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May 6, 2025 at 7:33 pm

Bill Gates meets Indonesian leader to discuss health and sustainable development initiatives

Bill Gates is in Indonesia to discuss health and sustainable development initiatives with the leader of the world’s fourth most populous country.

March 17, 2025 at 7:40 pm

AP PHOTOS: Mass iftar brings together thousands of Muslims at Jakarta’s Istiqlal mosque VIEW

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A mass iftar at Jakarta’s Istiqlal Grand Mosque, the largest in Southeast Asia, draws thousands every year during the Muslim holy...

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January 11, 2025 at 1:19 am

Indonesia and Japan promise deeper defense and economic ties as regional tensions spike VIEW

Japan and Indonesia have pledged to deepen economic and defense ties during a visit by the Japanese prime minister.

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December 24, 2024 at 6:00 pm

After 20 years, the post-tsunami generation stays vigilant for future disasters VIEW

Qurrata Ayuni, a 28-year-old survivor of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated her hometown two decades ago, has transformed her resilience into purpose.

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Muslina, a 43-year-old civil servant who is also a tsunami survivor weeps as she and her son Zayyan Firdaus Akmal watch a stage performance depicting the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, Saturday, Dec 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) AI119 AI119

December 20, 2024 at 6:08 pm

Indonesians mark 2 decades since the tragic tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands VIEW

Two decades after a catastrophic tsunami destroyed her village, Tria Asnani still cries when she recalls how she lost her mother while trying to escape...

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October 25, 2024 at 6:54 am

Indonesia’s new President and ministers begin a military-style retreat which includes morning drills VIEW

Indonesia’s newly inaugurated President Prabowo Subianto and his cabinet ministers have started a military-style retreat at a military academy in the Java province.

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August 16, 2024 at 8:27 pm

Indonesia’s new capital isn’t ready yet. The president is celebrating Independence Day there anyway VIEW

Indonesia is marking 79 years of independence with a ceremony in its future new capital of Nusantara, a city still under construction.

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April 29, 2024 at 2:48 am

Indonesian and Singaporean leaders hold annual talks, joined this year by their successors VIEW

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Indonesian President Joko Widodo have celebrated the countries’ continued cooperation at their seventh and final Leaders’ Retreat in...

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April 16, 2024 at 10:09 pm

Apple CEO says company will ‘look at’ manufacturing in Indonesia VIEW

Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company is “looking at” manufacturing in Indonesia as he met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday.

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February 27, 2024 at 9:43 pm

Indonesia’s likely next president made 4-star general despite links to alleged human rights abuses

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has awarded an honorary four-star general rank to Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, a former high-ranking army officer who is linked to...

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