo on Wednesday as the nation plans a move away from slowly sinking, traffic-clogged Jakarta.

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Revealed: Indonesian workers on UK farm ‘at risk of debt bondage’

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

The Guardian - UK

‘My family need my support to eat’: how Indonesians came to work on a Kent farm

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

The Guardian - UK

Prabowo makes third bid for Indonesian presidency

JAKARTA: Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto has declared his entry into the country’s presidential race in 2024, his third bid for the top job in the country.

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At a Jakarta crosswalk, Indonesian teens take to the catwalk

Jakarta (AFP) - A pedestrian crossing turned viral catwalk has become a site for Jakarta's young fashionistas to express themselves, while attracting the disapproval of police in the traffic-clogged Indonesian capital.

AFP

Fixing Jakarta's commuter pollution problem

The Indonesian capital’s air quality is already bad. Emissions from vehicles commuting from its fringes worsens the situation.

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At Citayam Fashion Week, Jakarta's budget fashionistas get their turn on the catwalk

Initially, these teenagers from the buffer cities of Jakarta only intended to find a public space for them to socialise. But then they produced a new fashion trend in Indonesia.

ABC News

Indonesia’s PayPal, Yahoo bans cast cloud over tech hub dream

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

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Tourism Workers Strike as Indonesia Hikes Fee to See Rare Dragons

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…

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Indonesia ramps up diplomatic profile

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…

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Indonesia blocks Yahoo, PayPal for non-compliance

JAKARTA: Indonesia has blocked the search engine website Yahoo, the payments firm PayPal and several gaming websites due to failure to comply with licensing rules, an official said on Saturday, sparking a backlash on social media.

Reuters

Indonesia and South Korea expand cooperation on new capital city project

Indonesia expanded a cooperation agreement with South Korea on Thursday relating to the construction of a new capital city on Borneo island to replace overcrowded Jakarta, paving the way for Korean firms to participate in building digital infrastructure.

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Toyota plans $1.8bn Indonesia investment to build electric vehicles

JAKARTA: Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor Corp plans to invest 27.1 trillion rupiah ($1.80 billion, 66 billion baht) in Indonesia in the next five years to produce electric vehicles (EVs), Indonesia's economics ministry said on Wednesday.

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Indonesia considering scrapping domestic sales rule for palm oil exports

JAKARTA: Indonesia is considering removing a domestic sales requirement for palm oil exports because high inventories of the vegetable oil have been holding back a recovery of palm oil fruit prices, Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan said on Friday.

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Albanese's visit: How should Indonesia respond to Australia's relationship-strengthening efforts?

Early June marked a new highlight for the Indonesia-Australia relationship, as newly elected Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese chose Jakarta as the very first destination for his official overseas trip.

AFP

Scores rescued, 13 missing after ferry sinks in Indonesia

Jakarta (AFP) - Scores of people were rescued after a ferry sank due to bad weather off the coast of an Indonesian island but 13 others remain missing, a search and rescue official said Tuesday.

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Indonesia urges tech platforms to sign up to new licensing rules or risk being blocked

JAKARTA: Indonesia urged tech companies on Monday to register under new licensing rules, or run the risk of having their platforms blocked, with data showing many big tech firms such as Google and Meta had yet to comply days out from July 20 deadline.

AFP

Lydia Ko headlines field for new $750,000 Indonesia golf event

Jakarta (AFP) - Major winners Lydia Ko and Kim Hyo-joo will be the star attractions when women's professional tour golf returns to Indonesia for the first time in a decade next month.

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Garcia: Thailand can't take Laos lightly

Thailand coach Salvador Garcia said on Tuesday his men cannot underestimate Laos when they meet in the semi-finals of the AFF U19 Championship in Jakarta on Wednesday.

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