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Rescuers in Indonesia have recovered 16 bodies under tonnes of mud and rocks or that were swept away in flash floods that hit mountainside villages on Sumatra Island. Six people were still missing, officials said on Monday. Mud, rocks and trees tumbled down a mountain after torrential rain at the weekend and rivers burst their […]
Indonesia’s new leader Prabowo Subianto has signalled his commitment to a non-aligned foreign policy by visiting both China and the United States on his first trip abroad as president, analysts say, underscoring his balancing act amid rising superpower tensions. Prabowo’s hands-on approach to foreign engagements was evident during his first international tour following his inauguration […]
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto recently engaged in a significant phone call with US President-elect Donald Trump, emphasizing the potential for improved diplomatic relations. This exchange, shared on social media, highlighted their mutual respect and aspirations for collaboration. During the call, Prabowo congratulated Trump on his electoral victory and expressed a desire to meet in person. […]
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Russia’s internet giant Yandex plans to invest in Indonesia’s artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem, the Southeast Asian country’s communications and digital minister said. Meutya Hafid, Indonesia’s communications minister, met Alexander Popovskiy, head of Yandex’s international search division, on Thursday and said the company expressed its plan to “widen the search engine platform in […]
Indonesia and Russia kicked off their first joint naval drills on Monday, as the Southeast Asian archipelago’s new leader seeks to boost ties with Moscow. The region’s biggest economy maintains a neutral foreign policy, refusing to take sides in the Ukraine conflict or in great power competition between Washington and Beijing. But newly inaugurated Indonesian […]
Not only has his government expressed its desire to join Brics, but it’s also set to engage in the country’s first naval drills with Russia – all while the president himself plans a globe-spanning five-nation diplomatic tour. Though rooted in Indonesia’s long-standing “bebas dan aktif” (independent and active) foreign policy tradition, analysts say the West […]
Prabowo Subianto has officially been sworn in as Indonesia’s next president, taking his oath of office on Sunday morning to become the eighth leader of Southeast Asia’s largest democracy. The former defence minister succeeded his rival-turned-ally Joko Widodo, who stepped down after his constitutionally mandated two terms in office. Widodo’s eldest son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, […]
Editor’s note: We decided to keep our special correspondent anonymous because of concerns about their safety. At 82, Antonio Soares is blind and frail, carefully tended by his family. But time has not dimmed his memory of Sept. 7, 1983, the day that Indonesian soldiers arrived in Kraras, East Timor (also called Timor-Leste). Indonesia had occupied East Timor […]
During the dry season in the city of Makassar in the Indonesian province of South Sulawesi, the state-owned power company PLN rations hydroelectric power due to low water levels. As a result, households, universities, businesses and government offices lack access to continuous electricity. Many students with disabilities, including Ilham, a blind student, have reported that […]
The first—and last—time Indonesia participated in the FIFA World Cup finals was in France in 1938. Competing as the Dutch East Indies, the team was eliminated in the first round with a 6-0 loss to Hungary. The media was ultimately more interested in the fact that captain Achmad Nawir, a doctor, took to the field […]