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Cassette tapes fast-forward to new following
AFP, Published on 28/10/2016
» SUBANG JAYA, MALAYSIA - Collectors and music fans wearing the t-shirts of obscure rock bands brave the tropical heat outside a record store near Malaysia's capital, waiting to get their hands on new cassette tapes.
Indonesia declares, 'no room' for gays
AFP, Published on 11/08/2016
» JAKARTA - Indonesia said on Thursday there was "no room" for the gay community in the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, as activists blasted officials for an unprecedented series of LGBT attacks.
'Mosque-mobile' makes praying easier in gridlocked Jakarta
AFP, Published on 05/07/2016
» JAKARTA - As the call to prayer rang out across the Indonesian capital, Sutikno faced a dilemma -- the devout Muslim needed to set off through Jakarta's notorious traffic to pick up his wife but did not want to miss out on worshipping.
Pimp my rickshaw: Indonesian karaoke goes mobile
AFP, Published on 21/04/2016
» DEPOK, INDONESIA - An Indonesian rickshaw fitted with a karaoke machine blasts out loud music next to a row of food stalls, as revellers sing and dance enthusiastically nearby.
A year on, Asia's boat people trapped in desperate limbo
AFP, Published on 03/05/2016
» BAYEUN, INDONESIA – A year after struggling ashore during Southeast Asia's human-trafficking crisis, Sonamia and hundreds of other desperate Rohingya migrants remain in limbo, forgotten footnotes as record numbers worldwide flee violence and persecution.
Terror attacks loom as Indonesian trio vie for IS glory
AFP, Published on 05/02/2016
» A power struggle among three Indonesian-born Islamic State group militants in Syria could have a violent ripple effect in Southeast Asia, senior police warn, as a deadly game of one-upmanship threatens to cause more Jakarta-style attacks.
Jump, kill or be killed on foundering migrant boat
AFP, Published on 19/05/2015
» Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants on board a foundering vessel off Indonesia fought with axes, knives and metal bars in vicious clashes that left at least 100 dead, survivors said as they recovered from their ordeal.
Suu Kyi sidesteps Rohingya crisis for political cover
AFP, Published on 29/05/2015
» YANGON - Aung San Suu Kyi was once an unassailable champion of Myanmar's powerless. But the opposition leader's refusal to speak up for a persecuted Muslim minority at the heart of a migrant crisis has cast doubt over her moral force -- and even earned a gentle rebuke from fellow Nobel laureate the Dalai Lama.
Celebrities urge Australia PM to save execution pair
AFP, Published on 28/04/2015
» SYDNEY - Celebrities including Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush released a video Tuesday urging Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott to fly to Indonesia to help save two citizens facing execution, forcing the government to defend its tactics.