WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden will host Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto at the White House on Tuesday, a spokesperson has said. During the visit, Biden will celebrate the 75th anniversary of US-Indonesian relations and pay tribute to those affected by the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, said Karine Jean-Pierre in a statement. R...
Ninety-six Rohingya refugees, including seven children, are stranded on Sumatra island in Indonesia after escaping on a rickety boat. Surviving members of the persecuted minority were left stranded on the coast at Meunasah Asan village. Six people died as nearly 100 Rohingya landed by boat in Indonesia’s Aceh province in the latest wave of arr...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Qatar and Indonesia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to offer scholarships for Afghan students to study in Indonesia. The agreement was signed virtually by Qatar’s Minister of State for International Cooperation Lolwah bint Rashid Al Khater and Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi via video conference,...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The outgoing Indonesian president is facing a lawsuit over alleged arbitrary orders to remove the headscarf (veil) or the ‘Hijab’ worn by some Muslim women for reasons of modesty, in the run-up to the nation’s Independence Day. Joko Widodo, popular as ‘Jokowi,’ will step down in October to make way...
Indonesia – AFP At least 11 people are dead and 19 more are missing after heavy rains caused a landslide near an illegal gold mine on Indonesia’s central island of Sulawesi, an official said Monday. Unlicensed mines are common across the mineral-rich Southeast Asian archipelago, where abandoned sites attract locals who hunt for lef...
Saudi Arabia has confirmed that 1,301 pilgrims died during Hajj this year, amid record-breaking temperatures that reached over 122 degrees Fahrenheit. Saudi news agency SPA reports that over three-quarters of the dead lacked official permits and faced direct sunlight without adequate shelter. Approximately 1.8 million people participated in t...
ANKARA (AA) – Indonesia on Thursday announced that it will evacuate 1,000 victims of Israel’s war on Gaza for medical treatment. The announcement was made by Indonesia’s president-elect Prabowo Subianto at a news conference at the State Palace in Jakarta, local English daily Jakarta Post reported. “We are taking steps to channel as...
Singapore, Singapore – AFP Indonesia is ready to send “significant peacekeeping forces” as well as medical personnel to Gaza if Hamas accepts a new cease-fire proposal, President-elect Prabowo Subianto has said. President Joe Biden announced the Israeli roadmap to permanent peace in Gaza on Friday, as Israeli troops pushed in...
Tanah Datar, Indonesia – AFP The death toll from flash floods and cold lava flow from a volcano in western Indonesia over the weekend has risen to 43 with 15 more missing, officials said Monday. Hours of heavy rain caused large volcanic rocks to roll down one of Indonesia’s most active volcanos into two districts […]
ANKARA (AA) – At least 14 people were killed when heavy floods and landslides hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, with a population of about 20,000, according to state media. Torrential rain caused flooding which reached up to three meters (10 feet) in height in some areas, Antara News said, citing the National Agency for Disaster Man...
