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...
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...
Jakarta, Indonesia — AFP In an upscale area of the capital Jakarta, Ganjar Pranowo says he can win Indonesia’s upcoming election against the odds by focusing on bread-and-butter issues, a lesson learned from his upbringing in a mountainside village. “Siding with the small… the poor. Why do I say that? Because I myself e...
ANKARA (AA) – Hundreds of young students stormed a Rohingya refugee shelter in Indonesia’s westernmost province of Aceh and forced them to leave the building, local media reported. A group of students entered a building where the authorities had housed around 135 Rohingya refugees, including women and children, and attacked them, accordi...
ANKARA (AA) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has said that the growing number of Rohingya Muslim refugees arriving in his country is probably due to human trafficking. “More and more Rohingya refugees from Myanmar are entering Indonesia, especially through the coast of Aceh Province,” he said in a video statement, posted on X. “The gov...
Cirata, Indonesia — AFPIndonesia has inaugurated a $100 million floating solar farm, the largest in Southeast Asia, as it seeks more opportunities to transition to green renewable energy. The Cirata floating solar farm, which is expected to generate enough electricity to power 50,000 households, is built on a 200-hectare (500-acre) res...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Indonesia on Monday launched South Asia’s first high-speed train. “I declare ‘Whoosh’ is ready to be operated,” President Joko Widodo said about the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) train at a ceremony. “Whoosh” signifies the sound of a fast train and stands for “time-saving, optimal operat...
Jakarta, Indonesia – – AFP Chinese Premier Li Qiang has met Indonesia’s president for talks, agreeing to boost cooperation and trade including expanding imports from Southeast Asia’s biggest economy, Chinese state media reported. Li met with Joko Widodo in the Indonesian capital Jakarta after leaders’ summits this...
