Category: Indonesia
Indonesia debates bill criminalising gay sex and any sex outside of marriage
Indonesia’s parliament speaker has called for reforms to the criminal code that would outlaw any sex outside of marriage, including gay sex. Critics say the bill would [...]
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Indonesia’s largest bank posts 49pct net profit jump in 2017
Bank Mandiri expects slower growth this year as competition heats up Indonesia’s largest bank by assets on Tuesday reported a surge in net profit for 2017 as a rebound [...]
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Indonesia’s Bank Mandiri may weigh buying a bank in Philippines
Indonesia’s largest lender by assets PT Bank Mandiri will consider buying a bank in the Philippines after its non-performing loan (NPL) ratio falls to below 3 percent, [...]
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Russia, Indonesia to agree delivery contract for Su-35 fighter jets
Russia and Indonesia will shortly agree technical details of a contract for the delivery of Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets to Jakarta, deputy director of Russia’s Federal [...]
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Indonesia issues new palm oil permits in Papua provinces
Authorities in Indonesia have issued four new palm oil permits in its Papua provinces despite a moratorium on palm oil expansion declared by president Joko Widodo in 2016. [...]
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Thousands evacuated in Indonesian capital over floods
Thousands of residents in Indonesia’s capital have been evacuated due to flooding, Jakarta’s governor said on Tuesday, though the level of rivers swollen by the [...]
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Indonesia declares Papua health crisis under control
A measles and malnutrition crisis that killed dozens of children in Indonesia’s impoverished province of Papua over the past few months is under control, the health [...]
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Indonesia declares deadly Papua measles outbreak over
A deadly measles-and-malnutrition outbreak that killed scores of children in Indonesia’s remote Papua province is over, authorities said. Official figures showed a [...]
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Indonesian floods and landslides leave two dead, thousands evacuated in Jakarta
Thousands of residents in Indonesia’s capital have been evacuated due to flooding, while landslides in satellite cities around Jakarta have left at least two dead and [...]
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Indonesian woman was beaten to death by drunken husband
It was the influence of alcohol that caused a man to beat his wife to death when she tried to stop an argument between the man and his eldest son on Saturday night. Police [...]
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Indonesia’s Economy Grows Faster Than Estimated in 4th Quarter
Indonesia’s economy expanded more than economists forecast last quarter, helped by an aggressive run of monetary policy easing aimed at spurring growth in the Southeast [...]
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Indonesia to hold ‘landmark’ jihadist-terror survivor meeting
A landmark reconciliation meeting between survivors of terror attacks and the perpetrators will be held in Indonesia this month, Jakarta said Monday. The meeting, announced [...]
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Indonesian capital Jakarta braces for floods as sluice gates opened
Torrential rain has caused floods and landslides in satellite cities around the Indonesian capital, with authorities warning that floods could hit Jakarta later on Monday [...]
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Indonesia’s capital braces for floods as landslides kill 2
Landslides caused by torrential rains have killed at least two people and triggered a flood warning for the Indonesian capital. The local police chief in West Java’s [...]
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Human rights activists on UN visit to Indonesia: ‘Hopeful but not optimistic’
As Indonesia awaits the arrival of the United Nations Human Rights High Commissioner, advocacy groups understand the visit’s impact but are realistic in their [...]
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