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20 missing after deadly Indonesia protests
AFP, Published on 02/09/2025
» JAKARTA - At least 20 people are missing after violent Indonesia protests sparked by lavish perks for lawmakers that have widened to include anger against police, a rights group said Tuesday.
At least three dead as Indonesia protests spread
Published on 30/08/2025
» MAKASSAR, Indonesia - Three people died and five were injured in Indonesia after protesters set fire to a regional parliament building, authorities said on Saturday, as demonstrations pose the first major test to President Prabowo Subianto’s government.
Dozens injured after magnitude 6.0 quake strikes Sulawesi, Indonesia
Published on 17/08/2025
» JAKARTA - Dozens of people were injured after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck central Sulawesi, Indonesia, early on Sunday, the country's disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) said.
Southeast Asia facing hidden extremist threat
Oped, Published on 07/07/2025
» In May, Indonesia's counter-terrorism unit arrested an 18-year-old man in Gowa, South Sulawesi, on charges of spreading Islamic State (IS) propaganda and inciting bomb attacks on social media. Identified only as MAS, the suspect represents a deeply troubling development in Southeast Asia's struggle against terrorism: the rise of youth radicalisation driven entirely by online exposure.
Songkran escapes to beat the April heat
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 01/04/2025
» Whether you’re choosing to spend the Thai New Year in Thailand or abroad, Guru By Bangkok Post’s got you covered.
Indonesia poised to export durians to China, threatening Thai dominance
South China Morning Post, Published on 21/03/2025
» HONG KONG — Indonesia is expanding cultivation and completing legal procedures in preparation to begin exporting durians to China, offering consumers a new - and possibly cheaper - alternative to fruit from Thailand and Vietnam.
The deadliest tsunami set off work to be ready for the next big wave
Published on 26/12/2024
» The Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, one of the deadliest events in recorded history, was an enigma to many survivors. Some experts were surprised to learn that a significant number of the people in the path of those lethal waves had never heard of such a destructive phenomenon until it came their way.
Bolstering Asia's tsunami defence
Oped, Published on 24/12/2024
» Though two decades have passed, the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami is still fresh in my memory.
Smuggler arrested in Chumphon with 200 exotic Indonesian animals
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/12/2024
» CHUMPHON: A man was arrested with about 200 exotic animals on his way from the deep South to Bangkok.
Volcano erupts in eastern Indonesia, killing 10
Published on 04/11/2024
» JAKARTA - At least 10 people died after Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in eastern Indonesia erupted near midnight on Sunday, spewing explosive plumes of lava and forcing authorities to evacuate several nearby villages, officials said on Monday.