INDONESIA and Ethiopia are considering ways to expand bilateral cooperation, as well as interaction in the BRICS bloc, according to a report by Antara News Agency, a partner of TV BRICS. The report indicated that the Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Sugiono held a meeting with Ethiopian Ambassador to Indonesia Fekadu …
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Indonesia’s inflation rate was 0.76 per cent in January, 2025 official data showed on Monday, dropping sharply from a rate of 1.57 per cent in December and coming in below the lower bound of the central bank’s target range for the year. The rate in January was below analysts’ estimate …
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Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has called for a 12-year prison sentence for former Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo on charges of extortion and corruption. Limpo is also to pay a fine of 500 million rupiah (approximately 30,600 U.S. dollars). During the trial on Friday, prosecutor Meyer Simanjuntak revealed that …
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A 45-year-old woman was killed by a five-metre python while returning from her garden in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province, local media reported on Saturday. The woman, a resident of Sidenreng Rappang district, told her husband on Thursday she was going to sell chilies to a collector. When she failed to …
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THE Indonesian government has been calling for de-escalation of conflicts in the Middle East and asking relevant countries for self-restraint. Indonesian Foreign Minister, Retno Marsudi on Tuesday asked certain countries in the European Union and the Middle East to use their influence to reduce the spread of conflict. Indonesian Coordinating …
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THE Dani tribe is an indigenous people living in the Baliem Valley of the highlands of West Papua, Indonesia. They are known for their culture and traditions, including one that is particularly striking and unusual: the practice of finger amputation in mourning. When a beloved member of their community or …
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJfbrBMkSlk A Nigerian man arrested in Indonesia for yet to be confirmed offense, was heard yelling Ayes men . He could be heard muttering some Igbos word.
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Indonesia’s parliament on Tuesday approved legislation that would outlaw sex outside marriage in a move critics said was a huge setback to rights in the world’s most populous Muslim country. After the new criminal code was endorsed by all nine parties in a sweeping overhaul of the legal code, deputy …
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At least 174 people have been killed in a stampede following a riot at a football match in Indonesia between Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya, after police fired tear gas to disperse angry fans from the pitch. The tragedy happened on Saturday night in Malang, were fans of the loosing …
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A teenage boy has married his 73-year-old lover in a remote village on Indonesia’s Sumatra, officials said, after the unconventional couple threatened a double suicide if their match was thwarted. 73-year-old Rohaya binti Kiagus Muhammad Jakfar (L) sits with her 15-year-old teenage husband Selamet Riyadi (R) in Baturaja, South Sumatra …
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