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South Korea to take part in joint peacekeeping drills in Indonesia

South Korea to take part in joint peacekeeping drills in Indonesia

Seoul: South Korea will join multinational peacekeeping exercises set to be held in Indonesia this week as part of continued efforts to carry out its role in peacekeeping missions, the defense ministry said Sunday. The military will dispatch an operations team of 10 officers and two military observers to Bogor, a city south of Jakarta, from […]

Smog from forest fires could kill indirectly: Indonesia

Smog from forest fires could kill indirectly: Indonesia

Jakarta: Smog coming from forest fires is an indirect killer and therefore it should be tackled by all concerned parties, an Indonesian official has warned. Letting haze spread means allowing damage to the next generation, and the government, the public and the private sector must synergize to tackle and prevent forest fires, Doni Monardo, head […]

BJ Habibie, the leader who oversaw Indonesia’s transition to democracy, progress, dies

BJ Habibie, the leader who oversaw Indonesia’s transition to democracy, progress, dies

Jakarta: Indonesia’s third president Bacharuddin Jusuf (BJ) Habibie died on Wednesday afternoon. He had been in intensive care at Gatot Subroto Army Hospital in Jakarta since September 1. On Tuesday, his second son Thareq Kemal Habibie said that his father was starting to get stable after intensive treatment for exhaustion from his packed activities. But […]

Malaysia: Note to Indonesia is to offer assistance, not to protest

Malaysia: Note to Indonesia is to offer assistance, not to protest

Jakarta: Malaysian Ambassador to Indonesia Zainal Abidin Bakar stressed that Kuala Lumpur is not pointing fingers at Jakarta over the current haze problems. Malaysia in fact is offering some forms of assistance in tackling the forest fires in several provinces in Indonesia, he said referring to a recent official letter from the Malaysian government through […]

Malaysia supports Indonesia’s proposed ASEAN identity narrative

Malaysia supports Indonesia’s proposed ASEAN identity narrative

Yogyakarta: Malaysia has vowed to back Indonesia’s idea regarding the ASEAN identity narrative “What Indonesia initiated about the ASEAN as a single identity is a good thing, and we support it,” Malaysian Deputy General Secretary of Tourism, Art, and Culture Ministry Saraya Binti Arbi said on the sidelines of the 15th ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting […]

Thailand’s museum houses Indonesia’s oldest Quran manuscript

Thailand’s museum houses Indonesia’s oldest Quran manuscript

Narathiwat: Indonesia is the largest Muslim country and has a massively rich and impressive religious heritage. However, the oldest manuscript crafted in Indonesia of the Holy Quran, the Muslims’ sacred book, is preserved at the Ahmadiyah Islamiyah Museum in Narathiwat Province, Thailand. And it is in pristine condition. “The manuscript of the Quran was written in 1634 […]

Indonesia deports four Australians for alleged role in Papua demonstrations

Indonesia deports four Australians for alleged role in Papua demonstrations

  Jakarta: Indonesia has deported four Australians for reportedly taking part in demonstrations demanding Papua’s independence in front of the mayor’s office in Sorong, the largest city of the Indonesian province of West Papua. The police in Papua, Indonesia’s easternmost territory, had banned demonstrations that could lead to “anarchist acts.” The Directorate General of Immigration […]

Indonesia: Anarchic group in Papua linked to international organizations

Indonesia: Anarchic group in Papua linked to international organizations

Jakarta: Indonesian police has accused foreign organizations of playing a role in the unrest that hit Papua and West Papua. National Police Chief General Tito Karnavian said the groups that “committed anarchy in Papua and West Papua have links to foreign organizations.” “Yes. We know that these groups have links to international networks,” General Karnavian […]

South Korea backs shifting Indonesia’s capital to East Kalimantan

South Korea backs shifting Indonesia’s capital to East Kalimantan

  Jakarta: South Korea has lent its support to moving the capital of Indonesia from Jakarta to East Kalimantan. “I think we should look at the most important reason behind President Joko Widodo’s decision on the transfer of the capital city,” South Korean Ambassador to Indonesia Kim Chang- beom told Indonesian news agency ANTARA. “The […]

Indonesia not a waste disposal site for developed countries: Minister

Indonesia not a waste disposal site for developed countries: Minister

  Bogor: Indonesia should not turn into a waste disposal site for developed countries, Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya has said. “It does not mean that we reject imports of paper and plastic scrap. The problem is that these imports were contaminated by illegal waste, such as used diapers, used infusion bottles, ampoules, and […]

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