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Indonesian boat capsizes off Sulawesi island, leaving at least 15 people dead and 19 others missing

An overloaded passenger boat has capsized off Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing at least 15 people and leaving 19 others missing

The Independent UK

At least 15 dead after ferry sinking in Indonesia

Authorities are searching for 19 passengers who are missing after a ferry sank off Sulawesi island.

Al Jazeera

Indonesian farmers fight for their land in nickel mining boom

WAWONII, Indonesia: Three women with machetes stood guard at their farm hilltop on Indonesia's Wawonii Island, directing their blades towards the nickel miners working in the forest clearing below.

Bangkok Post

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Preserving heritage

Field recordings of ancient, traditional music in the Southeast Asia feature in this column. Northern Khmer Spirit Music in Thailand – Kantrum Dongman (Animist Records, 2022) covers the traditional music of "Northern Khmer" people in provinces like Surin, Buri Ram and Si Sa Ket that straddle the Thai-Cambodian border in…

Bangkok Post

Indonesian captures huge crocodile with rope

Fellow villagers have praised an Indonesian man for capturing a crocodile longer than 4 metres on the island of Sulawesi using just a rope.

Bangkok Post

Villagers cheer Indonesian for capturing huge crocodile with rope

JAKARTA: Fellow villagers have praised an Indonesian man for capturing a crocodile longer than 4 metres (13 ft) on the island of Sulawesi using just a rope.

Bangkok Post

Villagers cheer Indonesian for capturing big crocodile with rope

Fellow villagers have praised an Indonesian man for capturing a crocodile longer than 4 metres (13 ft) on the island of Sulawesi using just a rope.

Reuters

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26 missing in Indonesian boat accident

MAKASSAR, Indonesia: Indonesian rescue teams were looking for 26 people missing on Saturday after a boat with 43 people on board capsized off Sulawesi island.

Bangkok Post

Indonesia rescuers search for 26 after boat capsizes

Indonesian rescue teams were looking for 26 people missing on Saturday after a boat with 43 people on board capsized on off Sulawesi island, the search and rescue agency said.

Reuters

Why is Indonesia's President Joko Widodo hanging out with Elon Musk?

Environmental groups write to the world's richest man, Elon Musk, flagging concerns over possible investments in Indonesia's nickel mining industry amid soaring demand for the resource for its use in electric vehicles.

ABC News

Inside horror dog meat market where caged pets are sold beside bats after dying in agony

Harrowing video obtained by the Dog Meat-Free Indonesia (DMFI) coalition shows gang members treating animals horrifically before selling them for meat at wet markets alongside bats and snakes

Daily Mirror

Indonesian croc freed after 6 years trapped in tyre

PALU, Indonesia: An elusive Indonesian crocodile, which has swum around with a motorcycle tyre stuck around its neck for six years, has finally been freed by an animal lover on the island of Sulawesi.

Bangkok Post

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