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Modi’s Jakarta visit signals deeper India-Indonesia partnership
world4 days ago

Modi’s Jakarta visit signals deeper India-Indonesia partnership

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Jakarta for a three-day visit (July 6–8) to reinforce the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Indonesia, receiving a ceremonial welcome with Indonesian Air Force fighter jets escorting his plane. He will meet President Prabowo Subianto, join a Prambanan Temple visit, and advance defence and maritime ties under MAHASAGAR, while exploring critical minerals cooperation and expanding trade (Indonesia’s bilateral trade with India reached about $24.78 billion in 2025–26) and Indian investment across sectors as part of India's Act East policy.

via Rediff|
#comprehensive-strategic-partnership#defence#indonesia
TikTok kiss triggers public caning under Aceh's Sharia law
world8 days ago

TikTok kiss triggers public caning under Aceh's Sharia law

In Banda Aceh, Indonesia, a 22-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman were publicly caned 21 lashes each after allegedly kissing during a TikTok livestream, a punishment under Aceh's Sharia-based morality code; their four-month detention preceded the sentence, which was reduced from 25 lashes, and authorities confiscated a cellphone and USB containing the video; human rights groups criticize the public caning, while officials defend it as a deterrent; Aceh is the only Indonesian province enforcing its own Islamic criminal code, with moral offenses that can carry up to 100 lashes.

via Fox News|
#aceh#indonesia#morality
TikTok Kiss Triggers Public Caning in Aceh Under Sharia Law
world9 days ago

TikTok Kiss Triggers Public Caning in Aceh Under Sharia Law

In Aceh, Indonesia’s only province enforcing Sharia law, a 22-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman were publicly caned 21 times each for kissing during a TikTok livestream, with about 100 witnesses; the sentence was reduced from 25 lashes after four months in prison, and evidence from the livestream was seized for destruction. Four other people were caned for online gambling and adultery. Amnesty International condemned the punishment as cruel and a human rights violation, highlighting concerns over penalizing social media activity under religious law.

via The Guardian|
#aceh#human-rights#indonesia
Indonesia’s nickel curbs draw Chinese warning over $50bn in investment
economy26 days ago

Indonesia’s nickel curbs draw Chinese warning over $50bn in investment

China warns that Indonesia’s recent nickel regulations—lowered mining quotas and a new pricing mechanism—could jeopardize about $50 billion in Chinese investment, with $30 billion in existing projects and $20 billion in planned investments at risk and up to 400,000 jobs affected, as higher production costs disrupt operations; Jakarta also tightens export controls and expands state oversight, drawing pushback from Chinese officials and companies seeking policy stability.

via Financial Times|
#china#economy#foreign-direct-investment
Jakarta students rally against Prabowo spending, warn of a bankrupt Indonesia
asia-pacific29 days ago

Jakarta students rally against Prabowo spending, warn of a bankrupt Indonesia

Hundreds of Indonesian students rallied in Jakarta to protest President Prabowo Subianto’s spending priorities and this week’s gasoline price rise, naming the protest “Heading to Bankrupt Indonesia.” They demanded five points: cancel Prabowo’s flagship free meals and village-cooperatives programs, lower fuel and staple-food prices, and end “wasteful” spending. The government defended subsidies and the free meals program as public-health measures and said the protests are democratic, while critics fear expanded military roles could threaten democracy; protesters cited concerns about governance and potential fiscal strain on subsidies amid higher oil prices.

via Reuters|
#asia-pacific#fuel-price#government-spending
Catastrophic rains wipe out 7% of the world’s rare Tapanuli orangutans, sparking extinction fears
environment1 month ago

Catastrophic rains wipe out 7% of the world’s rare Tapanuli orangutans, sparking extinction fears

Four days of extreme rainfall in North Sumatra, linked to climate change, killed about 58 of the remaining 800 Tapanuli orangutans (roughly 7% of the species) and wiped out ~8,300 hectares (11.7%) of key forest habitat via landslides. Researchers warn that such climate-induced events can cause rapid population decline for small, fragmented populations and call for an immediate halt to habitat-degrading activities, expanded protected areas, and funding for biodiversity recovery to prevent the potential extinction of the world’s rarest great ape.

via The Guardian|
#batang-toru#biodiversity#climate-change
Hikers found dead clinging to each other after Dukono eruption
world-news2 months ago

Hikers found dead clinging to each other after Dukono eruption

Two Singaporean hikers, Heng Wen Qiang Timothy and Shahin Muhrez bin Abdul Hamid, were found dead beneath rock debris after Mount Dukono erupted on Halmahera, Indonesia, with a third victim, Indonesian woman Enjel, also killed; about 150 rescuers searched a dangerous crater rim amid ongoing volcanic activity, and 17 other hikers survived. Authorities closed the four-kilometer crater zone and are reviewing possible negligence by tour operators as ash plumes rose high into the sky. The bodies were recovered in a complex operation, and autopsies are planned as investigations continue.

via New York Post|
#hikers#indonesia#mountdukono
Jakarta cracks down on massive online gambling network, 321 arrests
world2 months ago

Jakarta cracks down on massive online gambling network, 321 arrests

Indonesian police in Jakarta arrested 321 foreigners tied to a large online gambling network operating across about 75 betting platforms; the suspects, including Vietnamese and Chinese nationals, worked in roles from customer service to finance, with many entering on short-term visas. Investigations continue to identify organizers and backers, and those charged could face up to nine years in prison and fines.

via PBS|
#cross-border-crime#foreign-nationals#indonesia